diff --git a/.release-please-manifest-individual.json b/.release-please-manifest-individual.json
index 8042e198c38b..2dec6356658b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest-individual.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest-individual.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "ai": "0.8.2",
   "aiplatform": "1.68.0",
-  "auth": "0.9.6",
+  "auth": "0.9.7",
   "auth/oauth2adapt": "0.2.4",
   "bigquery": "1.63.0",
   "bigtable": "1.33.0",
diff --git a/auth/CHANGES.md b/auth/CHANGES.md
index 35ae5c5b560b..7d6c9cc1b21c 100644
--- a/auth/CHANGES.md
+++ b/auth/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.7](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/compare/auth/v0.9.6...auth/v0.9.7) (2024-10-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** Restore support for non-default service accounts for DirectPath ([#10937](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues/10937)) ([a38650e](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/commit/a38650edbf420223077498cafa537aec74b37aad)), refs [#10907](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues/10907)
+
 ## [0.9.6](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/compare/auth/v0.9.5...auth/v0.9.6) (2024-09-30)