chore(main): release 8.5.0 (#2510)

🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
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## [8.5.0](https://togithub.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v8.4.0...v8.5.0) (2026-01-22)


### Features

* Added OUTPUT_ONLY annotations to create_time and update_time in InternalRange to reflect existing service behavior ([#2505](https://togithub.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2505)) ([1058683](https://togithub.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/105868339b1d2b7d7701a6b7591b85e3a1ca4098))


### Bug Fixes

* UUID type backward compatibility ([#2509](https://togithub.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2509)) ([7abb33c](https://togithub.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/7abb33ca523b612f171def64c1ceb0cb7d162e82))

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CHANGELOG.md

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 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodejs-spanner?activeTab=versions
 
+## [8.5.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v8.4.0...v8.5.0) (2026-01-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Added OUTPUT_ONLY annotations to create_time and update_time in InternalRange to reflect existing service behavior ([#2505](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2505)) ([1058683](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/105868339b1d2b7d7701a6b7591b85e3a1ca4098))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* UUID type backward compatibility ([#2509](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/issues/2509)) ([7abb33c](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/commit/7abb33ca523b612f171def64c1ceb0cb7d162e82))
+
 ## [8.4.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-spanner/compare/v8.3.1...v8.4.0) (2026-01-09)
 
 

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/spanner",
   "description": "Cloud Spanner Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "8.4.0",
+  "version": "8.5.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {

samples/package.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/kms": "^5.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/precise-date": "^5.0.0",
-    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^8.4.0",
+    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^8.5.0",
     "protobufjs": "^7.0.0",
     "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },