From 11a8b584d5b9db92145ea6b09732a582f4469153 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "release-please[bot]"
 <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:02:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release firestore 9.0.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json      |  2 +-
 changelog.json                     | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 handwritten/firestore/package.json |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6993a9e6c609..1c9336fafb9e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "handwritten/cloud-profiler": "8.0.0",
   "handwritten/datastore": "11.0.0",
   "handwritten/error-reporting": "4.0.0",
-  "handwritten/firestore": "8.7.1",
+  "handwritten/firestore": "9.0.0",
   "handwritten/google-cloud-dns": "6.0.0",
   "handwritten/logging": "12.0.0",
   "handwritten/logging-bunyan": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index d7f9498d3c28..a8f7f8205022 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,34 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "c244311061dc88451ebd9dba868db9e9d0fab2d0",
+          "message": "Update minimum Node version to 22",
+          "issues": [
+            "9103"
+          ],
+          "scope": "firestore",
+          "breakingChangeNote": "update minimum Node version to 22 ([#9103](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/9103))"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "9067c54b9373750acf976a4ba5f30ab3d41f6196",
+          "message": "Decouple handwritten sdk wrapper from embedded gapic clients",
+          "issues": [
+            "8928"
+          ],
+          "scope": "firestore"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/firestore",
+      "id": "f5063c6e-1c79-4d59-9933-ac051c99c626",
+      "createTime": "2026-08-11T00:02:28.696Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -89222,5 +89250,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-08-10T18:31:51.385Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-08-11T00:02:28.696Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md
index 74949e035429..d16697db0f0c 100644
--- a/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/firestore?activeTab=versions
 
+## [9.0.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/firestore-v8.7.1...firestore-v9.0.0) (2026-08-11)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **firestore:** update minimum Node version to 22 ([#9103](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/9103))
+
+### Features
+
+* **firestore:** Decouple handwritten sdk wrapper from embedded gapic clients ([#8928](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8928)) ([9067c54](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/9067c54b9373750acf976a4ba5f30ab3d41f6196))
+* **firestore:** Update minimum Node version to 22 ([#9103](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/9103)) ([c244311](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/c244311061dc88451ebd9dba868db9e9d0fab2d0))
+
 ## [8.7.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/firestore-v8.7.0...firestore-v8.7.1) (2026-08-04)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/firestore/package.json b/handwritten/firestore/package.json
index a81ae265c9ad..04263615ab70 100644
--- a/handwritten/firestore/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/firestore/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/firestore",
   "description": "Firestore Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "8.7.1",
+  "version": "9.0.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {