diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0b0a7331b31..be5b85459f8 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": "8.8.0",
+  "handwritten/spanner": "8.8.1",
   "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 e5bdd97c2c4..07182b0c9c5 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "e132e80349d8531c1cb9193255ad55ace1db5329",
+          "message": "Kokoro pipeline for system test",
+          "issues": [
+            "8751"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "8.8.1",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/spanner",
+      "id": "adb1ef17-8911-4496-989f-a0fd07f9601d",
+      "createTime": "2026-06-27T00:43:15.576Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -81397,5 +81415,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-06-26T14:32:48.723Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-06-27T00:43:15.576Z"
 }
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diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
index efe4c1e4307..8ebef802959 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
 
+## [8.8.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.8.0...spanner-v8.8.1) (2026-06-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **spanner:** Kokoro pipeline for system test ([#8751](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8751)) ([e132e80](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/e132e80349d8531c1cb9193255ad55ace1db5329))
+
 ## [8.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.7.1...spanner-v8.8.0) (2026-06-24)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/package.json b/handwritten/spanner/package.json
index 0e572af3f57..ad04a87b496 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": "8.8.0",
+  "version": "8.8.1",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {