diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0e2b5062de..3ff48aa285 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/moby/moby/v2
 go 1.24.0
 
 require (
-	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.7.0
+	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.8.0
 	cloud.google.com/go/logging v1.12.0
 	code.cloudfoundry.org/clock v1.37.0
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ebd26bde49..f480a6af7f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.9.3 h1:VOEUIAADkkLtyfr3BLa3R8Ed/j6w1jTBmARx+wb5w5U=
 cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.9.3/go.mod h1:7z6VY+7h3KUdRov5F1i8NDP5ZzWKYmEPO842BgCsmTk=
 cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.4 h1:0GWE/FUsXhf6C+jAkWgYm7X9tK8cuEIfy19DBn6B6bY=
 cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.4/go.mod h1:jC/jOpwFP6JBxhB3P5Rr0a9HLMC/Pe3eaL4NmdvqPtc=
-cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.7.0 h1:PBWF+iiAerVNe8UCHxdOt6eHLVc3ydFeOCw78U8ytSU=
-cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.7.0/go.mod h1:j5MvL9PprKL39t166CoB1uVHfQMs4tFQZZcKwksXUjo=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.8.0 h1:HxMRIbao8w17ZX6wBnjhcDkW6lTFpgcaobyVfZWqRLA=
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.8.0/go.mod h1:sYOGTp851OV9bOFJ9CH7elVvyzopvWQFNNghtDQ/Biw=
 cloud.google.com/go/iam v1.2.1 h1:QFct02HRb7H12J/3utj0qf5tobFh9V4vR6h9eX5EBRU=
 cloud.google.com/go/iam v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3VUIJDPpwT6p/amXRC5GY8fCCh70lxPygguVtI0Z4/g=
 cloud.google.com/go/logging v1.12.0 h1:ex1igYcGFd4S/RZWOCU51StlIEuey5bjqwH9ZYjHibk=
diff --git a/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/CHANGES.md b/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/CHANGES.md
index 1f848ce0b3..a2a643ef74 100644
--- a/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/CHANGES.md
+++ b/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/compare/compute/metadata/v0.7.0...compute/metadata/v0.8.0) (2025-08-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **compute/metadata:** Add Options.UseDefaultClient ([#12657](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues/12657)) ([1a88209](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/commit/1a8820900f20e038291c4bb2c5284a449196e81f)), refs [#11078](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/issues/11078)
+
 ## [0.7.0](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/compare/compute/metadata/v0.6.0...compute/metadata/v0.7.0) (2025-05-13)
 
 
diff --git a/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/metadata.go b/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/metadata.go
index 322be8032d..6873ad8d1a 100644
--- a/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/vendor/cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -357,26 +357,52 @@ type Client struct {
 // Options for configuring a [Client].
 type Options struct {
 	// Client is the HTTP client used to make requests. Optional.
+	// If UseDefaultClient is true, this field is ignored.
+	// If this field is nil, a new default http.Client will be created.
 	Client *http.Client
 	// Logger is used to log information about HTTP request and responses.
 	// If not provided, nothing will be logged. Optional.
 	Logger *slog.Logger
+	// UseDefaultClient specifies that the client should use the same default
+	// internal http.Client that is used in functions such as GetWithContext.
+	// This is useful for sharing a single TCP connection pool across requests.
+	// The difference vs GetWithContext is the ability to use this struct
+	// to provide a custom logger. If this field is true, the Client
+	// field is ignored.
+	UseDefaultClient bool
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a Client that can be used to fetch metadata.
 // Returns the client that uses the specified http.Client for HTTP requests.
-// If nil is specified, returns the default client.
+// If nil is specified, returns the default internal Client that is
+// also used in functions such as GetWithContext. This is useful for sharing
+// a single TCP connection pool across requests.
 func NewClient(c *http.Client) *Client {
-	return NewWithOptions(&Options{
-		Client: c,
-	})
+	if c == nil {
+		// Preserve original behavior for nil argument.
+		return defaultClient
+	}
+	// Return a new client with a no-op logger for backward compatibility.
+	return &Client{hc: c, logger: slog.New(noOpHandler{})}
 }
 
 // NewWithOptions returns a Client that is configured with the provided Options.
 func NewWithOptions(opts *Options) *Client {
+	// Preserve original behavior for nil opts.
 	if opts == nil {
 		return defaultClient
 	}
+
+	// Handle explicit request for the internal default http.Client.
+	if opts.UseDefaultClient {
+		logger := opts.Logger
+		if logger == nil {
+			logger = slog.New(noOpHandler{})
+		}
+		return &Client{hc: defaultClient.hc, logger: logger}
+	}
+
+	// Handle isolated client creation.
 	client := opts.Client
 	if client == nil {
 		client = newDefaultHTTPClient()
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 70906aa9fa..0cf994b330 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ cloud.google.com/go/auth/internal/transport/cert
 # cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.4
 ## explicit; go 1.20
 cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt
-# cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.7.0
+# cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.8.0
 ## explicit; go 1.23.0
 cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata
 # cloud.google.com/go/logging v1.12.0