diff --git a/.release-please-bulk-manifest.json b/.release-please-bulk-manifest.json
index 1f6d146056f7..1d50bcf68630 100644
--- a/.release-please-bulk-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-bulk-manifest.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "packages/google-ai-generativelanguage": "0.12.0",
   "packages/google-analytics-admin": "0.30.1",
   "packages/google-analytics-data": "0.23.0",
-  "packages/google-api-core": "2.35.0",
+  "packages/google-api-core": "2.35.1",
   "packages/google-apps-card": "0.7.0",
   "packages/google-apps-chat": "0.10.5",
   "packages/google-apps-events-subscriptions": "0.6.0",
diff --git a/librarian.yaml b/librarian.yaml
index aaf57c9ca5dd..d9ab3c13bf43 100644
--- a/librarian.yaml
+++ b/librarian.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ libraries:
       metadata_name_override: analyticsdata
       default_version: v1beta
   - name: google-api-core
-    version: 2.35.0
+    version: 2.35.1
     python:
       library_type: CORE
   - name: google-apps-card
diff --git a/packages/google-api-core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google-api-core/CHANGELOG.md
index 67ff4c59b0a0..64243147cd27 100644
--- a/packages/google-api-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google-api-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-api-core/#history
 
+## [2.35.1](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/compare/google-api-core-v2.35.0...google-api-core-v2.35.1) (2026-08-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **api-core:** move http encoding into transcode method ([#18218](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/issues/18218)) ([082a99a](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/commit/082a99a2c4a3e8d5df28eaeab9b2c710dd4296d5))
+
 ## [2.35.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/compare/google-api-core-v2.34.0...google-api-core-v2.35.0) (2026-08-21)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/google-api-core/google/api_core/version.py b/packages/google-api-core/google/api_core/version.py
index fda5d7aac79a..4bcaedbf2a6e 100644
--- a/packages/google-api-core/google/api_core/version.py
+++ b/packages/google-api-core/google/api_core/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.35.0"
+__version__ = "2.35.1"