diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ba3e06a7..a95c589d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.20.0"
+    ".": "2.20.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 925fe2e2..45db587d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-datastore/#history
 
+## [2.20.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/compare/v2.20.0...v2.20.1) (2024-08-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Allow protobuf 5.x; require protobuf >=3.20.2 ([#560](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/issues/560)) ([ad50e36](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/commit/ad50e3648954edf27575001be833bb5e1e598f46))
+
 ## [2.20.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-datastore/compare/v2.19.0...v2.20.0) (2024-08-07)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py
index 0dca6536..5feb6ccf 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore/gapic_version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.20.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.20.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore/version.py b/google/cloud/datastore/version.py
index 9fea4fec..02ee97e2 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.20.0"
+__version__ = "2.20.1"
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py
index 551f0d2e..5585b0b1 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore_admin/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.20.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.20.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
index 34a9e352..9b4d43d6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore_admin_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.20.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.20.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py
index 34a9e352..9b4d43d6 100644
--- a/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/datastore_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.20.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.20.1"  # {x-release-please-version}