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<details><summary>google-cloud-storage: 3.9.0</summary>

##
[3.9.0](v3.8.0...v3.9.0)
(2026-02-02)

### Features

* update generation for MRD (#1730)
([08bc708](08bc7082))

* add get_object method for async grpc client (#1735)
([0e5ec29](0e5ec29b))

* Add micro-benchmarks for reads comparing standard (regional) vs rapid
(zonal) buckets. (#1697)
([1917649](1917649f))

* Add support for opening via `write_handle` and fix `write_handle` type
(#1715)
([2bc15fa](2bc15fa5))

* add samples for appendable objects writes and reads
([2e1a1eb](2e1a1eb5))

* add samples for appendable objects writes and reads (#1705)
([2e1a1eb](2e1a1eb5))

* add context manager to mrd (#1724)
([5ac2808](5ac2808a))

* Move Zonal Buckets features of `_experimental` (#1728)
([74c9ecc](74c9ecc5))

* add default user agent for grpc (#1726)
([7b31946](7b319469))

* expose finalized_time in blob.py applicable for GET_OBJECT in ZB
(#1719)
([8e21a7f](8e21a7fe))

* expose `DELETE_OBJECT` in `AsyncGrpcClient` (#1718)
([c8dd7a0](c8dd7a0b))

* send `user_agent` to grpc channel (#1712)
([cdb2486](cdb2486b))

* integrate writes strategy and appendable object writer (#1695)
([dbd162b](dbd162b3))

* Add micro-benchmarks for writes comparing standard (regional) vs rapid
(zonal) buckets. (#1707)
([dbe9d8b](dbe9d8b8))

* add support for `generation=0` to avoid overwriting existing objects
and add `is_stream_open` support (#1709)
([ea0f5bf](ea0f5bf8))

* add support for `generation=0` to prevent overwriting existing objects
([ea0f5bf](ea0f5bf8))

* add `is_stream_open` property to AsyncAppendableObjectWriter for
stream status check
([ea0f5bf](ea0f5bf8))

### Bug Fixes

* receive eof while closing reads stream (#1733)
([2ef6339](2ef63396))

* update write handle on every recv() (#1716)
([5d9fafe](5d9fafe1))

* implement requests_done method to signal end of requests in async
streams. Gracefully close streams. (#1700)
([6c16079](6c160794))

* implement requests_done method to signal end of requests in async
streams. Gracefully close streams.
([6c16079](6c160794))

* instance grpc client once per process in benchmarks (#1725)
([721ea2d](721ea2dd))

* Fix formatting in setup.py dependencies list (#1713)
([cc4831d](cc4831d7))

* Change contructors of MRD and AAOW AsyncGrpcClient.grpc_client to
AsyncGrpcClient (#1727)
([e730bf5](e730bf50))

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