diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ff2f5ec44f..86e26a2dd52 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.6.1"
+  ".": "2.6.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1013e4409b..301ddb631c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.2](https://github.com/google/adk-python/compare/v2.6.1...v2.6.2) (2026-08-03)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cli:** update gcloud command to use beta flag ([9630559](https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/9630559830da28a187ba75ef1c26c64780dd7987))
+
 ## [2.6.1](https://github.com/google/adk-python/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1) (2026-07-30)
 
 
diff --git a/src/google/adk/cli/cli_deploy.py b/src/google/adk/cli/cli_deploy.py
index 89c6d15b3af..f0d709a4f25 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/cli/cli_deploy.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/cli/cli_deploy.py
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ def to_cloud_run(
     # Build the command with extra gcloud args
     gcloud_cmd = [
         _GCLOUD_CMD,
+        'beta',
         'run',
         'deploy',
         service_name,
diff --git a/src/google/adk/version.py b/src/google/adk/version.py
index 65ccded0050..53bf68fe341 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/version.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # version: major.minor.patch
-__version__ = "2.6.1"
+__version__ = "2.6.2"
diff --git a/tests/unittests/cli/utils/test_cli_deploy_to_cloud_run.py b/tests/unittests/cli/utils/test_cli_deploy_to_cloud_run.py
index cf11b285e77..956f4240df9 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/cli/utils/test_cli_deploy_to_cloud_run.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/cli/utils/test_cli_deploy_to_cloud_run.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ def test_to_cloud_run_happy_path(
 
   expected_gcloud_command = [
       cli_deploy._GCLOUD_CMD,
+      "beta",
       "run",
       "deploy",
       "svc",