diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ee5f89b7f7ba..704ad383f01d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@
   "google-shopping-merchant-reports-v1beta+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-shopping-merchant-reviews": "0.3.0",
   "google-shopping-merchant-reviews+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta": "0.8.0",
+  "google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta": "0.8.1",
   "google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "grafeas": "1.7.0",
   "grafeas+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/CHANGELOG.md b/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/CHANGELOG.md
index 921df44e5f12..5d153eb5cbb4 100644
--- a/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 0.8.1 (2026-04-04)
+
+#### Documentation
+
+* update SelectiveGapicGeneration usage doc ([#33485](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33485)) 
+
 ### 0.8.0 (2026-04-02)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/lib/google/shopping/merchant/reviews/v1beta/version.rb b/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/lib/google/shopping/merchant/reviews/v1beta/version.rb
index 76fbaa8d2a21..8deb484abcd1 100644
--- a/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/lib/google/shopping/merchant/reviews/v1beta/version.rb
+++ b/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/lib/google/shopping/merchant/reviews/v1beta/version.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Shopping
     module Merchant
       module Reviews
         module V1beta
-          VERSION = "0.8.0"
+          VERSION = "0.8.1"
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.shopping.merchant.reviews.v1beta.json b/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.shopping.merchant.reviews.v1beta.json
index 1f87a6c7c763..84def2cb3e7f 100644
--- a/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.shopping.merchant.reviews.v1beta.json
+++ b/google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.shopping.merchant.reviews.v1beta.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-shopping-merchant-reviews-v1beta",
-    "version": "0.8.0",
+    "version": "0.8.1",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {