diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 38cb4034b531..545da245814d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@
   "google-cloud-tasks+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-tasks-v2": "1.6.0",
   "google-cloud-tasks-v2+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2": "0.18.0",
+  "google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2": "0.18.1",
   "google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3": "0.20.0",
   "google-cloud-tasks-v2beta3+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/CHANGELOG.md
index 00bf745d409e..35771f2ccfb5 100644
--- a/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 0.18.1 (2026-08-04)
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* generate double-wildcard path patterns with capture groups ([#35063](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/35063)) 
+
 ### 0.18.0 (2026-06-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/lib/google/cloud/tasks/v2beta2/version.rb b/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/lib/google/cloud/tasks/v2beta2/version.rb
index 1b4d27e65e57..b748d9ccb453 100644
--- a/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/lib/google/cloud/tasks/v2beta2/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-tasks-v2beta2/lib/google/cloud/tasks/v2beta2/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module Tasks
       module V2beta2
-        VERSION = "0.18.0"
+        VERSION = "0.18.1"
       end
     end
   end