diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 37b2ba24895..05706ac3a67 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   "handwritten/logging-bunyan": "5.1.1",
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "6.0.1",
   "handwritten/pubsub": "5.3.0",
-  "handwritten/spanner": "8.7.0",
+  "handwritten/spanner": "8.7.1",
   "handwritten/storage": "7.19.0",
   "packages/gapic-node-processing": "0.1.8",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.5.1",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index fc518c4f4ee..00160d6629e 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,42 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "0dd9a53aa825d08c106928f88d72ff931f839b1c",
+          "message": "Disable metrics tracer when built-in metrics are disabled",
+          "issues": [
+            "8170"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "9e91cc8b68973b546f1fb94b1c39951c395f5a2b",
+          "message": "Record fractional latency metrics",
+          "issues": [
+            "8168"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "8e31dd7b8afb0a2fb6e1d6809fee7d9cd21370c8",
+          "message": "GetTransaction type with options, cb",
+          "issues": [
+            "8045"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "8.7.1",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/spanner",
+      "id": "c8bfaeb0-6798-480e-a333-2d6e00218dd0",
+      "createTime": "2026-05-05T21:43:20.725Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -77670,5 +77706,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-05-01T17:22:33.483Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-05-05T21:43:20.725Z"
 }
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diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
index 264631ed336..5f72286181d 100644
--- a/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/spanner/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-spanner?activeTab=versions
 
+## [8.7.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.7.0...spanner-v8.7.1) (2026-05-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **spanner:** Disable metrics tracer when built-in metrics are disabled ([#8170](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8170)) ([0dd9a53](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/0dd9a53aa825d08c106928f88d72ff931f839b1c))
+* **spanner:** GetTransaction type with options, cb ([#8045](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8045)) ([8e31dd7](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/8e31dd7b8afb0a2fb6e1d6809fee7d9cd21370c8))
+* **spanner:** Record fractional latency metrics ([#8168](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8168)) ([9e91cc8](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/9e91cc8b68973b546f1fb94b1c39951c395f5a2b))
+
 ## [8.7.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/spanner-v8.6.0...spanner-v8.7.0) (2026-04-14)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner/package.json b/handwritten/spanner/package.json
index fef5dac5b1f..1ff8b6481ec 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": "8.7.0",
+  "version": "8.7.1",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {