diff --git a/compute/v0.alpha/compute-gen.go b/compute/v0.alpha/compute-gen.go
index 52ecd445449..739dc4c45ab 100644
--- a/compute/v0.alpha/compute-gen.go
+++ b/compute/v0.alpha/compute-gen.go
@@ -26656,7 +26656,7 @@ type MetadataItems struct {
 	// only have meaning as interpreted by the image running in the
 	// instance. The only restriction placed on values is that their size
 	// must be less than or equal to 262144 bytes (256 KiB).
-	Value string `json:"value,omitempty"`
+	Value *string `json:"value,omitempty"`
 
 	// ForceSendFields is a list of field names (e.g. "Key") to
 	// unconditionally include in API requests. By default, fields with
diff --git a/google-api-go-generator/gen.go b/google-api-go-generator/gen.go
index 8844f3fa125..0e3058c64da 100644
--- a/google-api-go-generator/gen.go
+++ b/google-api-go-generator/gen.go
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ var pointerFields = []fieldName{
 	{api: "cloudmonitoring:v2beta2", schema: "Point", field: "Int64Value"},
 	{api: "cloudmonitoring:v2beta2", schema: "Point", field: "StringValue"},
 	{api: "compute:alpha", schema: "ExternalVpnGateway", field: "Id"},
+	{api: "compute:alpha", schema: "MetadataItems", field: "Value"},
 	{api: "compute:alpha", schema: "Scheduling", field: "AutomaticRestart"},
 	{api: "compute:beta", schema: "ExternalVpnGateway", field: "Id"},
 	{api: "compute:beta", schema: "MetadataItems", field: "Value"},