diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 19be3719ca3d..ac817d0b40f3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
   "google-cloud-network_security-v1beta1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-network_services": "2.1.0",
   "google-cloud-network_services+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-network_services-v1": "2.7.0",
+  "google-cloud-network_services-v1": "2.8.0",
   "google-cloud-network_services-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-notebooks": "3.1.0",
   "google-cloud-notebooks+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-network_services-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-network_services-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index 79482abfb81b..7187a23262e6 100644
--- a/google-cloud-network_services-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-network_services-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 2.8.0 (2026-03-19)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Upgrade dependencies for Ruby v4.0 and drop Ruby v3.1 support
+
 ### 2.7.0 (2025-11-06)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-network_services-v1/lib/google/cloud/network_services/v1/version.rb b/google-cloud-network_services-v1/lib/google/cloud/network_services/v1/version.rb
index 112161e5db64..4a737af03cb1 100644
--- a/google-cloud-network_services-v1/lib/google/cloud/network_services/v1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-network_services-v1/lib/google/cloud/network_services/v1/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module NetworkServices
       module V1
-        VERSION = "2.7.0"
+        VERSION = "2.8.0"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/google-cloud-network_services-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.networkservices.v1.json b/google-cloud-network_services-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.networkservices.v1.json
index 0a8a461d60b7..de1c7b0682d6 100644
--- a/google-cloud-network_services-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.networkservices.v1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-network_services-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.networkservices.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-network_services-v1",
-    "version": "2.7.0",
+    "version": "2.8.0",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {