diff --git a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
index 91fc1701..4d2db00d 100644
--- a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
@@ -822,9 +822,22 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
 
     if ('google' === vendor) {
       const useV2 = rOpts.googleOptions?.serviceVersion === 'v2';
+      const {parentPath} = rOpts.googleOptions || {};
       const version = useV2 ? 'v2' : 'v1';
       let {model} = rOpts;
       model = model || selectDefaultGoogleModel(task, language, version);
+
+      /**
+       * For STT v2, Google routes regional resources only via regional endpoints.
+       * A parentPath ending in `/locations/<region>` (anything other than `global`)
+       * requires the request to go to `<region>-speech.googleapis.com` instead of
+       * the default `speech.googleapis.com`.
+       */
+      let derivedSttUri;
+      if (useV2 && parentPath) {
+        const m = parentPath.match(/\/locations\/([^/]+)/);
+        if (m && m[1] && m[1] !== 'global') derivedSttUri = `${m[1]}-speech.googleapis.com`;
+      }
       opts = {
         ...opts,
         ...(sttCredentials && {GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: JSON.stringify(sttCredentials.credentials)}),
@@ -858,8 +871,10 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
         ...(rOpts.naicsCode > 0 && {GOOGLE_SPEECH_METADATA_INDUSTRY_NAICS_CODE: rOpts.naicsCode}),
         GOOGLE_SPEECH_METADATA_RECORDING_DEVICE_TYPE: 'phone_line',
         ...(useV2 && {
-          GOOGLE_SPEECH_RECOGNIZER_PARENT: `projects/${sttCredentials.credentials.project_id}/locations/global`,
+          GOOGLE_SPEECH_RECOGNIZER_PARENT: parentPath ||
+            `projects/${sttCredentials.credentials.project_id}/locations/global`,
           GOOGLE_SPEECH_CLOUD_SERVICES_VERSION: 'v2',
+          ...(derivedSttUri && {GOOGLE_SPEECH_TO_TEXT_URI: derivedSttUri}),
           ...(rOpts.googleOptions?.speechStartTimeoutMs && {
             GOOGLE_SPEECH_START_TIMEOUT_MS: rOpts.googleOptions.speechStartTimeoutMs
           }),
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0d686012..f0f897db 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.2.30",
         "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.10",
         "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.17",
-        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.11",
+        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.12",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.8.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.23.0",
@@ -1647,9 +1647,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.1.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.1.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2YWqBXhLUD+WLipMdysE155eOSgFVW3id0l4Ci37OYELJIG+GeJYMubReSlMXthU/WoVk91ATu+XkSsjuVO1dg==",
+      "version": "0.1.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.1.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ddqk78om3k2l1Kj6IGB945W8KOOEwKPLxWeXao6H4jMCbrRponCN+gFOOFUC8q4KRmoe4yaQ6Y02UkejPtaYzQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54b0b971..b2b4325d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.2.30",
     "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.10",
     "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.17",
-    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.11",
+    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.1.12",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.9.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.8.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.23.0",