diff --git a/.repo-metadata.json b/.repo-metadata.json
index 1305be96f..7ca892467 100644
--- a/.repo-metadata.json
+++ b/.repo-metadata.json
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
   "distribution_name": "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery",
   "codeowner_team": "@googleapis/api-bigquery",
   "api_id": "bigquery.googleapis.com",
+  "library_type": "REST",
   "requires_billing": true
 }