diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4e2d8214d15..61b25b2a1cd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "7.3.0",
   "handwritten/pubsub": "6.3.1",
   "handwritten/spanner": "9.1.0",
-  "handwritten/spanner-driver": "0.0.0",
+  "handwritten/spanner-driver": "1.0.0",
   "handwritten/storage": "8.4.0",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.15.0",
   "packages/google-ads-datamanager": "1.3.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 6495a014165..29b3855d5d5 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,67 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "64c3a2bafc62273f7cdc3b9612756d631afc3f97",
+          "message": "Use npm in prepare/compile lifecycle scripts",
+          "issues": [
+            "9587"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "1ea27c9c9bf4e4cbf79381321dcb9bce7951a76f",
+          "message": "PNPM workspace",
+          "issues": [
+            "8973"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "4c4bbdc3a19f6af664f7804cff6f717945a975f3",
+          "message": "Integrate native spannerlib-node wrapper and implement type system",
+          "issues": [
+            "9141"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner-driver"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "87d33388daca34f57b061f01a563629952872e46",
+          "message": "Implement full connection pooling in Pool class",
+          "issues": [
+            "9106"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner-driver"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "d95645257888629c08756ce40b2314e7b0c0c7ef",
+          "message": "Add support for DSN resolution and Error State",
+          "issues": [
+            "8983"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner-driver"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "65445e9ead80a685e723615ea9acecba3b704ae6",
+          "message": "Introduce @google-cloud/spanner-driver package scaffolding",
+          "issues": [
+            "8981"
+          ],
+          "scope": "spanner-driver"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/spanner-driver",
+      "id": "88a2d131-a42f-4e15-ad0f-26817a79b8a0",
+      "createTime": "2026-10-20T16:18:32.710Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -105882,5 +105943,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-10-19T19:49:06.448Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-10-20T16:18:32.710Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner-driver/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/spanner-driver/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43dc6cd54af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handwritten/spanner-driver/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 1.0.0 (2026-10-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* PNPM workspace ([#8973](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8973)) ([1ea27c9](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/1ea27c9c9bf4e4cbf79381321dcb9bce7951a76f))
+* **spanner-driver:** Add support for DSN resolution and Error State ([#8983](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8983)) ([d956452](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/d95645257888629c08756ce40b2314e7b0c0c7ef))
+* **spanner-driver:** Implement full connection pooling in Pool class ([#9106](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/9106)) ([87d3338](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/87d33388daca34f57b061f01a563629952872e46))
+* **spanner-driver:** Integrate native spannerlib-node wrapper and implement type system ([#9141](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/9141)) ([4c4bbdc](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/4c4bbdc3a19f6af664f7804cff6f717945a975f3))
+* **spanner-driver:** Introduce @google-cloud/spanner-driver package scaffolding ([#8981](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/8981)) ([65445e9](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/65445e9ead80a685e723615ea9acecba3b704ae6))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Use npm in prepare/compile lifecycle scripts ([#9587](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/9587)) ([64c3a2b](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/64c3a2bafc62273f7cdc3b9612756d631afc3f97))
diff --git a/handwritten/spanner-driver/package.json b/handwritten/spanner-driver/package.json
index f30706ed2d2..5a484b27c7e 100644
--- a/handwritten/spanner-driver/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/spanner-driver/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/spanner-driver",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "Node.js driver for Google Spanner",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",