diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3a61edf9869..0e57b441156 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "handwritten/logging-winston": "6.0.1",
   "handwritten/pubsub": "5.3.0",
   "handwritten/spanner": "8.6.0",
-  "handwritten/storage": "7.19.0",
+  "handwritten/storage": "7.20.0",
   "packages/gapic-node-processing": "0.1.7",
   "packages/google-ads-admanager": "0.5.0",
   "packages/google-ads-datamanager": "0.2.0",
diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index efccf734045..7430e3988e3 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 {
   "repository": "googleapis/google-cloud-node",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "changes": [
+        {
+          "type": "feat",
+          "sha": "113d05c3bf068487bd81a7d4dbb4510f89142618",
+          "message": "Implement robust path validation and structured skip reporting",
+          "issues": [
+            "7546"
+          ],
+          "scope": "storage"
+        }
+      ],
+      "version": "7.20.0",
+      "language": "JAVASCRIPT",
+      "artifactName": "@google-cloud/storage",
+      "id": "f98217ac-cd46-488a-9717-942e846bc03e",
+      "createTime": "2026-04-03T02:13:09.568Z"
+    },
     {
       "changes": [
         {
@@ -69375,5 +69393,5 @@
       "createTime": "2023-01-28T04:18:24.718Z"
     }
   ],
-  "updateTime": "2026-03-25T19:27:43.346Z"
+  "updateTime": "2026-04-03T02:13:09.568Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md b/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
index e6b755e5812..7670f73133c 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/handwritten/storage/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google-cloud/storage?activeTab=versions
 
+## [7.20.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/compare/storage-v7.19.0...storage-v7.20.0) (2026-04-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **storage:** Implement robust path validation and structured skip reporting ([#7546](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues/7546)) ([113d05c](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/commit/113d05c3bf068487bd81a7d4dbb4510f89142618))
+
 ## [7.19.0](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-storage/compare/v7.18.0...v7.19.0) (2026-02-05)
 
 
diff --git a/handwritten/storage/package.json b/handwritten/storage/package.json
index d796e736dbc..2c5d4b7da45 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/package.json
+++ b/handwritten/storage/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@google-cloud/storage",
   "description": "Cloud Storage Client Library for Node.js",
-  "version": "7.19.0",
+  "version": "7.20.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Google Inc.",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/handwritten/storage/src/transfer-manager.ts b/handwritten/storage/src/transfer-manager.ts
index 556056b9ad6..8b7ed4b449f 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/src/transfer-manager.ts
+++ b/handwritten/storage/src/transfer-manager.ts
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ export class TransferManager {
     let files: File[] = [];
 
     const baseDestination = path.resolve(
-      options.passthroughOptions?.destination || '.'
+      options.passthroughOptions?.destination || '.',
     );
 
     if (!Array.isArray(filesOrFolder)) {
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ export class TransferManager {
             await fsp.mkdir(path.dirname(destination), {recursive: true});
 
             const resp = (await file.download(
-              passThroughOptionsCopy
+              passThroughOptionsCopy,
             )) as DownloadResponseWithStatus;
 
             finalResults[i] = {
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ export class TransferManager {
             errorResp.error = err as Error;
             finalResults[i] = errorResp;
           }
-        })
+        }),
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/handwritten/storage/system-test/storage.ts b/handwritten/storage/system-test/storage.ts
index 3edee247249..1ced0ef8308 100644
--- a/handwritten/storage/system-test/storage.ts
+++ b/handwritten/storage/system-test/storage.ts
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ describe('storage', function () {
             });
 
             await new Promise(res =>
-              setTimeout(res, BUCKET_METADATA_UPDATE_WAIT_TIME)
+              setTimeout(res, BUCKET_METADATA_UPDATE_WAIT_TIME),
             );
 
             const encryptionKey = crypto.randomBytes(32);
@@ -3019,7 +3019,7 @@ describe('storage', function () {
                 assert.strictEqual(err.code, 412);
                 assert.ok(err.message.includes(failureMessage));
                 return true;
-              }
+              },
             );
           });
 
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ describe('storage', function () {
             });
 
             await new Promise(res =>
-              setTimeout(res, BUCKET_METADATA_UPDATE_WAIT_TIME)
+              setTimeout(res, BUCKET_METADATA_UPDATE_WAIT_TIME),
             );
 
             await bucket.setMetadata({
@@ -3059,19 +3059,19 @@ describe('storage', function () {
             });
 
             await new Promise(res =>
-              setTimeout(res, BUCKET_METADATA_UPDATE_WAIT_TIME)
+              setTimeout(res, BUCKET_METADATA_UPDATE_WAIT_TIME),
             );
 
             const [metadata] = await bucket.getMetadata();
             assert.strictEqual(
               metadata.encryption?.defaultKmsKeyName,
-              kmsKeyName
+              kmsKeyName,
             );
 
             assert.strictEqual(
               metadata.encryption?.googleManagedEncryptionEnforcementConfig
                 ?.restrictionMode,
-              'FullyRestricted'
+              'FullyRestricted',
             );
           });
         });