diff --git a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1d5007306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+on:
+  pull_request:
+name: samples
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 8
+      - name: Run checkstyle
+        run: mvn -P lint --quiet --batch-mode checkstyle:check
+        working-directory: samples/snippets
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 57ce0b11e2..d80f9ea77e 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-bigtable.git",
-        "sha": "37c38bd34405e0f4fc4b08f2a43f614bb869309e"
+        "sha": "f9bf950a91a9264d539c5a8ad22e74a7fa3dc722"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "f8823dec98277a9516f2fb6fae9f58b3a59a23e1"
+        "sha": "9602086c6c5b05db77950c7f7495a2a3868f3537"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     ".github/release-please.yml",
     ".github/trusted-contribution.yml",
     ".github/workflows/ci.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/samples.yaml",
     ".kokoro/build.bat",
     ".kokoro/build.sh",
     ".kokoro/coerce_logs.sh",
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@
     ".kokoro/nightly/java8-osx.cfg",
     ".kokoro/nightly/java8-win.cfg",
     ".kokoro/nightly/java8.cfg",
-    ".kokoro/nightly/samples.cfg",
     ".kokoro/populate-secrets.sh",
     ".kokoro/presubmit/clirr.cfg",
     ".kokoro/presubmit/common.cfg",
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     ".kokoro/presubmit/java8.cfg",
     ".kokoro/presubmit/linkage-monitor.cfg",
     ".kokoro/presubmit/lint.cfg",
-    ".kokoro/presubmit/samples.cfg",
     ".kokoro/release/bump_snapshot.cfg",
     ".kokoro/release/common.cfg",
     ".kokoro/release/common.sh",