From dd8d5f72cf2d2bc1abc7b31c152c7d93daccfe6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "release-please[bot]"
 <55107282+release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 21:35:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release firestore 8.6.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json      |  2 +-
 changelog.json                     | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md | 16 ++++++++
 handwritten/firestore/package.json |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d33523fb8f26..f2a93bb06950 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "handwritten/cloud-profiler": "6.0.4",
   "handwritten/datastore": "10.1.0",
   "handwritten/error-reporting": "3.0.6",
-  "handwritten/firestore": "8.5.0",
+  "handwritten/firestore": "8.6.0",
   "handwritten/logging": "11.2.1",
   "handwritten/logging-bunyan": "5.1.1",
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "6.0.1",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 6e4300578aca..ccf66a758f32 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,68 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "9fd76eff87b1cf02db6205f141449b31e8ab7d8f",
+          "message": "Bump all node submodules",
+          "issues": [
+            "8178"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "41671b08ba94df02ab6fd42ea216dbcfe51d18ad",
+          "message": "Added FieldValue.minimum() and FieldValue.maximum()",
+          "issues": [
+            "8151"
+          ],
+          "scope": "firestore"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "4acb07593b5c6a1387a1dfb97bf7ab4cd399f329",
+          "message": "Added search stage support for languageCode, offset, limit, and retrievalDepth",
+          "issues": [
+            "8161"
+          ],
+          "scope": "firestore"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "86310088f5dea61b4dfe3580e273b34aad79eac0",
+          "message": "Ensure limit(0) is properly serialized in query requests",
+          "issues": [
+            "8076",
+            "7382"
+          ],
+          "scope": "firestore"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "c1a03fe604662091be283055c7d34052c64d6334",
+          "message": "Change the copyright year for files in the packages folder",
+          "issues": [
+            "8109"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "a9f6c3f3f721ba4920d925de6afa24ba9e81c7ad",
+          "message": "Respect `ignoreUndefinedProperties` in subpipelines",
+          "issues": [
+            "8089"
+          ],
+          "scope": "firestore"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "8.6.0",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/firestore",
+      "id": "576d9d4e-2cee-496f-a7e9-61b28dfb4518",
+      "createTime": "2026-05-06T21:35:10.670Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -77687,5 +77749,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-05-06T18:07:28.494Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-05-06T21:35:10.670Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md
index b6b9ebb05bcc..da067d774fd9 100644
--- a/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/firestore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/firestore?activeTab=versions
 
+## [8.6.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/firestore-v8.5.0...firestore-v8.6.0) (2026-05-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **firestore:** Added FieldValue.minimum() and FieldValue.maximum() ([#8151](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8151)) ([41671b0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/41671b08ba94df02ab6fd42ea216dbcfe51d18ad))
+* **firestore:** Added search stage support for languageCode, offset, limit, and retrievalDepth ([#8161](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8161)) ([4acb075](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/4acb07593b5c6a1387a1dfb97bf7ab4cd399f329))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Bump all node submodules ([#8178](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8178)) ([9fd76ef](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/9fd76eff87b1cf02db6205f141449b31e8ab7d8f))
+* Change the copyright year for files in the packages folder ([#8109](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8109)) ([c1a03fe](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/c1a03fe604662091be283055c7d34052c64d6334))
+* **firestore:** Ensure limit(0) is properly serialized in query requests ([#8076](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8076)) ([8631008](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/86310088f5dea61b4dfe3580e273b34aad79eac0)), closes [#7382](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/7382)
+* **firestore:** Respect `ignoreUndefinedProperties` in subpipelines ([#8089](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8089)) ([a9f6c3f](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/a9f6c3f3f721ba4920d925de6afa24ba9e81c7ad))
+
 ## [8.5.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/firestore-v8.4.0...firestore-v8.5.0) (2026-04-13)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/firestore/package.json b/handwritten/firestore/package.json
index fc07604ae717..a150827d977d 100644
--- a/handwritten/firestore/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/firestore/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/firestore",
   "description": "Firestore Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "8.5.0",
+  "version": "8.6.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {