diff --git a/java-core/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg b/java-core/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
index 5f7b2f60b8..2e6ba5d44e 100644
--- a/java-core/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
+++ b/java-core/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ before_action {
     }
   }
 }
+
+# Downloads docfx doclet resource. This will be in ${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/<doclet name>
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/docfx"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java-core/synth.metadata b/java-core/synth.metadata
index d05cb69a3a..cb28668e33 100644
--- a/java-core/synth.metadata
+++ b/java-core/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-core.git",
-        "sha": "1890399290149b8ccbe83f759513e55837742049"
+        "sha": "0f2eadd32020b546e71332bf4009e4c9195ee72a"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "6133907dbb3ddab204a17a15d5c53ec0aae9b033"
+        "sha": "3816b080296d4d52975079fd26c110dd26ba25af"
       }
     }
   ],