diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1450dc38bafa..199054311a91 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
   "google-cloud-container_analysis+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-container_analysis-v1": "1.7.0",
   "google-cloud-container_analysis-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-core": "1.8.0",
+  "google-cloud-core": "1.9.0",
   "google-cloud-core+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-data_catalog": "2.2.0",
   "google-cloud-data_catalog+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-core/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 811df88ff64d..0ba3ae816662 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.9.0 (2026-06-09)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Upgrade to Ruby 3.2 minimum ([#33943](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33943)) 
+
 ### 1.8.0 (2025-03-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-core/lib/google/cloud/core/version.rb b/google-cloud-core/lib/google/cloud/core/version.rb
index a87946abc675..7444b8b34486 100644
--- a/google-cloud-core/lib/google/cloud/core/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-core/lib/google/cloud/core/version.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 module Google
   module Cloud
     module Core
-      VERSION = "1.8.0".freeze
+      VERSION = "1.9.0".freeze
     end
   end
 end