diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2261d54e3..8989f4a66 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.20.0"
+    ".": "1.20.1"
 }
\ 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 1552af04d..fdacf1115 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 = "1.20.0"
+        versionName = "1.20.1"
         // {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 2bb155c73..8bdbcffe9 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 = "1.20.0"
+        versionName = "1.20.1"
         // {x-release-please-end}
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         multiDexEnabled = true
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cc145a4de..4d4a3d2f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.20.1](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/compare/v1.20.0...v1.20.1) (2026-01-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* prevent clean task from deleting project sources ([#2342](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/issues/2342)) ([0d66da9](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/commit/0d66da9b2278b6ef25161d594d46e18dcb1c5538))
+
 ## [1.20.0](https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/android-samples/compare/v1.19.0...v1.20.0) (2025-12-23)