diff --git a/.release-please-individual-manifest.json b/.release-please-individual-manifest.json
index 54ce687896b8..d0e6630da4d7 100644
--- a/.release-please-individual-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-individual-manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "packages/google-auth": "2.58.0",
   "packages/google-cloud-apptopology": "0.1.0",
   "packages/google-cloud-ftp": "0.1.0",
-  "packages/google-cloud-spanner": "3.71.0",
+  "packages/google-cloud-spanner": "3.71.1",
   "packages/google-cloud-sql": "0.1.1",
   "packages/google-cloud-workloadidentity": "0.1.0",
   "packages/google-crc32c": "1.8.0",
diff --git a/librarian.yaml b/librarian.yaml
index 437b578080f5..c0564a860502 100644
--- a/librarian.yaml
+++ b/librarian.yaml
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ libraries:
       metadata_name_override: source
       default_version: v1
   - name: google-cloud-spanner
-    version: 3.71.0
+    version: 3.71.1
     apis:
       - path: google/spanner/v1
       - path: google/spanner/admin/instance/v1
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/CHANGELOG.md
index 415442924e7a..267d90dc54c8 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-spanner/#history
 
+## [3.71.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/compare/google-cloud-spanner-v3.71.0...google-cloud-spanner-v3.71.1) (2026-09-11)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **spanner:** add fast-path for multiplexed session acquisition ([#18317](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/issues/18317)) ([9569b39](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/commit/9569b3989e94de9808c9343039535c2492204a72))
+* **spanner:** optimize row popping in StreamedResultSet ([#18316](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/issues/18316)) ([e66103d](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/commit/e66103d450af97e8aa51319e1e814e075d3a89c7))
+
 ## [3.71.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/compare/google-cloud-spanner-v3.70.0...google-cloud-spanner-v3.71.0) (2026-09-03)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner/gapic_version.py
index 261fe603a23f..50c6d0a9daca 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.71.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.71.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database/gapic_version.py
index 261fe603a23f..50c6d0a9daca 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.71.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.71.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database_v1/gapic_version.py
index 261fe603a23f..50c6d0a9daca 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_database_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.71.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.71.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance/gapic_version.py
index 261fe603a23f..50c6d0a9daca 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.71.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.71.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance_v1/gapic_version.py
index 261fe603a23f..50c6d0a9daca 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_admin_instance_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.71.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.71.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_dbapi/version.py b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_dbapi/version.py
index 2c62cddea2a1..46f1c4e8a8db 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_dbapi/version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_dbapi/version.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 import platform
 
 PY_VERSION = platform.python_version()
-__version__ = "3.71.0"
+__version__ = "3.71.1"
 VERSION = __version__
 DEFAULT_USER_AGENT = "gl-dbapi/" + VERSION
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/gapic_version.py b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/gapic_version.py
index 261fe603a23f..50c6d0a9daca 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/google/cloud/spanner_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "3.71.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "3.71.1"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.database.v1.json b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.database.v1.json
index fc9333a2036c..e5d4244fd1a8 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.database.v1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.database.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-spanner",
-    "version": "3.71.0"
+    "version": "3.71.1"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.json b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.json
index 1bbb0613a0a2..9d87cb540ed3 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-spanner",
-    "version": "3.71.0"
+    "version": "3.71.1"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.v1.json b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.v1.json
index 19ede04cf54c..a5205d4fbc41 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.v1.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-spanner/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.spanner.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-spanner",
-    "version": "3.71.0"
+    "version": "3.71.1"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {