From 5f7e421b888029d72e16abbd0797f14ce4238928 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "release-please[bot]"
 <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:09:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release spanner 8.11.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json    |  2 +-
 changelog.json                   | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md |  7 +++++++
 handwritten/spanner/package.json |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ed42e8400c8..00f4cef811a4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   "handwritten/logging-bunyan": "6.0.1",
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "7.0.1",
   "handwritten/pubsub": "6.0.1",
-  "handwritten/spanner": "8.10.0",
+  "handwritten/spanner": "8.11.0",
   "handwritten/storage": "8.0.1",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.9.0",
   "packages/google-ads-datamanager": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 3afd0d6c496d..f85fd1cd6344 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "f51ceac8b5bb56b71292602f8c45d967c3fe585d",
+          "message": "Split handwritten spanner library from its gapics and protos",
+          "issues": [
+            "8927"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "8.11.0",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/spanner",
+      "id": "acd669b9-52e2-4b75-9496-93cb4cb36909",
+      "createTime": "2026-08-19T17:09:44.057Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -89889,5 +89907,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-08-18T15:24:52.926Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-08-19T17:09:44.057Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
index 0aa6d866e3dc..1d8559d995ee 100644
--- a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-spanner?activeTab=versions
 
+## [8.11.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.10.0...spanner-v8.11.0) (2026-08-19)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **spanner:** Split handwritten spanner library from its gapics and protos ([#8927](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8927)) ([f51ceac](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/f51ceac8b5bb56b71292602f8c45d967c3fe585d))
+
 ## [8.10.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.9.0...spanner-v8.10.0) (2026-07-23)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/package.json b/handwritten/spanner/package.json
index b88f1976e399..717f82b15383 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": "8.10.0",
+  "version": "8.11.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {