From c823b69be6b92d5384ff969975f309ba53171ca6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cody Oss <6331106+codyoss@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 16:43:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore(main): release storage 7.20.0

---
 .release-please-manifest.json    |  2 +-
 changelog.json                   | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md | 14 ++++++++++
 handwritten/storage/package.json |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 37b2ba248951..87ac8126b014 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "6.0.1",
   "handwritten/pubsub": "5.3.0",
   "handwritten/spanner": "8.7.0",
-  "handwritten/storage": "7.19.0",
+  "handwritten/storage": "7.20.0",
   "packages/gapic-node-processing": "0.1.8",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.5.1",
   "packages/google-ads-datamanager": "0.2.1",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index fc518c4f4ee2..187a31b0e730 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,50 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "fix",
+          "sha": "1a44778856255471fa96e7df26e232ffb543d87c",
+          "message": "Resolve flakiness in Service retry system tests",
+          "issues": [
+            "7945"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "d60757e2c61077ee3dfd881be45ef7ca554bd038",
+          "message": "Implement Object Contexts with advanced filtering and validation",
+          "issues": [
+            "7548"
+          ],
+          "scope": "storage"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "1a693aa3ade3ffb2ac25ff54677602d199b5e3da",
+          "message": "Set CRC32C as the default checksum option",
+          "issues": [
+            "7547"
+          ],
+          "scope": "storage"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "113d05c3bf068487bd81a7d4dbb4510f89142618",
+          "message": "Implement robust path validation and structured skip reporting",
+          "issues": [
+            "7546"
+          ],
+          "scope": "storage"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "7.20.0",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/storage",
+      "id": "7808d37a-bf7e-449f-b6dd-61c11ba91fcf",
+      "createTime": "2026-05-05T21:43:20.799Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -77670,5 +77714,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-05-01T17:22:33.483Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-05-05T21:43:20.799Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
index e6b755e5812b..7a8fb2b93db2 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/storage?activeTab=versions
 
+## [7.20.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/storage-v7.19.0...storage-v7.20.0) (2026-05-05)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **storage:** Implement Object Contexts with advanced filtering and validation ([#7548](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/7548)) ([d60757e](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/d60757e2c61077ee3dfd881be45ef7ca554bd038))
+* **storage:** Implement robust path validation and structured skip reporting ([#7546](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/7546)) ([113d05c](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/113d05c3bf068487bd81a7d4dbb4510f89142618))
+* **storage:** Set CRC32C as the default checksum option ([#7547](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/7547)) ([1a693aa](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/1a693aa3ade3ffb2ac25ff54677602d199b5e3da))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Resolve flakiness in Service retry system tests ([#7945](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/7945)) ([1a44778](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/1a44778856255471fa96e7df26e232ffb543d87c))
+
 ## [7.19.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-storage/compare/v7.18.0...v7.19.0) (2026-02-05)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/storage/package.json b/handwritten/storage/package.json
index d796e736dbcb..2c5d4b7da458 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/storage/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/storage",
   "description": "Cloud Storage Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "7.19.0",
+  "version": "7.20.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {