diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8a6a8e676568..3178f8c762d4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@
   "google-cloud-vm_migration-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-vmware_engine": "2.2.1",
   "google-cloud-vmware_engine+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1": "1.5.1",
+  "google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1": "1.5.2",
   "google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-vpc_access": "1.7.1",
   "google-cloud-vpc_access+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/CHANGELOG.md
index 71541f19506a..9f8db13d406a 100644
--- a/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### 1.5.2 (2026-09-03)
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* onboarding libraries to Librarian / location mixin workarounds ([#36484](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/36484)) 
+
 ### 1.5.1 (2026-08-05)
 
 #### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/lib/google/cloud/vmware_engine/v1/version.rb b/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/lib/google/cloud/vmware_engine/v1/version.rb
index 91e401ab78dd..f34b9244eb25 100644
--- a/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/lib/google/cloud/vmware_engine/v1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/lib/google/cloud/vmware_engine/v1/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module VmwareEngine
       module V1
-        VERSION = "1.5.1"
+        VERSION = "1.5.2"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.vmwareengine.v1.json b/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.vmwareengine.v1.json
index 36f6d0b0f049..8e52d8df97b0 100644
--- a/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.vmwareengine.v1.json
+++ b/google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1/snippets/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.vmwareengine.v1.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "client_library": {
     "name": "google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1",
-    "version": "1.5.1",
+    "version": "1.5.2",
     "language": "RUBY",
     "apis": [
       {
diff --git a/librarian.yaml b/librarian.yaml
index 25cb13bb45ad..1df35034dc35 100644
--- a/librarian.yaml
+++ b/librarian.yaml
@@ -4076,7 +4076,7 @@ libraries:
       wrapper_of:
         - v1:1.0
   - name: google-cloud-vmware_engine-v1
-    version: 1.5.1
+    version: 1.5.2
     apis:
       - path: google/cloud/vmwareengine/v1
   - name: google-cloud-vpc_access