diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 4c83da3e..af6322b0 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # For syntax help see:
 # https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
 
+# The @googleapis/cicd is the default owner for changes in this repo
 *                       @googleapis/yoshi-java @googleapis/cicd
+**/*.java               @googleapis/cicd
 
 # The java-samples-reviewers team is the default owner for samples changes
 samples/**/*.java       @googleapis/java-samples-reviewers
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index aa95ec7a..ea145e6d 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-artifact-registry.git",
-        "sha": "b0a19f0c2d43b0b765ca4c5cbf274329ef8e70d8"
+        "sha": "ebcaf92de1617a2897c8c68c00211b02d93485b1"
       }
     },
     {