diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e6df4b1..7128910c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/logging-winston?activeTab=versions
 
+## [5.2.1](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-logging-winston/compare/v5.2.0...v5.2.1) (2022-11-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Switch instrumentation code to return version stored in NODEJS_WINSTON_DEFAULT_LIBRARY_VERSION ([#764](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-logging-winston/issues/764)) ([3e23e5a](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-logging-winston/commit/3e23e5aeef1ad8c1084e68d04fc2cf7b457fde34))
+
 ## [5.2.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-logging-winston/compare/v5.1.8...v5.2.0) (2022-11-04)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ec82eb4..78341dc6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/logging-winston",
   "description": "Cloud Logging transport for Winston",
-  "version": "5.2.0",
+  "version": "5.2.1",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index be9406f3..cb6cc516 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "test": "mocha --timeout 600000"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/logging-winston": "^5.2.0",
+    "@google-cloud/logging-winston": "^5.2.1",
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index 3c3cabfd..6b3fd3db 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const LOGGING_SAMPLED_KEY = 'logging.googleapis.com/trace_sampled';
  * Using release-please annotations to update DEFAULT_INSTRUMENTATION_VERSION with latest version.
  * See https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/main/docs/customizing.md#updating-arbitrary-files
  */
-export const NODEJS_WINSTON_DEFAULT_LIBRARY_VERSION = '5.2.0'; // {x-release-please-version}
+export const NODEJS_WINSTON_DEFAULT_LIBRARY_VERSION = '5.2.1'; // {x-release-please-version}
 
 /*!
  * Gets the current fully qualified trace ID when available from the