diff --git a/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata b/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
index 3bd5091d..5f9df992 100644
--- a/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
+++ b/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-container.git",
-        "sha": "fe779ca632474a60ed43980b86ffb5a2d33f1fb4"
+        "sha": "263b240bb6cad0bcb99e5c30e045c71b31f6d9ee"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c85a3552..e5789911 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-container</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.0</version>
+  <version>1.2.1</version>
 </dependency>
 
 ```