Merge branch 'main' into protobuf-ci-v4294

Author: lqiu96

.github/release-please.yml

@@ -46,3 +46,7 @@ branches:
     bumpMinorPreMajor: true
     handleGHRelease: true
     branch: 6.88.x
+  - releaseType: java-backport
+    bumpMinorPreMajor: true
+    handleGHRelease: true
+    branch: 6.96.x

.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml

@@ -182,6 +182,27 @@ branchProtectionRules:
       - units-with-multiplexed-session (11)
       - unmanaged_dependency_check
       - library_generation
+  - pattern: 6.96.x
+    isAdminEnforced: true
+    requiredApprovingReviewCount: 1
+    requiresCodeOwnerReviews: true
+    requiresStrictStatusChecks: false
+    requiredStatusCheckContexts:
+      - dependencies (17)
+      - lint
+      - javadoc
+      - units (8)
+      - units (11)
+      - 'Kokoro - Test: Integration'
+      - 'Kokoro - Test: Integration with Multiplexed Sessions'
+      - cla/google
+      - checkstyle
+      - compile (8)
+      - compile (11)
+      - units-with-multiplexed-session (8)
+      - units-with-multiplexed-session (11)
+      - unmanaged_dependency_check
+      - library_generation
 permissionRules:
   - team: yoshi-admins
     permission: admin

.github/workflows/hermetic_library_generation.yaml

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.CLOUD_JAVA_BOT_TOKEN }}
-    - uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/.github/scripts@v2.59.0
+    - uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/.github/scripts@v2.60.1
       if: env.SHOULD_RUN == 'true'
       with:
         base_ref: ${{ github.base_ref }}

.github/workflows/unmanaged_dependency_check.yaml

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           # repository
           .kokoro/build.sh
       - name: Unmanaged dependency check
-        uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/java-shared-dependencies/unmanaged-dependency-check@google-cloud-shared-dependencies/v3.49.0
+        uses: googleapis/sdk-platform-java/java-shared-dependencies/unmanaged-dependency-check@google-cloud-shared-dependencies/v3.50.1
         with:
           bom-path: google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml

.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-a.cfg

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_a:3.48.0" # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current}
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_a:3.49.0" # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current}
 }
 
 env_vars: {

.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-b.cfg

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_b:3.48.0" # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current}
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_b:3.49.0" # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current}
 }
 
 env_vars: {

.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-c.cfg

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_c:3.48.0" # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current}
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_c:3.49.0" # {x-version-update:google-cloud-shared-dependencies:current}
 }
 
 env_vars: {

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,58 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.97.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.97.0...v6.97.1) (2025-07-15)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.50.1 ([#3992](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3992)) ([69ffd72](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/69ffd7282220b8b12c6b9b64d8856ff88068ffa2))
+* Update googleapis/sdk-platform-java action to v2.60.1 ([#3926](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3926)) ([7001b7f](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/7001b7faaff581e26ec81c4db2c99a1e8726d5eb))
+
+## [6.97.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.96.1...v6.97.0) (2025-07-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Next release from main branch is 6.97.0 ([#3984](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3984)) ([5651f61](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/5651f6160e1e655f118aa2e7f0203a47cd6914c0))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Drop max message size ([#3987](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3987)) ([3eee899](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/3eee89965547dfa49b4282b470f625d43c92f4fd))
+* Return non-empty metadata for DataBoost queries ([#3936](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3936)) ([79c0684](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/79c06848c0ac4eff8410dd3bd63db8675c202d94))
+
+## [6.96.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.96.0...v6.96.1) (2025-06-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** Update the Java code generator (gapic-generator-java) to 2.59.0 ([2836042](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/2836042217fe29bb967fe892bd6b492391ded95c))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.50.0 ([#3925](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3925)) ([1372bbd](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/1372bbd82b7828629cbc407b78878469bc477977))
+
+## [6.96.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.95.1...v6.96.0) (2025-06-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Allow JDBC to configure directpath for connection ([#3929](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3929)) ([d754f1f](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/d754f1f99294d86ec881583f217fa09f291a3d7a))
+* Support getOrNull and getOrDefault in Struct ([#3914](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3914)) ([1dc5a3e](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/1dc5a3ec0ca9ea530e8691df5c2734c0a1ece559))
+* Use multiplexed sessions for read-only transactions ([#3917](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3917)) ([37fdc27](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/37fdc27aab4e71ac141c2a2c979f864e97395a97))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Allow zero durations to be set for connections ([#3916](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3916)) ([43ea4fa](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/43ea4fa68eac00801beb8e58c1eb09e9f32e5ce5))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add snippet for Repeatable Read configuration at client and transaction ([#3908](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3908)) ([ff3d212](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/ff3d212c98276c4084f44619916d0444c9652803))
+* Update SpannerSample.java to align with best practices ([#3625](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3625)) ([7bfc62d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/7bfc62d3d9e57242e0dfddea090208f8c65f0f8e))
+
 ## [6.95.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.95.0...v6.95.1) (2025-06-06)
 
 

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ If you are using Maven with [BOM][libraries-bom], add this to your pom.xml file:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-      <version>26.60.0</version>
+      <version>26.62.0</version>
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>import</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -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:6.95.1'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:6.97.1'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.95.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "6.97.1"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ 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/6.95.1
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner/6.97.1
 [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

benchmarks/pom.xml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.95.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.97.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>