diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index b0af59c6..94aeb30d 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 4e01c86b..3afada15 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-artifact-registry.git",
-        "sha": "c59df6f1d4b0e0eaccbe0807178aa2da662a1b93"
+        "sha": "4ea55eb210b3440dbe59ed878692738772e5ddf4"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "1f5e6bc8dc8e3661ee550905fc070e55e1b6cea1"
+        "sha": "082e1ca0863b13ada8594fe91845380765da5b70"
       }
     }
   ],