diff --git a/java-workflows/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/java-workflows/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 98a472e132d6..def8b3a2c84d 100644
--- a/java-workflows/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/java-workflows/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -55,17 +55,10 @@ jobs:
         java-version: 8
     - run: java -version
     - name: Install artifacts to local Maven repository
-      run: |
-        source .kokoro/common.sh
-        retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
-            mvn install -B -V \
-                -Dmaven.test.skip -DskipTests=true \
-                -Dclirr.skip=true \
-                -Denforcer.skip=true \
-                -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true \
-                -Dgcloud.download.skip=true
+      run: .kokoro/build.sh
       shell: bash
-    - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/linkage-monitor@v1-linkagemonitor
+    - name: Validate any conflicts with regard to com.google.cloud:libraries-bom (latest release)
+      uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/linkage-monitor@v1-linkagemonitor
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/java-workflows/synth.metadata b/java-workflows/synth.metadata
index 0ba00a7e658d..1305f5caea8b 100644
--- a/java-workflows/synth.metadata
+++ b/java-workflows/synth.metadata
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "2414b817065726eae0bc525346c7e874f969369d"
+        "sha": "f327d3b657a63ae4a8efd7f011a15eacae36b59c"
       }
     }
   ],