diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3aba3848f5b..ce729c7884d 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": "7.22.0",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.9.0",
   "packages/google-ads-datamanager": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 10560a3a67c..b46c0630202 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": "1a699029-1907-4af4-a3fd-cf72174b232d",
+      "createTime": "2026-08-13T13:28:43.283Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -89853,5 +89871,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-08-12T17:50:12.709Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-08-13T13:28:43.283Z"
 }
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diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
index 0aa6d866e3d..b2443153588 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) (2026-08-13)
+
+
+### 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 b88f1976e39..717f82b1538 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": {