diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-tasks/README.md b/packages/google-cloud-tasks/README.md
index dd9c27942d8..12cf1545ec8 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-tasks/README.md
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-tasks/README.md
@@ -64,44 +64,46 @@ const {CloudTasksClient} = require('@google-cloud/tasks');
 // Instantiates a client.
 const client = new CloudTasksClient();
 
-// TODO(developer): Uncomment these lines and replace with your values.
-// const project = 'my-project-id';
-// const queue = 'my-appengine-queue';
-// const location = 'us-central1';
-// const payload = 'hello';
-
-// Construct the fully qualified queue name.
-const parent = client.queuePath(project, location, queue);
-
-const task = {
-  appEngineHttpRequest: {
-    httpMethod: 'POST',
-    relativeUri: '/log_payload',
-  },
-};
-
-if (payload) {
-  task.appEngineHttpRequest.body = Buffer.from(payload).toString('base64');
-}
-
-if (inSeconds) {
-  task.scheduleTime = {
-    seconds: inSeconds + Date.now() / 1000,
+async function quickstart() {
+  // TODO(developer): Uncomment these lines and replace with your values.
+  // const project = 'my-project-id';
+  // const queue = 'my-appengine-queue';
+  // const location = 'us-central1';
+  // const payload = 'hello';
+
+  // Construct the fully qualified queue name.
+  const parent = client.queuePath(project, location, queue);
+
+  const task = {
+    appEngineHttpRequest: {
+      httpMethod: 'POST',
+      relativeUri: '/log_payload',
+    },
   };
-}
 
-const request = {
-  parent: parent,
-  task: task,
-};
+  if (payload) {
+    task.appEngineHttpRequest.body = Buffer.from(payload).toString('base64');
+  }
 
-console.log('Sending task:');
-console.log(task);
-// Send create task request.
-const [response] = await client.createTask(request);
-const name = response.name;
-console.log(`Created task ${name}`);
+  if (inSeconds) {
+    task.scheduleTime = {
+      seconds: inSeconds + Date.now() / 1000,
+    };
+  }
 
+  const request = {
+    parent: parent,
+    task: task,
+  };
+
+  console.log('Sending task:');
+  console.log(task);
+  // Send create task request.
+  const [response] = await client.createTask(request);
+  const name = response.name;
+  console.log(`Created task ${name}`);
+}
+quickstart();
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-tasks/synth.metadata b/packages/google-cloud-tasks/synth.metadata
index 9462024eaf2..7ef7855828d 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-tasks/synth.metadata
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-tasks/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-tasks.git",
-        "sha": "d0ecb6f6a9faf56c6e20145650bf35a545781f0b"
+        "sha": "a6b037d55fe90eb24424cd5a68390161d74cffe0"
       }
     },
     {