diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e4750bfca..2261d54e3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.19.0"
+    ".": "1.20.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts b/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts
index 11b300b2e..1552af04d 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ApiDemos/project/java-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ android {
         targetSdk = libs.versions.targetSdk.get().toInt()
         versionCode = 1
         // {x-release-please-start-version}
-        versionName = "1.19.0"
+        versionName = "1.20.0"
         // {x-release-please-end}
         multiDexEnabled = true
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
diff --git a/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts b/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts
index 81e3abbd9..2bb155c73 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ApiDemos/project/kotlin-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ android {
         targetSdk = libs.versions.targetSdk.get().toInt()
         versionCode = 1
         // {x-release-please-start-version}
-        versionName = "1.19.0"
+        versionName = "1.20.0"
         // {x-release-please-end}
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         multiDexEnabled = true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc145a4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [1.20.0](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/compare/v1.19.0...v1.20.0) (2025-12-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* ! increased versions ([#2340](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/2340)) ([190581a](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/commit/190581a82092ef98d915c5af8e2ce232bb26941c))