From f4c1854410411fc68c2e59b81426a9735fd2ea7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "release-please[bot]"
 <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:31:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release spanner 8.8.2

---
 .release-please-manifest.json    |  2 +-
 changelog.json                   | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md | 13 +++++++++++
 handwritten/spanner/package.json |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index dddb95fb43d2..452f96086fd3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   "handwritten/logging-bunyan": "5.1.2",
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "6.0.2",
   "handwritten/pubsub": "5.3.1",
-  "handwritten/spanner": "8.8.1",
+  "handwritten/spanner": "8.8.2",
   "handwritten/storage": "7.21.0",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.6.0",
   "packages/google-ads-datamanager": "0.5.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 0cd8383feefe..4b535e140418 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,42 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "bd23de147d0614e64fe31a850cfa53b49f4c5637",
+          "message": "System test against regular sessions",
+          "issues": [
+            "8872"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "perf",
+          "sha": "07fe148ed0e06518c1a2c904344dafc9d41aa68a",
+          "message": "Eliminate extend overhead",
+          "issues": [
+            "8865"
+          ],
+          "scope": "Spanner"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "7548ab0a58c9fb15265966097f4c74677e113a98",
+          "message": "Missing callback parameter in close",
+          "issues": [
+            "8127"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "8.8.2",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/spanner",
+      "id": "8a7ff4ae-fcef-43a6-a3e7-e8eee37b463e",
+      "createTime": "2026-07-15T18:31:27.217Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -82076,5 +82112,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-07-13T22:32:17.594Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-07-15T18:31:27.217Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
index 69d4c5bf5257..08229c80a586 100644
--- a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-spanner?activeTab=versions
 
+## [8.8.2](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.8.1...spanner-v8.8.2) (2026-07-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **spanner:** Missing callback parameter in close ([#8127](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8127)) ([7548ab0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/7548ab0a58c9fb15265966097f4c74677e113a98))
+* **spanner:** System test against regular sessions ([#8872](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8872)) ([bd23de1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/bd23de147d0614e64fe31a850cfa53b49f4c5637))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **Spanner:** Eliminate extend overhead ([#8865](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8865)) ([07fe148](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/07fe148ed0e06518c1a2c904344dafc9d41aa68a))
+
 ## [8.8.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.8.0...spanner-v8.8.1) (2026-07-06)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/package.json b/handwritten/spanner/package.json
index ad04a87b4960..feaf247e919b 100644
--- a/handwritten/spanner/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/spanner/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/spanner",
   "description": "Cloud Spanner Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "8.8.1",
+  "version": "8.8.2",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {