diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7e2901228..b31c0e6410 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.79.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.78.0...v6.79.0) (2024-10-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Support DML auto-batching in Connection API ([#3386](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3386)) ([a1ce267](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/a1ce267cbd4d4c5c638ab7fe0dd5dba24bcfab86))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.api.grpc:proto-google-cloud-monitoring-v3 to v3.53.0 ([#3390](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3390)) ([a060e92](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/a060e92141d3dad0db1fc5175416e24a191fa326))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-monitoring to v3.53.0 ([#3391](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3391)) ([7f0927d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/7f0927d495966d7a2ef9023d65545bfe1fecc20b))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-monitoring to v3.53.0 ([#3392](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3392)) ([fd3e92d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/fd3e92da940419cd1aed14f770186381d59a2b47))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.37.0 ([#3395](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3395)) ([8ecb1a9](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/8ecb1a901f94d9d49efb0278516428e379803088))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud.opentelemetry:exporter-metrics to v0.33.0 ([#3388](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3388)) ([26aa51d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/26aa51d561c35295dfb7e2867c3b04b79ce6efc9))
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud.opentelemetry:exporter-trace to v0.33.0 ([#3389](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3389)) ([6e34c5a](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/6e34c5a1c20c20a2e994d112f042a59c9b93e1e6))
+* Update googleapis/sdk-platform-java action to v2.47.0 ([#3383](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3383)) ([4f0d693](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/4f0d69316a910c23abcb2a142e59bbaf550ca89c))
+
 ## [6.78.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.77.0...v6.78.0) (2024-10-11)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f12f6e18e..f3d24b256c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.78.0'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.79.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.78.0"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.79.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java11.html
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.78.0
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.79.0
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index bf67cb4996..bc2c5880ea 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
index 40894e1919..bb8ab787c5 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,43 +53,43 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
         <type>test-jar</type>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml
index 21d2fc16ab..be176bf53e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-executor</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner Executor</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
index 2e5763a2a2..7237449e3e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-spanner</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
index 0eb83a296c..b4513a2a6e 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
index 35868459c3..a2e709c84c 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml
index f220bce4dc..2a4d5fef09 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for google-cloud-spanner</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
index d2e4d22889..5cb30f447c 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6280570679..7c79683002 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,47 +61,47 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-        <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
index ea176b8be3..6d888586df 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
index 3fdc451cff..0a234f357e 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml
index 15dc11cabd..95ecf9feb0 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1</name>
   <description>Proto library for google-cloud-spanner</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
index 44d3d2da72..f9fde0dbba 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.79.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index cf5f62a96b..802a4cd2cd 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.78.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.79.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 56e90cc461..283c348e6e 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-spanner:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.78.0:6.78.1-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0
+google-cloud-spanner:6.79.0:6.79.0
+google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.79.0:6.79.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.79.0:6.79.0