diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2a8279ffa623..c8e2a427c3c0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "core/promisify": "5.0.1",
   "handwritten/bigquery": "8.3.1",
   "handwritten/bigquery-storage": "5.1.2",
-  "handwritten/bigtable": "6.5.1",
+  "handwritten/bigtable": "6.5.2",
   "handwritten/cloud-profiler": "6.0.5",
   "handwritten/datastore": "10.1.1",
   "handwritten/error-reporting": "3.0.6",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 60faee8632c2..12e20a60bdc2 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "66f5c91d832a90e50401eaf4cac0dfe3069c1b66",
+          "message": "Remove kokoro bigtable system tests",
+          "issues": [
+            "8319"
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "6.5.2",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/bigtable",
+      "id": "3614c8bd-895d-4395-ac2f-6cbc3825637b",
+      "createTime": "2026-06-18T00:26:09.427Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -80724,5 +80741,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-06-16T00:07:06.414Z"
-}
+  "updateTime": "2026-06-18T00:26:09.427Z"
+}
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diff --git a/handwritten/bigtable/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/bigtable/CHANGELOG.md
index 0bf5a0b7a80c..ea6e91b2e55b 100644
--- a/handwritten/bigtable/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/bigtable/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/bigtable?activeTab=versions
 
+## [6.5.2](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/bigtable-v6.5.1...bigtable-v6.5.2) (2026-06-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove kokoro bigtable system tests ([#8319](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8319)) ([66f5c91](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/66f5c91d832a90e50401eaf4cac0dfe3069c1b66))
+
 ## [6.5.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/bigtable-v6.5.0...bigtable-v6.5.1) (2026-05-11)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/bigtable/package.json b/handwritten/bigtable/package.json
index d5a263eda184..b889532d30ac 100644
--- a/handwritten/bigtable/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/bigtable/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/bigtable",
-  "version": "6.5.1",
+  "version": "6.5.2",
   "description": "Cloud Bigtable Client Library for Node.js",
   "keywords": [
     "bigtable",