chore(main): release google-cloud-retail-v2 2.8.1

Author: release-please[bot]

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
   "google-cloud-resource_manager-v3+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-retail": "2.2.0",
   "google-cloud-retail+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-retail-v2": "2.8.0",
+  "google-cloud-retail-v2": "2.8.1",
   "google-cloud-retail-v2+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-run-client": "1.7.0",
   "google-cloud-run-client+FILLER": "0.0.0",

google-cloud-retail-v2/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 2.8.1 (2026-04-03)
+
+#### Documentation
+
+* update SelectiveGapicGeneration usage doc ([#33481](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/33481)) 
+
 ### 2.8.0 (2026-04-02)
 
 #### Features

google-cloud-retail-v2/lib/google/cloud/retail/v2/version.rb

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module Retail
       module V2
-        VERSION = "2.8.0"
+        VERSION = "2.8.1"
       end
     end
   end