diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index eadb1b22c1..dc94d1826e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.75.0"
+    ".": "1.76.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6fc2c86f79..14fb8dc6f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.76.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/compare/v1.75.0...v1.76.0) (2025-01-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add a new thought field in content proto ([67358fa](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/67358fa6a830eb842f6b52d09061af4a41b54af6))
+* Add Model Garden deploy API ([67358fa](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/67358fa6a830eb842f6b52d09061af4a41b54af6))
+* Add required_replica to Vertex SDK ([f5ddbb8](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/f5ddbb8696a93d75a3989304007d7a40c11d1d94))
+* Update v1beta1 sdk to support llmparser in import file functions ([1eb493b](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/1eb493baa51b35e0e4df91a7ffbba3aa3f260ab6))
+* Use `TypeAliasType` to define aliases for union types in generative models ([2224c83](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/2224c835076ad583a2fe4bc2ee04ab63b0aa1acf))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Caching - Fixed an edge case where the `contents` arg could be `None` ([ede0266](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/ede026619f874189c5cc0edb6e5494591fac609c))
+* Catch runtime errors in the import of `TypeAliasType` from typing_extensions ([8497476](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/849747609553363a060fb14332dc75ead94b2c17))
+* EvalTask evaluation should only display experiment button once for ipython environments ([88d2656](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/88d265641fa6cfa83c4cc506fd36ab14269a555b))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* A comment for field `labels` in message `.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.PublisherModel` is changed ([67358fa](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/67358fa6a830eb842f6b52d09061af4a41b54af6))
+* Add latest_stats_count to get_feature in FeatureGroup. ([15bfb54](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/15bfb5453f8965bfe70629c43c8838f778fe85c1))
+
 ## [1.75.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/compare/v1.74.0...v1.75.0) (2024-12-17)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance_v1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/instance_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params_v1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/params_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction_v1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/predict/prediction_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance_v1beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/instance_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params_v1beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/params_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction_v1beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/predict/prediction_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/schema/trainingjob/definition_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform/version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform/version.py
index 8db1c03022..060ce877ec 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform/version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-__version__ = "1.75.0"
+__version__ = "1.76.0"
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1beta1/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
index d9f547019e..3c5d15d6b8 100644
--- a/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/aiplatform_v1beta1/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "1.75.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "1.76.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/pypi/_vertex_ai_placeholder/version.py b/pypi/_vertex_ai_placeholder/version.py
index f07dc7e22b..1f025bca8c 100644
--- a/pypi/_vertex_ai_placeholder/version.py
+++ b/pypi/_vertex_ai_placeholder/version.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-__version__ = "1.75.0"
+__version__ = "1.76.0"
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.json
index d0c71dbaaf..148ff86ac5 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-aiplatform",
-    "version": "1.75.0"
+    "version": "1.76.0"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {
diff --git a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.json b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.json
index 8575a92287..f1866ad67d 100644
--- a/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.json
+++ b/samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "language": "PYTHON",
     "name": "google-cloud-aiplatform",
-    "version": "1.75.0"
+    "version": "1.76.0"
   },
   "snippets": [
     {