diff --git a/spanner/Gemfile.lock b/spanner/Gemfile.lock
index bf34bf7d2..8125cd0b1 100644
--- a/spanner/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/spanner/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    addressable (2.8.6)
-      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 6.0)
+    addressable (2.8.7)
+      public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 7.0)
     base64 (0.2.0)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.2.3)
+    bigdecimal (3.1.8)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
     declarative (0.0.20)
     diff-lcs (1.5.1)
-    faraday (2.9.0)
-      faraday-net_http (>= 2.0, < 3.2)
-    faraday-net_http (3.1.0)
-      net-http
-    faraday-retry (2.2.0)
+    faraday (2.12.2)
+      faraday-net_http (>= 2.0, < 3.5)
+      json
+      logger
+    faraday-net_http (3.4.0)
+      net-http (>= 0.5.0)
+    faraday-retry (2.2.1)
       faraday (~> 2.0)
-    gapic-common (0.21.1)
+    gapic-common (0.24.0)
       faraday (>= 1.9, < 3.a)
       faraday-retry (>= 1.0, < 3.a)
-      google-protobuf (~> 3.18)
-      googleapis-common-protos (>= 1.4.0, < 2.a)
-      googleapis-common-protos-types (>= 1.11.0, < 2.a)
-      googleauth (~> 1.9)
-      grpc (~> 1.59)
+      google-cloud-env (~> 2.2)
+      google-logging-utils (~> 0.1)
+      google-protobuf (>= 3.25, < 5.a)
+      googleapis-common-protos (~> 1.6)
+      googleapis-common-protos-types (~> 1.15)
+      googleauth (~> 1.12)
+      grpc (~> 1.66)
     google-apis-core (0.14.0)
       addressable (~> 2.5, >= 2.5.1)
       googleauth (~> 1.9)
@@ -31,59 +36,67 @@ GEM
       rexml
     google-apis-iam_v1 (0.54.0)
       google-apis-core (>= 0.14.0, < 2.a)
-    google-cloud-core (1.6.1)
+    google-cloud-core (1.7.1)
       google-cloud-env (>= 1.0, < 3.a)
       google-cloud-errors (~> 1.0)
-    google-cloud-env (2.1.1)
+    google-cloud-env (2.2.1)
       faraday (>= 1.0, < 3.a)
-    google-cloud-errors (1.3.1)
-    google-cloud-spanner (2.21.0)
+    google-cloud-errors (1.4.0)
+    google-cloud-spanner (2.24.0)
+      bigdecimal (~> 3.0)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       google-cloud-core (~> 1.5)
-      google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1 (~> 0.1)
-      google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1 (~> 0.1)
-      google-cloud-spanner-v1 (~> 0.2)
-    google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1 (0.17.1)
+      google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1 (>= 0.19.0, < 2.a)
+      google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1 (>= 0.16.0, < 2.a)
+      google-cloud-spanner-v1 (>= 0.27.0, < 2.a)
+    google-cloud-spanner-admin-database-v1 (1.2.1)
       gapic-common (>= 0.21.1, < 2.a)
       google-cloud-errors (~> 1.0)
       grpc-google-iam-v1 (~> 1.1)
-    google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1 (0.13.2)
+    google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1 (1.3.0)
       gapic-common (>= 0.21.1, < 2.a)
       google-cloud-errors (~> 1.0)
       grpc-google-iam-v1 (~> 1.1)
-    google-cloud-spanner-v1 (0.24.0)
+    google-cloud-spanner-v1 (1.3.0)
       gapic-common (>= 0.21.1, < 2.a)
       google-cloud-errors (~> 1.0)
-    google-protobuf (3.25.3)
-    googleapis-common-protos (1.5.0)
-      google-protobuf (~> 3.18)
+    google-logging-utils (0.1.0)
+    google-protobuf (4.29.1)
+      bigdecimal
+      rake (>= 13)
+    googleapis-common-protos (1.6.0)
+      google-protobuf (>= 3.18, < 5.a)
       googleapis-common-protos-types (~> 1.7)
       grpc (~> 1.41)
-    googleapis-common-protos-types (1.13.0)
-      google-protobuf (~> 3.18)
-    googleauth (1.11.0)
+    googleapis-common-protos-types (1.16.0)
+      google-protobuf (>= 3.18, < 5.a)
+    googleauth (1.12.0)
       faraday (>= 1.0, < 3.a)
-      google-cloud-env (~> 2.1)
+      google-cloud-env (~> 2.2)
+      google-logging-utils (~> 0.1)
       jwt (>= 1.4, < 3.0)
       multi_json (~> 1.11)
       os (>= 0.9, < 2.0)
       signet (>= 0.16, < 2.a)
-    grpc (1.62.0)
-      google-protobuf (~> 3.25)
+    grpc (1.68.1)
+      google-protobuf (>= 3.25, < 5.0)
       googleapis-common-protos-types (~> 1.0)
-    grpc-google-iam-v1 (1.7.0)
-      google-protobuf (~> 3.18)
+    grpc-google-iam-v1 (1.8.0)
+      google-protobuf (>= 3.18, < 5.a)
       googleapis-common-protos (~> 1.4)
       grpc (~> 1.41)
     httpclient (2.8.3)
-    jwt (2.8.0)
+    json (2.9.0)
+    jwt (2.9.3)
       base64
+    logger (1.6.2)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
-    net-http (0.4.1)
+    net-http (0.6.0)
       uri
     os (1.1.4)
-    public_suffix (5.0.4)
+    public_suffix (6.0.1)
+    rake (13.2.1)
     representable (3.2.0)
       declarative (< 0.1.0)
       trailblazer-option (>= 0.1.1, < 0.2.0)
@@ -112,7 +125,7 @@ GEM
       multi_json (~> 1.10)
     trailblazer-option (0.1.2)
     uber (0.1.0)
-    uri (0.13.0)
+    uri (1.0.2)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
diff --git a/spanner/spanner_create_backup_schedule_config.rb b/spanner/spanner_create_backup_schedule_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..388a401d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spanner/spanner_create_backup_schedule_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# [START spanner_create_backup_schedule_config]
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database"
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database/v1"
+
+##
+# This is a snippet for showcasing how to create a schedule for backups.
+#
+# @param project_id  [String] The ID of the Google Cloud project.
+# @param instance_id [String] The ID of the spanner instance.
+# @param database_id [String] The ID of the database.
+# @param backup_schedule_id [String] The ID of the backup schedule to be created.
+#
+def spanner_create_backup_schedule project_id:, instance_id:, database_id:, backup_schedule_id:
+  client = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database.database_admin project_id: project_id
+  database_name = "projects/#{project_id}/instances/#{instance_id}/databases/#{database_id}"
+
+  # For creating schedule for incremental backup use:
+  # backup_spec = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::IncrementalBackupSpec.new
+  backup_spec           = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::FullBackupSpec.new
+  retention_duration    = Google::Protobuf::Duration.new seconds: 3600 * 24
+  encryption_type       = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::CreateBackupEncryptionConfig::EncryptionType::USE_DATABASE_ENCRYPTION
+  encryption_config     = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::CreateBackupEncryptionConfig.new(
+    encryption_type: encryption_type
+  )
+  cron_spec             = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::CrontabSpec.new text: "30 12 * * *"
+  backup_schedule_spec  = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::BackupScheduleSpec.new(
+    cron_spec: cron_spec
+  )
+
+  backup_schedule = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::BackupSchedule.new(
+    full_backup_spec: backup_spec,
+    retention_duration: retention_duration,
+    spec: backup_schedule_spec,
+    encryption_config: encryption_config
+  )
+
+  request = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::CreateBackupScheduleRequest.new(
+    parent: database_name,
+    backup_schedule_id: backup_schedule_id,
+    backup_schedule: backup_schedule
+  )
+  created_backup_schedule = client.create_backup_schedule request
+  puts "Created backup schedule for #{created_backup_schedule.name}"
+end
+
+# [END spanner_create_backup_schedule_config]
diff --git a/spanner/spanner_delete_backup_schedule_config.rb b/spanner/spanner_delete_backup_schedule_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb8dc0395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spanner/spanner_delete_backup_schedule_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# [START spanner_delete_backup_schedule_config]
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database"
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database/v1"
+
+##
+# This is a snippet for showcasing how to delete a schedule for creating backups.
+#
+# @param project_id  [String] The ID of the Google Cloud project.
+# @param instance_id [String] The ID of the spanner instance.
+# @param database_id [String] The ID of the database.
+# @param backup_schedule_id [String] The ID of the backup schedule to be created.
+#
+def spanner_delete_backup_schedule project_id:, instance_id:, database_id:, backup_schedule_id:
+  client                = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database.database_admin project_id: project_id
+  backup_schedule_name  = "projects/#{project_id}/instances/#{instance_id}/databases/#{database_id}/backupSchedules/#{backup_schedule_id}"
+
+  request = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::DeleteBackupScheduleRequest.new name: backup_schedule_name
+
+  client.delete_backup_schedule request
+  puts "Deleted backup schedule for #{backup_schedule_name}"
+end
+
+# [END spanner_delete_backup_schedule_config]
diff --git a/spanner/spanner_get_backup_schedule_config.rb b/spanner/spanner_get_backup_schedule_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ab8e4e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spanner/spanner_get_backup_schedule_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# [START spanner_get_backup_schedule_config]
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database"
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database/v1"
+
+##
+# This is a snippet for showcasing how to get a backup creation schedule.
+#
+# @param project_id  [String] The ID of the Google Cloud project.
+# @param instance_id [String] The ID of the spanner instance.
+# @param database_id [String] The ID of the database.
+# @param backup_schedule_id [String] The ID of the backup schedule to be created.
+#
+def spanner_get_backup_schedule project_id:, instance_id:, database_id:, backup_schedule_id:
+  client                = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database.database_admin project_id: project_id
+  backup_schedule_name  = "projects/#{project_id}/instances/#{instance_id}/databases/#{database_id}/backupSchedules/#{backup_schedule_id}"
+
+  request = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::GetBackupScheduleRequest.new name: backup_schedule_name
+
+  backup_schedule = client.get_backup_schedule request
+  puts "Backup schedule: #{backup_schedule.name}"
+end
+
+# [END spanner_get_backup_schedule_config]
diff --git a/spanner/spanner_list_backup_schedules_config.rb b/spanner/spanner_list_backup_schedules_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3db199c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spanner/spanner_list_backup_schedules_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# [START spanner_list_backup_schedules_config]
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database"
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database/v1"
+
+##
+# This is a snippet for showcasing how to get list of schedules for creating backups of a database.
+#
+# @param project_id  [String] The ID of the Google Cloud project.
+# @param instance_id [String] The ID of the spanner instance.
+# @param database_id [String] The ID of the database.
+#
+def spanner_list_backup_schedules project_id:, instance_id:, database_id:
+  client        = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database.database_admin project_id: project_id
+  database_name = "projects/#{project_id}/instances/#{instance_id}/databases/#{database_id}"
+
+  request = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::ListBackupSchedulesRequest.new parent: database_name
+
+  backup_schedules_list = client.list_backup_schedules request
+
+  puts "Backup schedules list for #{database_name}"
+  backup_schedules_list.each { |backup_schedule| puts backup_schedule.name }
+end
+
+# [END spanner_list_backup_schedules_config]
diff --git a/spanner/spanner_update_backup_schedule_config.rb b/spanner/spanner_update_backup_schedule_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84e7d3525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spanner/spanner_update_backup_schedule_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# [START spanner_update_backup_schedule_config]
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database"
+require "google/cloud/spanner/admin/database/v1"
+
+##
+# This is a snippet for showcasing how to create a schedule for backups.
+#
+# @param project_id  [String] The ID of the Google Cloud project.
+# @param instance_id [String] The ID of the spanner instance.
+# @param database_id [String] The ID of the database.
+# @param backup_schedule_id [String] The ID of the backup schedule to be created.
+#
+def spanner_update_backup_schedule project_id:, instance_id:, database_id:, backup_schedule_id:
+  client                = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database.database_admin project_id: project_id
+  backup_schedule_name  = "projects/#{project_id}/instances/#{instance_id}/databases/#{database_id}/backupSchedules/#{backup_schedule_id}"
+  retention_duration    = Google::Protobuf::Duration.new seconds: 3600 * 24
+  encryption_type       = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::CreateBackupEncryptionConfig::EncryptionType::GOOGLE_DEFAULT_ENCRYPTION
+  encryption_config     = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::CreateBackupEncryptionConfig.new encryption_type: encryption_type
+  cron_spec             = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::CrontabSpec.new text: "45 10 * * *"
+  backup_schedule_spec  = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::BackupScheduleSpec.new cron_spec: cron_spec
+
+  backup_schedule = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::BackupSchedule.new(
+    name: backup_schedule_name,
+    retention_duration: retention_duration,
+    spec: backup_schedule_spec,
+    encryption_config: encryption_config
+  )
+  field_mask = Google::Protobuf::FieldMask.new paths: ["retention_duration", "spec.cron_spec.text", "encryption_config"]
+
+  request = Google::Cloud::Spanner::Admin::Database::V1::UpdateBackupScheduleRequest.new(
+    backup_schedule: backup_schedule,
+    update_mask: field_mask
+  )
+
+  updated_backup_schedule = client.update_backup_schedule request
+  puts "Updated backup schedule for #{updated_backup_schedule.name}"
+end
+
+# [END spanner_update_backup_schedule_config]
diff --git a/spanner/spec/spanner_backup_schedule_spec.rb b/spanner/spec/spanner_backup_schedule_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22ca8f931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spanner/spec/spanner_backup_schedule_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+require_relative "./spec_helper"
+require_relative "../spanner_create_backup_schedule_config"
+require_relative "../spanner_delete_backup_schedule_config"
+require_relative "../spanner_get_backup_schedule_config"
+require_relative "../spanner_list_backup_schedules_config"
+require_relative "../spanner_update_backup_schedule_config"
+
+describe "Spanner schedule for backups:" do
+  example "Create backup schedule" do
+    capture do
+      spanner_create_backup_schedule project_id: @project_id, instance_id: @instance_id, database_id: @database_id, backup_schedule_id: @backup_schedule_id
+    end
+    expect(captured_output).to include "projects/#{@project_id}/instances/#{@instance_id}/databases/#{@database_id}/backupSchedules/#{@backup_schedule_id}"
+  end
+
+  example "Get backup schedule" do
+    capture do
+      spanner_get_backup_schedule project_id: @project_id, instance_id: @instance_id, database_id: @database_id, backup_schedule_id: @backup_schedule_id
+    end
+    expect(captured_output).to include "projects/#{@project_id}/instances/#{@instance_id}/databases/#{@database_id}/backupSchedules/#{@backup_schedule_id}"
+  end
+
+  example "List backup schedules" do
+    capture do
+      spanner_list_backup_schedules project_id: @project_id, instance_id: @instance_id, database_id: @database_id
+    end
+    expect(captured_output).to include "projects/#{@project_id}/instances/#{@instance_id}/databases/#{@database_id}"
+  end
+
+  example "Update backup schedules" do
+    capture do
+      spanner_update_backup_schedule project_id: @project_id, instance_id: @instance_id, database_id: @database_id, backup_schedule_id: @backup_schedule_id
+    end
+    expect(captured_output).to include "projects/#{@project_id}/instances/#{@instance_id}/databases/#{@database_id}/backupSchedules/#{@backup_schedule_id}"
+  end
+
+  example "Delete backup schedule" do
+    capture do
+      spanner_delete_backup_schedule project_id: @project_id, instance_id: @instance_id, database_id: @database_id, backup_schedule_id: @backup_schedule_id
+    end
+    expect(captured_output).to include "projects/#{@project_id}/instances/#{@instance_id}/databases/#{@database_id}/backupSchedules/#{@backup_schedule_id}"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb
index ea5290ad7..ea326b5e7 100644
--- a/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spanner/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     @database_id          = "test_db_#{seed}"
     @backup_id            = "test_bu_#{seed}"
     @copied_backup_id     = "test_cbu_#{seed}"
+    @backup_schedule_id   = "test_schedule_#{seed}"
     @restored_database_id = "restored_db_#{seed}"
     @spanner              = Google::Cloud::Spanner.new project: @project_id
     @instance             = @spanner.instance @instance_id
@@ -270,4 +271,4 @@ def with_retry retries: 5
     end
     raise
   end
-end
+end
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