From 530b8303297e6383f76e5162534f2e6e39d344f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "release-please[bot]"
 <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:20:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release storage 8.1.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json    |  2 +-
 changelog.json                   | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 handwritten/storage/package.json |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6f6cd150e78..25854b461df 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "7.0.1",
   "handwritten/pubsub": "6.0.1",
   "handwritten/spanner": "8.11.0",
-  "handwritten/storage": "8.0.1",
+  "handwritten/storage": "8.1.0",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.10.0",
   "packages/google-ads-datamanager": "1.0.0",
   "packages/google-ai-generativelanguage": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 270633772dd..ce9aa78061b 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "953328f5bd42302785f55c15f1feed857a71e6a7",
+          "message": "Support copying CSEK-encrypted files to non-CSEK destinations",
+          "issues": [
+            "8771"
+          ],
+          "scope": "storage"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "cee5338a16e6c7063bc8fe9f6a853e39811df947",
+          "message": "Resolve strict linter and TypeScript errors",
+          "issues": [
+            "9198"
+          ],
+          "scope": "storage"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "8.1.0",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/storage",
+      "id": "dbc2a65f-d94e-45ee-a93b-cef3fd7b8a24",
+      "createTime": "2026-08-28T08:20:21.527Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -90508,5 +90535,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-08-26T13:37:16.745Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-08-28T08:20:21.527Z"
 }
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diff --git a/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d61a86c05a..b5a725c068e 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/storage?activeTab=versions
 
+## [8.1.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/storage-v8.0.1...storage-v8.1.0) (2026-08-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **storage:** Support copying CSEK-encrypted files to non-CSEK destinations ([#8771](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8771)) ([953328f](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/953328f5bd42302785f55c15f1feed857a71e6a7))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **storage:** Resolve strict linter and TypeScript errors ([#9198](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/9198)) ([cee5338](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/cee5338a16e6c7063bc8fe9f6a853e39811df947))
+
 ## [8.0.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/storage-v8.0.0...storage-v8.0.1) (2026-08-18)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/storage/package.json b/handwritten/storage/package.json
index ab9d8dd3610..6309551bc37 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/storage/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/storage",
   "description": "Cloud Storage Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "8.0.1",
+  "version": "8.1.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {