diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [9.0.0-alpha.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/compare/v7.9.1...v9.0.0-alpha.0) (2025-10-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add centralized client and script for it ([#1440](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1440)) ([7026a31](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/7026a319d04ec1100dbc67be1a23d1c31b0ae915))
+* Add Migration guide ([#1536](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1536)) ([939600d](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/939600dfe820040e13e104b7afb1a9bb9e356daf))
+* Add release please config ([#1549](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1549)) ([9799e2f](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/9799e2f6cc0892abf72b58200faa0462d99e8957))
+* Don't overwrite handwritten methods ([#1448](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1448)) ([40571e1](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/40571e1ad2c4646721bef61dcb43b35a10cafe84))
+* Handwritten samples for autogen dataset client ([#1496](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1496)) ([e914ea7](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/e914ea7d61a58385bbc5384e9660b8679a1ada70))
+* Handwritten samples for tables autogen client ([#1497](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1497)) ([11b16d8](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/11b16d84aef3ff09bb99d37ab103b0a04969b4b7))
+* Initial autogen commit ([#1435](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1435)) ([0d78740](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/0d78740ce11a4f55b8e23c8e0dd8a2166ade7609))
+* Periodic regeneration ([#1505](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1505)) ([bebe6fb](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/bebe6fb1a817542d2359a8abcff0d5756a1941ac))
+* Routines samples ([#1503](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1503)) ([88628db](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/88628dbf54b2e28756ba2a4ddad6ffeac38eea81))
+* Run samples tests in grpc and rest ([#1530](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1530)) ([a8dba42](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/a8dba42c89660fb6dca5ee7deb9ff65c6656a8c2))
+* Simplify client instantiation ([#1533](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1533)) ([7165cac](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/7165cacf31d10ecd9003c72ec2f6624e732cac70))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Library should be released as 9.0.0-alpha.0 ([#1552](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1552)) ([18f6930](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/18f6930811574282c21d60b82705eea09fd8c6ee))
+* Link to migrating guide from README ([#1564](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1564)) ([32fa559](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/32fa559ce4888e4482f8cfb9135739754047efed))
+* Reuse auth across clients ([#1527](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/issues/1527)) ([0d7e16f](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/commit/0d7e16f8535f8a7c1dc1b59ccbaf7337062dd49b))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cbfb2788..90f3b13b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/bigquery",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "9.0.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Bigquery client for Node.js",
   "repository": "googleapis/nodejs-bigquery",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
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--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "test": "c8 mocha --timeout 600000 test/*.js --parallel"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/bigquery": "../build/src",
+    "@google-cloud/bigquery": "^9.0.0-alpha.0",
     "protobufjs": "^7.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {