diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4407edf88892..9f77b0dea94c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
   "google-cloud-tpu+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-tpu-v1": "1.8.0",
   "google-cloud-tpu-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-trace": "0.46.0",
+  "google-cloud-trace": "0.46.1",
   "google-cloud-trace+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-trace-v1": "1.7.0",
   "google-cloud-trace-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-trace/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-trace/CHANGELOG.md
index 332fc77eb226..1d3a58a3ed7e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-trace/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-trace/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 0.46.1 (2026-10-27)
+
+#### Documentation
+
+* link to the published Ruby version support policy ([#36660](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/36660)) 
+
 ### 0.46.0 (2026-06-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-trace/lib/google/cloud/trace/version.rb b/google-cloud-trace/lib/google/cloud/trace/version.rb
index 0dcc20d84f6e..c20e521225fd 100644
--- a/google-cloud-trace/lib/google/cloud/trace/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-trace/lib/google/cloud/trace/version.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 module Google
   module Cloud
     module Trace
-      VERSION = "0.46.0".freeze
+      VERSION = "0.46.1".freeze
     end
   end
 end