diff --git a/java-core/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml b/java-core/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
index d26427e468..c849491055 100644
--- a/java-core/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
+++ b/java-core/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/github-script@v3.0.0
       with:
-        github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+        github-token: ${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}
         debug: true
         script: |
           // only approve PRs from release-please[bot]
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ jobs:
             repo: context.repo.repo,
             issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
             labels: ['kokoro:force-run', 'automerge']
-          });
\ No newline at end of file
+          });
diff --git a/java-core/synth.metadata b/java-core/synth.metadata
index cf1bd7c14e..8f7549ae53 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": "aa7442280e01bace376b089233320e0e98476fd6"
+        "sha": "59d079ea0f989f1ce1aeaf9bebbdc9e65c1825b1"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "80003a3de2d8a75f5b47cb2e77e018f7f0f776cc"
+        "sha": "916c10e8581804df2b48a0f0457d848f3faa582e"
       }
     }
   ],