build(deps-dev): bump com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner from 6.104.0 to 6.111.1

[dependabot]

Bumps com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner from 6.104.0 to 6.111.1.

Release notes

Sourced from com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner's releases.

v6.111.1

6.111.1 (2026-03-03)

Bug Fixes

• Retry CreateSession also when waitForMinSessions is zero (#4360) (9263972)

Dependencies

• Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.57.0 (#4358) (1ce4b8e)
• Update googleapis/sdk-platform-java action to v2.67.0 (#4359) (23781d9)

v6.111.0

6.111.0 (2026-02-13)

Features

• Add E2E fallback to the spanner client. (#4282) (d36bd21)

Bug Fixes

• Rollback transactions that are waiting for tx-id to be returned (#4342) (866a8c2)

v6.110.0

6.110.0 (2026-02-11)

Features

• Add gRPC A66/A94 metrics (#4333) (485c700)
• ClientContext and secure parameters support (#4316) (6356ef2)
• Next release from main branch is 6.110.0 (#4338) (95ac7a7)
• spanner: Include cache updates into the ResultSet response (aa53a43)

Bug Fixes

• deps: Update the Java code generator (gapic-generator-java) to 2.66.1 (aa53a43)
• Preserve channel configurator for grpc-gcp and add opt-out for gcp OTel metrics (#4329) (2565137)

Dependencies

• Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.56.1 (#4331) (2fd403f)

v6.109.0

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Changelog

Sourced from com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner's changelog.

6.111.1 (2026-03-03)

Bug Fixes

• Retry CreateSession also when waitForMinSessions is zero (#4360) (9263972)

Dependencies

• Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.57.0 (#4358) (1ce4b8e)
• Update googleapis/sdk-platform-java action to v2.67.0 (#4359) (23781d9)

6.111.0 (2026-02-13)

Features

• Add E2E fallback to the spanner client. (#4282) (d36bd21)

Bug Fixes

• Rollback transactions that are waiting for tx-id to be returned (#4342) (866a8c2)

6.110.0 (2026-02-11)

Features

• Add gRPC A66/A94 metrics (#4333) (485c700)
• ClientContext and secure parameters support (#4316) (6356ef2)
• Next release from main branch is 6.110.0 (#4338) (95ac7a7)
• spanner: Include cache updates into the ResultSet response (aa53a43)

Bug Fixes

• deps: Update the Java code generator (gapic-generator-java) to 2.66.1 (aa53a43)
• Preserve channel configurator for grpc-gcp and add opt-out for gcp OTel metrics (#4329) (2565137)

Dependencies

• Update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.56.1 (#4331) (2fd403f)

6.109.0 (2026-02-02)

Features

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Commits

• b6f0b7c chore(main): release 6.111.1 (#4372)
• 543aa34 build(deps): update dependency org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin...
• c1ff023 build(deps): update dependency org.apache.maven.surefire:surefire-junit4 to v...
• 85fc4f1 chore(deps): update dependency com.google.cloud:libraries-bom to v26.76.0 (#4...
• ab27251 chore(main): release 6.111.1-SNAPSHOT (#4345)
• 1ce4b8e deps: update dependency com.google.cloud:sdk-platform-java-config to v3.57.0 ...
• 9263972 fix: retry CreateSession also when waitForMinSessions is zero (#4360)
• 23781d9 deps: update googleapis/sdk-platform-java action to v2.67.0 (#4359)
• b92b5b3 chore: replace old spanner teams in metadata and config (#4357)
• a833c89 chore: replace old spanner teams with spanner-team (#4356)
• Additional commits viewable in compare view

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Dependency Name	Ignore Conditions
com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner	[>= 6.102.a0, < 6.103]

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[derrickaw]

@dependabot rebase

[derrickaw]

@dependabot rebase

[derrickaw]

Some research:

1. Spanner Dependency Upgrade Issue
   The java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/google/spanner/v1/RequestOptions$ClientContext errors in SpannerIOReadTest are a direct result of the dependency upgrade.

Cause: The ClientContext class was introduced in google-cloud-spanner version 6.108.0 ( Changelog | Java clien...).
Problem: While the PR bumps google-cloud-spanner to 6.111.1, the runtime classpath likely still contains an older version of the Spanner proto library (proto-google-cloud-spanner-v1) that lacks this class. This often happens in complex Maven projects like Dataflow Templates where a transitive dependency (such as a specific Beam version) pins an older version of the protos.
Evidence: The annotations on your current page show multiple tests failing with this specific NoClassDefFoundError ( source).

2. Environment Issue (Java 17 / HBase)
   The java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException you provided in the log snippet is an environment issue related to running on Java 17+.

Cause: This error occurs because HBase (used in BigtableConvertersTest) attempts to access internal Java APIs (java.nio.Bits.unaligned()) which are protected by the module system in Java 17 ([ GoogleCloudPlatform/D...).
Fix: This requires adding JVM arguments to the test execution environment to bypass module restrictions, specifically: --add-opens java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED
Context: This is a known issue for Dataflow Templates when running certain tests on newer JDKs.