diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b91a0d3fa91d..3fa319b77e44 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
   "google-cloud-kms-inventory-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-kms-v1": "1.15.0",
   "google-cloud-kms-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-language": "2.2.0",
+  "google-cloud-language": "2.2.1",
   "google-cloud-language+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-language-v1": "1.7.0",
   "google-cloud-language-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
index f3dc241f5323..b92e90fdf24c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-language/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 2.2.1 (2026-08-05)
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* generate double-wildcard path patterns with capture groups ([#35055](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/35055)) 
+#### Documentation
+
+* Update copyright year ([#35094](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/35094)) 
+
 ### 2.2.0 (2026-06-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-language/lib/google/cloud/language/version.rb b/google-cloud-language/lib/google/cloud/language/version.rb
index c75a04c62e4e..bee49c0af32a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-language/lib/google/cloud/language/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-language/lib/google/cloud/language/version.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 module Google
   module Cloud
     module Language
-      VERSION = "2.2.0".freeze
+      VERSION = "2.2.1".freeze
     end
   end
 end