diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 925bda9ac843..792e3652df05 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
   "google-cloud-dataqna+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-dataqna-v1alpha": "0.11.1",
   "google-cloud-dataqna-v1alpha+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-datastore": "2.13.0",
+  "google-cloud-datastore": "2.13.1",
   "google-cloud-datastore+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-datastore-admin": "0.5.2",
   "google-cloud-datastore-admin+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md
index 801e9601b71f..ee6bcfa23879 100644
--- a/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 2.13.1 (2025-11-04)
+
+#### Documentation
+
+* add warning about loading unvalidated credentials ([#32121](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/32121)) 
+
 ### 2.13.0 (2025-07-24)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb b/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb
index dfd750ab96d4..7c58fd51b877 100644
--- a/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 module Google
   module Cloud
     module Datastore
-      VERSION = "2.13.0".freeze
+      VERSION = "2.13.1".freeze
     end
   end
 end