diff --git a/.github/blunderbuss.yml b/.github/blunderbuss.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a23ea42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/blunderbuss.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Configuration for the Blunderbuss GitHub app. For more info see
+# https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/tree/master/packages/blunderbuss
+assign_prs_by:
+- labels:
+  - samples
+  to:
+  - googleapis/java-samples-reviewers
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
index e2d841d6..7513acae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'googleapis' && github.head_ref == 'autosynth-readme'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v3.0.0
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v3
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
index bc1554ae..2b6cdbc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: contains(github.head_ref, 'release-v')
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/github-script@v3.0.0
+    - uses: actions/github-script@v3
       with:
         github-token: ${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}
         debug: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yaml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yaml
index d4d367cf..6844407b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 11
       - run: "mvn com.coveo:fmt-maven-plugin:format"
-      - uses: googleapis/code-suggester@v1.8.0
+      - uses: googleapis/code-suggester@v1
         with:
           command: review
           pull_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
diff --git a/.kokoro/common.sh b/.kokoro/common.sh
index a8d0ea04..ace89f45 100644
--- a/.kokoro/common.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/common.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ function retry_with_backoff {
     
     # allow a failures to continue
     set +e
-    echo "${command}"
     ${command}
     exit_code=$?
 
diff --git a/.kokoro/readme.sh b/.kokoro/readme.sh
index 0e6b763d..5081ac80 100755
--- a/.kokoro/readme.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/readme.sh
@@ -28,9 +28,18 @@ echo "https://${GITHUB_TOKEN}:@github.com" >> ~/.git-credentials
 git config --global credential.helper 'store --file ~/.git-credentials'
 
 python3.6 -m pip install git+https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git#egg=gcp-synthtool
+
+set +e
 python3.6 -m autosynth.synth \
     --repository=googleapis/java-iam \
     --synth-file-name=.github/readme/synth.py \
     --metadata-path=.github/readme/synth.metadata \
     --pr-title="chore: regenerate README" \
-    --branch-suffix="readme"
\ No newline at end of file
+    --branch-suffix="readme"
+
+# autosynth returns 28 to signal there are no changes
+RETURN_CODE=$?
+if [[ ${RETURN_CODE} -ne 0 && ${RETURN_CODE} -ne 28 ]]
+then
+    exit ${RETURN_CODE}
+fi
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
index 753ac94e..1233798e 100644
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ env_vars: {
 
 env_vars: {
   key: "STAGING_BUCKET_V2"
-  value: "docs-staging-v2-staging"
+  value: "docs-staging-v2"
   # Production will be at: docs-staging-v2
 }
 
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
index 3c482cbc..16126d2e 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
@@ -20,19 +20,22 @@ python3 -m pip install gcp-releasetool
 python3 -m releasetool publish-reporter-script > /tmp/publisher-script; source /tmp/publisher-script
 
 source $(dirname "$0")/common.sh
+source $(dirname "$0")/../common.sh
 MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE=$(realpath $(dirname "$0")/../../)/settings.xml
 pushd $(dirname "$0")/../../
 
 setup_environment_secrets
 create_settings_xml_file "settings.xml"
 
-mvn clean install deploy -B \
-  --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
-  -DskipTests=true \
-  -DperformRelease=true \
-  -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
-  -Dgpg.passphrase=${GPG_PASSPHRASE} \
-  -Dgpg.homedir=${GPG_HOMEDIR}
+# attempt to stage 3 times with exponential backoff (starting with 10 seconds)
+retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
+  mvn clean install deploy -B \
+    --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
+    -DskipTests=true \
+    -DperformRelease=true \
+    -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
+    -Dgpg.passphrase=${GPG_PASSPHRASE} \
+    -Dgpg.homedir=${GPG_HOMEDIR}
 
 if [[ -n "${AUTORELEASE_PR}" ]]
 then
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c4d1ab1..fb962db9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [1.0.4](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iam/compare/v1.0.3...v1.0.4) (2020-12-02)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v0.16.0 ([#68](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iam/issues/68)) ([c8cd19f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iam/commit/c8cd19fa85ebd148b681d354b4807d042ba5308e))
+
 ### [1.0.3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iam/compare/v1.0.2...v1.0.3) (2020-11-02)
 
 
diff --git a/grpc-google-iam-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-iam-v1/pom.xml
index 4568a6a8..229dc775 100644
--- a/grpc-google-iam-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-iam-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-iam-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.0.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-iam-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-iam-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-iam-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
+    <version>1.0.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 517c1909..f1552884 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-iam-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.0.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
   <name>Google IAM Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-iam</url>
   <description>
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>0.14.1</version>
+        <version>0.16.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-iam-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.0.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-iam-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-iam-v1/pom.xml
index 04cd767b..9728bf18 100644
--- a/proto-google-iam-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-iam-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-iam-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.0.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-iam-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-iam-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-iam-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
+    <version>1.0.4</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-iam-v1:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index b275ff57..173d2323 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-iam.git",
-        "sha": "4ff267fd385d5a70cfe5da42509fb013f4bfde8b"
+        "sha": "f600b0ed32d65c4e4aa3d83ac0602050fdfbcfd3"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "b19b401571e77192f8dd38eab5fb2300a0de9324"
+        "sha": "943bb78606d035001123030067dffcc34f4645f2"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md",
     ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md",
     ".github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md",
+    ".github/blunderbuss.yml",
     ".github/generated-files-bot.yml",
     ".github/readme/synth.py",
     ".github/release-please.yml",
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index de46568c..57d9dab1 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-proto-google-iam-v1:1.0.3:1.0.3
+proto-google-iam-v1:1.0.4:1.0.4