From 7ce290f3a1e073e9da18508cdae464d175861f2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "release-please[bot]"
 <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:23:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release 6.72.0

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  | 13 ++++++++++++
 benchmarks/pom.xml                            |  2 +-
 google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml              | 18 ++++++++---------
 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 +++++++++----------
 16 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e996cccc5a4..63ad7334fcb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.72.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.71.0...v6.72.0) (2024-07-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Enable hermetic library generation ([#3129](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3129)) ([94b2a86](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/94b2a8610ac02d2b4212c421f03b4e9561ec9949))
+* Support Read RPC OrderBy ([#3180](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3180)) ([735bca5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/735bca523e4ea53a24929fb2c27d282c41350e91))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* SessionPoolOptions.Builder#toBuilder() skipped useMultiplexedSessions ([#3197](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/3197)) ([027f92c](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/027f92cf32fee8217d2075db61fe0be58d43a40d))
+
 ## [6.71.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.70.0...v6.71.0) (2024-07-03)
 
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 14131d2342d..46f02b152a1 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner-bom/pom.xml
index 8f975232a56..8f900de9e04 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -53,43 +53,43 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-        <version>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
         <type>test-jar</type>
-        <version>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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 6df4fe5830c..7678ba722b5 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner-executor:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 8a79e70362e..36833a93594 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 7f6e5c0e324..d316ece2b6c 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 fe49c116d0f..d971f88fdce 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 0030c485007..ac9f792bd3d 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 ace9fd79f0b..d7723c6e774 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1be1af76409..fe409f44f26 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Spanner Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-spanner</url>
   <description>
@@ -61,47 +61,47 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+        <version>6.72.0</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 96f7667a713..e9cc23ac3ab 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 22bb2eb1c10..a7d13f01a46 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 f4e05e244a6..fe38be68ce6 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</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 e554f747927..fce72e60709 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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:current} -->
+  <version>6.72.0</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>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
+    <version>6.72.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-spanner:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 3f37886a324..4ecfd66516d 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-      <version>6.71.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>6.72.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- {x-version-update-end} -->
     
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 786797cb742..6cf9f7b626e 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-spanner:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.71.0:6.71.1-SNAPSHOT
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0
+google-cloud-spanner:6.72.0:6.72.0
+google-cloud-spanner-executor:6.72.0:6.72.0
+proto-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0
+grpc-google-cloud-spanner-executor-v1:6.72.0:6.72.0