diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index f0625e4d9..a454a61e8 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:1ec28a46062b19135b11178ceee60231e5f5a92dab454e23ae0aab72cd875906
-# created: 2022-06-27T15:01:06.405564326Z
+  digest: sha256:6d4e3a15c62cfdcb823d60e16da7521e7c6fc00eba07c8ff12e4de9924a57d28
+# created: 2022-06-29T23:17:33.110417661Z
diff --git a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
index 227e2f5fc..a3f68bf3c 100644
--- a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
+++ b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ branchProtectionRules:
       - dependencies (8)
       - dependencies (11)
       - lint
-      - clirr
       - units (8)
       - units (11)
       - 'Kokoro - Test: Integration'
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ branchProtectionRules:
       - dependencies (8)
       - dependencies (11)
       - lint
-      - clirr
       - units (7)
       - units (8)
       - units (11)
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
index 77dc4e8f0..1dba8de10 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
   mvn clean deploy -B \
     --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
     -DskipTests=true \
+    -Dclirr.skip=true \
     -DperformRelease=true \
     -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
     -Dgpg.passphrase=${GPG_PASSPHRASE} \
@@ -42,4 +43,4 @@ then
   mvn nexus-staging:release -B \
     -DperformRelease=true \
     --settings=settings.xml
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69f9ded0a..0e175a4f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.5.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0) (2022-07-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* java template no longer require clirr ([#1469](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/issues/1469)) ([#907](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/issues/907)) ([b936042](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/commit/b93604296b2ad98759eda03bbe4e3c8a1aae28fd))
+
 ## [2.4.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech/compare/v2.3.0...v2.4.0) (2022-06-28)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dee8b0912..8968c530a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech:2.3.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-speech:2.4.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-speech" % "2.3.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-speech" % "2.4.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
diff --git a/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
index 0f1b14453..dd85f2600 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-speech-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,37 +53,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml b/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
index 217b19647..d14eebfc5 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-speech/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Speech</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech</url>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-speech</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
index f41aaaa7b..ef37b13e4 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
index eca60bcc9..8ecf6dfc4 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
index a11db1f26..0dada6e59 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc59a079b..47585f9ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud speech Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-speech</url>
   <description>
@@ -149,37 +149,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+        <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-        <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+        <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
index dcd7f5a3c..ad28c800d 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
index 485b3c51a..d2552b311 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
index b8148acad..cd5a96a9a 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</artifactId>
-  <version>0.88.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
+  <version>0.89.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-speech-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
+    <version>2.5.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-speech:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index d7dfeeda9..ac5cea0a5 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-speech</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4.0</version>
+      <version>2.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index b32ae0b9b..0e47f916c 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-speech:2.4.0:2.4.0
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.4.0:2.4.0
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.88.0:0.88.0
-grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.88.0:0.88.0
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.4.0:2.4.0
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.88.0:0.88.0
-proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.88.0:0.88.0
+google-cloud-speech:2.5.0:2.5.0
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.5.0:2.5.0
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.89.0:0.89.0
+grpc-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.89.0:0.89.0
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1:2.5.0:2.5.0
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1beta1:0.89.0:0.89.0
+proto-google-cloud-speech-v1p1beta1:0.89.0:0.89.0