diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
index d26427e46..c84949105 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/github-script@v3.0.0
       with:
-        github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        github-token: ${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}
         debug: true
         script: |
           // only approve PRs from release-please[bot]
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ jobs:
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
             labels: ['kokoro:force-run', 'automerge']
-          });
\ No newline at end of file
+          });
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index c314b7f94..8903d3c0f 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigquery.git",
-        "sha": "4c29f7a92933d3e03247802a6e967ce7fac5fa3d"
+        "sha": "84d6632dbbdb9ccaf4afba545ec94a1156a989a2"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "80003a3de2d8a75f5b47cb2e77e018f7f0f776cc"
+        "sha": "916c10e8581804df2b48a0f0457d848f3faa582e"
       }
     }
   ],