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We have configured a multi-regional instance for CMMR sample tests, so
we can unskip the tests now.

…to v6.11.1 (#1354)

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Use a dummy emulator-project when no default project is set for the environment
and the SPANNER_EMULATOR_HOST environment variable has been set.

Replaces #1345

* chore: add dependencyDasardLabels to renovate.json

Source-Author: Neenu Shaji <[email protected]>
Source-Date: Wed Jul 14 18:18:28 2021 -0400
Source-Repo: googleapis/synthtool
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* build(java): use ENABLE_FLAKYBOT env variable

Kokoro job config now supports both environment variables during this migration period.

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Allow users to read and write to Cloud Spanner databases using the JSON type through the client libraries.

Integration tests here: zoercai#1

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## [6.12.0](https://www..com/googleapis/java-spanner/compare/v6.11.1...v6.12.0) (2021-08-24)


### Features

* add support for JSON data type ([#872](https://www..com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/872)) ([d7ff940](https://www..com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/d7ff9409e974602dc9b18f82d6dbd11d96c956bf))
* use dummy emulator-project when no project is set ([#1363](https://www..com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/1363)) ([673855e](https://www..com/googleapis/java-spanner/commit/673855eea8c244457ad4c8ac5abe3ad3a0a0cdde)), closes [#1345](https://www..com/googleapis/java-spanner/issues/1345)
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