diff --git a/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh b/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh
index 098168a7..1f55b770 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ grep SNAPSHOT versions.txt
 setup_environment_secrets
 create_settings_xml_file "settings.xml"
 
-mvn clean install deploy -B \
+mvn clean deploy -B \
   --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
   -DperformRelease=true \
   -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
index 16126d2e..8a103384 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ create_settings_xml_file "settings.xml"
 
 # attempt to stage 3 times with exponential backoff (starting with 10 seconds)
 retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
-  mvn clean install deploy -B \
+  mvn clean deploy -B \
     --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
     -DskipTests=true \
     -DperformRelease=true \
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index c9757154..5fb6b291 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-pubsublite-spark.git",
-        "sha": "27bfdd3e28d05bd1adca36e9857d4b86e6a4ff33"
+        "sha": "cd09de897da979317c1f3ea3dd90d2d158027f3d"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "5b0e1592dd7d70b485e157ea4b3eb1704ecbd015"
+        "sha": "8285c2b4cdbc3771d031ad91e1c4ec9e55fff45d"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     ".github/readme/synth.py",
     ".github/release-please.yml",
     ".github/snippet-bot.yml",
+    ".github/sync-repo-settings.yaml",
     ".github/trusted-contribution.yml",
     ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
     ".github/workflows/auto-release.yaml",