diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 27cc0f3ecba2..bdbec93ab0fa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@
   "google-cloud-support-v2beta+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-talent": "2.1.0",
   "google-cloud-talent+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-talent-v4": "1.7.0",
+  "google-cloud-talent-v4": "1.8.0",
   "google-cloud-talent-v4+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-talent-v4beta1": "0.18.0",
   "google-cloud-talent-v4beta1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent-v4/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-talent-v4/CHANGELOG.md
index 7479eea0639c..ed8c490cc868 100644
--- a/google-cloud-talent-v4/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-talent-v4/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 1.8.0 (2026-04-02)
+
+#### Features
+
+* publish client batch config schema ([#33439](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33439)) 
+#### Documentation
+
+* update API common type documentation ([#33449](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33449)) 
+
 ### 1.7.0 (2026-03-19)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent-v4/lib/google/cloud/talent/v4/version.rb b/google-cloud-talent-v4/lib/google/cloud/talent/v4/version.rb
index b7d95c72189f..669de64046a8 100644
--- a/google-cloud-talent-v4/lib/google/cloud/talent/v4/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-talent-v4/lib/google/cloud/talent/v4/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module Talent
       module V4
-        VERSION = "1.7.0"
+        VERSION = "1.8.0"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/google-cloud-talent-v4/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json b/google-cloud-talent-v4/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json
index 7d15d779d806..8b304489c446 100644
--- a/google-cloud-talent-v4/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json
+++ b/google-cloud-talent-v4/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.talent.v4.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-talent-v4",
-    "version": "1.7.0",
+    "version": "1.8.0",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {