diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 31fa2b441..4ec50bac1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.36.0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/compare/v3.35.1...v3.36.0) (2026-01-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **deps:** Update the Java code generator (gapic-generator-java) to 2.66.0 ([fa4b6a0](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/commit/fa4b6a0d6f3f59e9092019207bbbb90483eb49f9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove undesired exists() conditions from query-to-pipeline conversion ([#2293](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/issues/2293)) ([09225e4](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/commit/09225e4b8e6a435fb5544315980e2dd831fefd84))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* Update googleapis/sdk-platform-java action to v2.66.0 ([#2297](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/issues/2297)) ([14bcca5](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/commit/14bcca5d450312d663142dbb7e9003d785e6a4de))
+* Update shared config to 3.56.0 ([#2300](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/issues/2300)) ([b18b08d](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/commit/b18b08d6a9f56948e5e4664f1e3bec7313ba7014))
+
 ## [3.35.1](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/compare/v3.35.0...v3.35.1) (2026-01-19)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 579d71ad2..3c321a716 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-firestore'
 If you are using Gradle without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-firestore:3.35.1'
+implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-firestore:3.36.0'
 ```
 
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-firestore" % "3.35.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-firestore" % "3.36.0"
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 [javadocs]: https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-firestore/latest/history
 [stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-stable-green
 [maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-firestore.svg
-[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-firestore/3.35.1
+[maven-version-link]: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-firestore/3.36.0
 [authentication]: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
 [auth-scopes]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/scopes
 [predefined-iam-roles]: https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#predefined_roles
diff --git a/google-cloud-firestore-admin/pom.xml b/google-cloud-firestore-admin/pom.xml
index 0b6bacfe8..74f06511a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-firestore-admin/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-firestore-admin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-admin</artifactId>
-  <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore-admin:current} -->
+  <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore-admin:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Firestore Admin Client</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore</url>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+    <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/google-cloud-firestore-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-firestore-bom/pom.xml
index 58bbc3c19..08492fef1 100644
--- a/google-cloud-firestore-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-firestore-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore-bom:current} -->
+  <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore-bom:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -52,37 +52,37 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-admin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore-admin:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore-admin:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml b/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
index 348741a4c..c44cb32f2 100644
--- a/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore</artifactId>
-  <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+  <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud Firestore</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore</url>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+    <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-firestore</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml
index e067c199d..dff16af27 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
     <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</artifactId>
-    <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
+    <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
     <name>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</name>
     <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</description>
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml
index 2e58258f7..68b753451 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
     <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1</artifactId>
-    <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
+    <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
     <name>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1</name>
     <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1</description>
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47ffb728d..830eda73a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+  <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud Firestore Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore</url>
   <description>
@@ -150,32 +150,32 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml
index 4d786d425..bed52b34e 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
     <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</artifactId>
-    <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
+    <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:current} -->
     <name>proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</name>
     <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</description>
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1/pom.xml
index 8f1cd45c7..b8f6d9ce1 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1/pom.xml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1</artifactId>
-    <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+    <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
 
     <name>proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1</name>
     <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1</description>
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml
index 5e599cda6..b588adb90 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
     <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1</artifactId>
-    <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
+    <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:current} -->
     <name>proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1</name>
     <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1</description>
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-firestore-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.35.2-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
+        <version>3.36.0</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-firestore:current} -->
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 3e2261e55..cfe618b66 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-google-cloud-firestore:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-firestore-admin:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
-google-cloud-firestore-bom:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
-grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
-proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1:3.35.1:3.35.2-SNAPSHOT
+google-cloud-firestore:3.36.0:3.36.0
+google-cloud-firestore-admin:3.36.0:3.36.0
+google-cloud-firestore-bom:3.36.0:3.36.0
+grpc-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:3.36.0:3.36.0
+grpc-google-cloud-firestore-v1:3.36.0:3.36.0
+proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1:3.36.0:3.36.0
+proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1:3.36.0:3.36.0
+proto-google-cloud-firestore-bundle-v1:3.36.0:3.36.0