diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fc35e42534ca..25dd3c0596af 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
   "google-cloud-dataqna+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-dataqna-v1alpha": "0.7.0",
   "google-cloud-dataqna-v1alpha+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-datastore": "2.8.0",
+  "google-cloud-datastore": "2.9.0",
   "google-cloud-datastore+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-datastore-admin": "0.4.0",
   "google-cloud-datastore-admin+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md
index e813ad77a80b..e7524c3ca11c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-datastore/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 2.9.0 (2024-03-10)
+
+#### Features
+
+* Update minimum supported Ruby version to 2.7 ([#25298](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/25298)) 
+
 ### 2.8.0 (2023-09-12)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb b/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb
index c80c9a7403e7..a85d307eca55 100644
--- a/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-datastore/lib/google/cloud/datastore/version.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 module Google
   module Cloud
     module Datastore
-      VERSION = "2.8.0".freeze
+      VERSION = "2.9.0".freeze
     end
   end
 end