diff --git a/observability-test/database.ts b/observability-test/database.ts
index 3e61b7bf4..b36474075 100644
--- a/observability-test/database.ts
+++ b/observability-test/database.ts
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ describe('Database', () => {
   });
 
   describe('getSnapshot', () => {
-    let fakePool: FakeSessionPool;
     let fakeSessionFactory: FakeSessionFactory;
     let fakeSession: FakeSession;
     let fakeMultiplexedSession: FakeMultiplexedSession;
@@ -564,15 +563,15 @@ describe('Database', () => {
           );
 
           // Ensure that the span actually produced an error that was recorded.
-          const firstSpan = spans[0];
+          const span = spans[0];
           assert.strictEqual(
             SpanStatusCode.ERROR,
-            firstSpan.status.code,
+            span.status.code,
             'Expected an ERROR span status'
           );
           assert.strictEqual(
             'our snapshot error',
-            firstSpan.status.message,
+            span.status.message,
             'Mismatched span status message'
           );
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a633f96b1..15d9004b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/spanner",
   "description": "Cloud Spanner Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "7.17.1",
+  "version": "7.16.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/protos/protos.d.ts b/protos/protos.d.ts
index cd998e336..2ada44c72 100644
--- a/protos/protos.d.ts
+++ b/protos/protos.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/protos/protos.js b/protos/protos.js
index 11a95c1c7..6a0b1f694 100644
--- a/protos/protos.js
+++ b/protos/protos.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index 4b31e02b7..82383126f 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/kms": "^4.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/precise-date": "^4.0.0",
-    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^7.17.1",
+    "@google-cloud/spanner": "^7.16.0",
     "protobufjs": "^7.0.0",
     "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },