diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 35a2bb30d..10c83fc28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 18
       - run: node --version
       - run: npm install --engine-strict
         working-directory: .github/scripts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm install --engine-strict
       - run: npm test
         env:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm run lint
   docs:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm run docs
       - uses: JustinBeckwith/linkinator-action@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues-no-repro.yaml b/.github/workflows/issues-no-repro.yaml
index 0f598789a..531054022 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues-no-repro.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues-no-repro.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm install
         working-directory: ./.github/scripts
       - uses: actions/github-script@v7
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bca0dccb..39a1289b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-spanner?activeTab=versions
 
+## [8.2.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v8.1.0...v8.2.0) (2025-08-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **spanner:** Add support for multiplexed session for r/w transactions ([#2351](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2351)) ([6a9f1a2](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/6a9f1a2b2c0dad955593571c71e9d4b6c9e7eeee))
+* **spanner:** Support setting read lock mode ([#2388](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2388)) ([bd66f61](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/bd66f61f3ecac65678d31cbc841c11cd0fb7c3da))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** Add uuid to dependencies ([#2376](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2376)) ([0b2060b](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/0b2060b4ad7302ab23ac757e79fe760e34e81083))
+* **deps:** Update dependency @grpc/proto-loader to ^0.8.0 ([#2354](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2354)) ([75dc4da](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/75dc4daf114cbc4eb4669ed6cb042af051cdce63))
+* **deps:** Update dependency google-gax to v5.0.1 ([#2362](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2362)) ([9223470](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/922347014ac3966ec4a48116b61ba4850edf0b50))
+* Provide option to disable built in metrics ([#2380](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2380)) ([b378e2e](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/b378e2ed6739acf76f3f3f27090311129dd83473))
+* Race condition among transactions when running parallely ([#2369](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2369)) ([f8b6f63](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/f8b6f6340f4f04e04213fdf0a9665d643f474eeb))
+
 ## [8.1.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v8.0.0...v8.1.0) (2025-07-28)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5036d6e0f..a0952981f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/spanner",
   "description": "Cloud Spanner Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "8.1.0",
+  "version": "8.2.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 6c694e8bb..8221c0122 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/kms": "^5.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/precise-date": "^5.0.0",
-    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^8.1.0",
+    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^8.2.0",
     "protobufjs": "^7.0.0",
     "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },