diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ff28c95fe7b..64e60a8570d1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   "google-cloud-bare_metal_solution-v2+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-batch": "2.2.0",
   "google-cloud-batch+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-batch-v1": "1.8.0",
+  "google-cloud-batch-v1": "1.8.1",
   "google-cloud-batch-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-beyond_corp": "1.6.0",
   "google-cloud-beyond_corp+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-batch-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-batch-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e8b359e8ec9..af6261595ada 100644
--- a/google-cloud-batch-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-batch-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 1.8.1 (2026-07-23)
+
+#### Documentation
+
+* restrict `allowed_locations` region or zone values to the same region where the job is created ([#34994](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/34994)) 
+
 ### 1.8.0 (2026-06-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-batch-v1/lib/google/cloud/batch/v1/version.rb b/google-cloud-batch-v1/lib/google/cloud/batch/v1/version.rb
index 3509d24c55f9..0d9ac67df66f 100644
--- a/google-cloud-batch-v1/lib/google/cloud/batch/v1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-batch-v1/lib/google/cloud/batch/v1/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module Batch
       module V1
-        VERSION = "1.8.0"
+        VERSION = "1.8.1"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.batch.v1.json b/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.batch.v1.json
index 7136f3dfcff0..d04d63c18a65 100644
--- a/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.batch.v1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.batch.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-batch-v1",
-    "version": "1.8.0",
+    "version": "1.8.1",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {
diff --git a/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.iam.v1.json b/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.iam.v1.json
index 70aaf6e60412..0e873f5f0604 100644
--- a/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.iam.v1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-batch-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.iam.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-batch-v1",
-    "version": "1.8.0",
+    "version": "1.8.1",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {