diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 28771060b6cc..7b51819047e8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
   "google-cloud-recaptcha_enterprise-v1beta1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-recommendation_engine": "0.9.0",
   "google-cloud-recommendation_engine+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1": "0.18.0",
+  "google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1": "0.18.1",
   "google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-recommender": "1.8.0",
   "google-cloud-recommender+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b372c1267e9..d86bd20b0d60 100644
--- a/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 0.18.1 (2026-08-05)
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* generate double-wildcard path patterns with capture groups ([#35060](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/35060)) 
+
 ### 0.18.0 (2026-06-11)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/recommendation_engine/v1beta1/version.rb b/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/recommendation_engine/v1beta1/version.rb
index 4b2996f11f15..1801f2f568b6 100644
--- a/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/recommendation_engine/v1beta1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/recommendation_engine/v1beta1/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module RecommendationEngine
       module V1beta1
-        VERSION = "0.18.0"
+        VERSION = "0.18.1"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.recommendationengine.v1beta1.json b/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.recommendationengine.v1beta1.json
index 608794897590..0a726ce2e279 100644
--- a/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.recommendationengine.v1beta1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.recommendationengine.v1beta1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-recommendation_engine-v1beta1",
-    "version": "0.18.0",
+    "version": "0.18.1",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {