diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index a6b31eee7..75aab9b16 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
     -Dgcloud.download.skip=true \
     -T 1C
 
-# if GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDIENTIALS is specified as a relative path prepend Kokoro root directory onto it
+# if GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS is specified as a relative path, prepend Kokoro root directory onto it
 if [[ ! -z "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS}" && "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS}" != /* ]]; then
     export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=$(realpath ${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS})
 fi
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 85a332b2c..d7944bda6 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client.git",
-        "sha": "f1017c9df6925a7c204c31b02544032937f0b101"
+        "sha": "6456d8eb508d078b5c4ff356498bc6b0aeaed379"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "5b0e1592dd7d70b485e157ea4b3eb1704ecbd015"
+        "sha": "082e1ca0863b13ada8594fe91845380765da5b70"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     ".github/readme/synth.py",
     ".github/release-please.yml",
     ".github/snippet-bot.yml",
+    ".github/sync-repo-settings.yaml",
     ".github/trusted-contribution.yml",
     ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
     ".github/workflows/auto-release.yaml",