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 <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 22:30:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 6.56.0 (#2755)

:robot: I have created a release *beep* *boop*
---


## [6.56.0](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.55.0...v6.56.0) (2024-01-05)


### Features

* Add autoscaling config in the instance to support autoscaling in systests ([#2756](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2756)) ([99ae565](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/99ae565c5e90a2862b4f195fe64656ba8a05373d))
* Add support for Directed Read options ([#2766](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2766)) ([26c6c63](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/26c6c634b685bce66ce7caf05057a98e9cc6f5dc))
* Update OwlBot.yaml file to pull autogenerated executor code ([#2754](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2754)) ([20562d4](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/20562d4d7e62ab20bb1c4e78547b218a9a506f21))


### Dependencies

* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v3.21.0 ([#2772](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2772)) ([173f520](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/173f520f931073c4c6ddf3b3d98d255fb575914f))


### Documentation

* Samples and tests for auto-generated createDatabase and createInstance APIs. ([#2764](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2764)) ([74a586f](https://togithub.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/74a586f8713ef742d65400da8f04a750316faf78))

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---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  | 19 ++++++++++++++++++
 google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml              | 20 +++++++++----------
 google-cloud-spanner-executor/pom.xml         |  4 ++--
 google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml                  |  4 ++--
 .../pom.xml                                   |  4 ++--
 .../pom.xml                                   |  4 ++--
 grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1/pom.xml |  4 ++--
 grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml          |  4 ++--
 pom.xml                                       | 20 +++++++++----------
 .../pom.xml                                   |  4 ++--
 .../pom.xml                                   |  4 ++--
 .../pom.xml                                   |  4 ++--
 proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1/pom.xml         |  4 ++--
 samples/snapshot/pom.xml                      |  2 +-
 versions.txt                                  | 20 +++++++++----------
 15 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 409e8411b74..4c6da056da6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.56.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.55.0...v6.56.0) (2024-01-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add autoscaling config in the instance to support autoscaling in systests ([#2756](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2756)) ([99ae565](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/99ae565c5e90a2862b4f195fe64656ba8a05373d))
+* Add support for Directed Read options ([#2766](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2766)) ([26c6c63](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/26c6c634b685bce66ce7caf05057a98e9cc6f5dc))
+* Update OwlBot.yaml file to pull autogenerated executor code ([#2754](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2754)) ([20562d4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/20562d4d7e62ab20bb1c4e78547b218a9a506f21))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v3.21.0 ([#2772](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2772)) ([173f520](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/173f520f931073c4c6ddf3b3d98d255fb575914f))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Samples and tests for auto-generated createDatabase and createInstance APIs. ([#2764](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/2764)) ([74a586f](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/74a586f8713ef742d65400da8f04a750316faf78))
+
 ## [6.55.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.54.0...v6.55.0) (2023-12-01)
 
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
index 86abad6482d..232ebb3bc3a 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,48 +53,48 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-        <version>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-executor</artifactId>
-        <version>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
         <type>test-jar</type>
-        <version>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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 3f223349f8b..38c1b618f49 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 1aabcfa93c1..b843a62c4a3 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 fc8f9c30cef..c93e5a6dd95 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 467c658d091..db2c09e364a 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 2566ebef476..58b71b249da 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 63f30acaab4..2b18db8530f 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 779fa802f9c..b94c5bb9702 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner</url>
   <description>
@@ -62,47 +62,47 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.56.0</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 65ebc2b3c87..ce545f304ae 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 fb346dc04b3..d9d6234d8ad 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 4f0b5f097f0..11441c6c33f 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</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 7a2d79546dc..1e853188341 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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.56.0</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>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.56.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index a4d22199969..e58390df897 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.55.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.56.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index ab4320c62b7..5911a718a06 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-spanner:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.55.0:6.55.1-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0
+google-cloud-spanner:6.56.0:6.56.0
+google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.56.0:6.56.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.56.0:6.56.0