diff --git a/.github/readme/synth.py b/.github/readme/synth.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b48cc28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/readme/synth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""This script is used to synthesize generated the README for this library."""
+
+from synthtool.languages import java
+
+java.custom_templates(["java_library/README.md"])
diff --git a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bddd18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+# Whether or not rebase-merging is enabled on this repository.
+# Defaults to `true`
+rebaseMergeAllowed: false
+
+# Whether or not squash-merging is enabled on this repository.
+# Defaults to `true`
+squashMergeAllowed: true
+
+# Whether or not PRs are merged with a merge commit on this repository.
+# Defaults to `false`
+mergeCommitAllowed: false
+
+# Rules for master branch protection
+branchProtectionRules:
+# Identifies the protection rule pattern. Name of the branch to be protected.
+# Defaults to `master`
+- pattern: master
+  # Can admins overwrite branch protection.
+  # Defaults to `true`
+  isAdminEnforced: true
+  # Number of approving reviews required to update matching branches.
+  # Defaults to `1`
+  requiredApprovingReviewCount: 1
+  # Are reviews from code owners required to update matching branches.
+  # Defaults to `false`
+  requiresCodeOwnerReviews: true
+  # Require up to date branches
+  requiresStrictStatusChecks: false
+  # List of required status check contexts that must pass for commits to be accepted to matching branches.
+  requiredStatusCheckContexts:
+    - "dependencies (8)"
+    - "dependencies (11)"
+    - "linkage-monitor"
+    - "lint"
+    - "clirr"
+    - "units (7)"
+    - "units (8)"
+    - "units (11)"
+    - "Kokoro - Test: Integration"
+    - "cla/google"
+# List of explicit permissions to add (additive only)
+permissionRules:
+- team: yoshi-admins
+  permission: admin
+- team: yoshi-java-admins
+  permission: admin
+- team: yoshi-java
+  permission: push
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
index d26427e4..bc1554ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ name: auto-release
 jobs:
   approve:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: contains(github.head_ref, 'release-v')
     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]
@@ -20,6 +21,24 @@ jobs:
             return;
           }
 
+          // only approve PRs with pom.xml and versions.txt changes
+          const filesPromise = github.pulls.listFiles.endpoint({
+            owner: context.repo.owner,
+            repo: context.repo.repo,
+            pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+          });
+          const changed_files = await github.paginate(filesPromise)
+
+          if ( changed_files.length < 1 ) {
+            console.log( "Not proceeding since PR is empty!" )
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if ( !changed_files.some(v => v.filename.includes("pom")) || !changed_files.some(v => v.filename.includes("versions.txt")) ) {
+            console.log( "PR file changes do not have pom.xml or versions.txt -- something is wrong. PTAL!" )
+            return;
+          }
+
           // trigger auto-release when
           // 1) it is a SNAPSHOT release (auto-generated post regular release)
           // 2) there are dependency updates only
@@ -66,4 +85,4 @@ 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/.github/workflows/samples.yaml b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
index a1d50073..c46230a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 name: samples
 jobs:
-  lint:
+  checkstyle:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.kokoro/continuous/readme.cfg b/.kokoro/continuous/readme.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4ef87f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/continuous/readme.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-multi"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "TRAMPOLINE_BUILD_FILE"
+  value: "github/java-iamcredentials/.kokoro/readme.sh"
+}
+
+# Build logs will be here
+action {
+  define_artifacts {
+    regex: "**/*sponge_log.xml"
+    regex: "**/*sponge_log.log"
+  }
+}
+
+# The github token is stored here.
+before_action {
+  fetch_keystore {
+    keystore_resource {
+      keystore_config_id: 73713
+      keyname: "yoshi-automation-github-key"
+      # TODO(theacodes): remove this after secrets have globally propagated
+      backend_type: FASTCONFIGPUSH
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+# Common env vars for all repositories and builds.
+env_vars: {
+    key: "GITHUB_USER"
+    value: "yoshi-automation"
+}
+env_vars: {
+    key: "GITHUB_EMAIL"
+    value: "yoshi-automation@google.com"
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/readme.sh b/.kokoro/readme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..81fc34e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/readme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+cd ${KOKORO_ARTIFACTS_DIR}/github/java-iamcredentials
+
+# Disable buffering, so that the logs stream through.
+export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Kokoro exposes this as a file, but the scripts expect just a plain variable.
+export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat ${KOKORO_KEYSTORE_DIR}/73713_yoshi-automation-github-key)
+
+# Setup git credentials
+echo "https://${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
+python3.6 -m autosynth.synth \
+    --repository=googleapis/java-iamcredentials \
+    --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
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e1ec316..36fd345e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [1.1.3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iamcredentials/compare/v1.1.2...v1.1.3) (2020-10-08)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* update dependency com.google.cloud:google-cloud-shared-dependencies to v0.10.2 ([#239](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iamcredentials/issues/239)) ([8b0634b](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iamcredentials/commit/8b0634bf12d6a956c0dec44cfb0682540c01895f))
+
 ### [1.1.2](https://www.github.com/googleapis/java-iamcredentials/compare/v1.1.1...v1.1.2) (2020-09-23)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fdbb58a..fafa4e41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 If you are using Gradle, add this to your dependencies
 ```Groovy
-compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-iamcredentials:1.1.2'
+compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-iamcredentials:1.1.3'
 ```
 If you are using SBT, add this to your dependencies
 ```Scala
-libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-iamcredentials" % "1.1.2"
+libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-iamcredentials" % "1.1.3"
 ```
 [//]: # ({x-version-update-end})
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-iamcredentials-bom/pom.xml b/google-cloud-iamcredentials-bom/pom.xml
index 3c748dc3..d16f5ef0 100644
--- a/google-cloud-iamcredentials-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-iamcredentials-bom/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+  <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+        <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/google-cloud-iamcredentials/pom.xml b/google-cloud-iamcredentials/pom.xml
index 2afa1e2e..78bd8851 100644
--- a/google-cloud-iamcredentials/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-iamcredentials/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+  <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Google Cloud IAM Service Account Credentials</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-iamcredentials</url>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+    <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
   </parent>
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-iamcredentials</site.installationModule>
diff --git a/grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml b/grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml
index 78022d6a..268293dc 100644
--- a/grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
   <name>grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</name>
   <description>GRPC library for grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+    <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3d7ba62..23e3a2df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+  <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
   <name>Google Cloud IAM Service Account Credentials Parent</name>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/java-iamcredentials</url>
   <description>
@@ -70,23 +70,23 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
         <artifactId>grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
+        <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+        <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>google-cloud-shared-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>0.10.0</version>
+        <version>0.10.2</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml b/proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml
index 9ebc4594..9e1d5c74 100644
--- a/proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml
+++ b/proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.google.api.grpc</groupId>
   <artifactId>proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
+  <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:current} -->
   <name>proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</name>
   <description>PROTO library for proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1</description>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>google-cloud-iamcredentials-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
+    <version>1.1.3</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-cloud-iamcredentials:current} -->
   </parent>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index 5f440819..f076af9c 100644
--- a/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.18</version>
+    <version>1.0.21</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index 6fef7bfc..ef409fcb 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.18</version>
+    <version>1.0.21</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 2ab0fccf..68b5b708 100644
--- a/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.18</version>
+    <version>1.0.21</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index eb85b776..1c0b5dec 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
     <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.18</version>
+    <version>1.0.21</version>
   </parent>
 
   <properties>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
         <artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>10.1.0</version>
+        <version>12.0.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 741821ef..b79d405f 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-iamcredentials.git",
-        "sha": "8470698224929527d839bbc3bf17e156570b611d"
+        "sha": "8a9ad5b1b37b0820161ce1d35d86284e9d957f21"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "80003a3de2d8a75f5b47cb2e77e018f7f0f776cc"
+        "sha": "0762e8ee2ec21cdfc4d82020b985a104feb0453b"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md",
     ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md",
     ".github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md",
+    ".github/readme/synth.py",
     ".github/release-please.yml",
     ".github/trusted-contribution.yml",
     ".github/workflows/auto-release.yaml",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
     ".kokoro/common.sh",
     ".kokoro/continuous/common.cfg",
     ".kokoro/continuous/java8.cfg",
+    ".kokoro/continuous/readme.cfg",
     ".kokoro/dependencies.sh",
     ".kokoro/linkage-monitor.sh",
     ".kokoro/nightly/common.cfg",
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@
     ".kokoro/presubmit/linkage-monitor.cfg",
     ".kokoro/presubmit/lint.cfg",
     ".kokoro/presubmit/samples.cfg",
+    ".kokoro/readme.sh",
     ".kokoro/release/bump_snapshot.cfg",
     ".kokoro/release/common.cfg",
     ".kokoro/release/common.sh",
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@
     "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md",
     "CONTRIBUTING.md",
     "LICENSE",
-    "README.md",
     "codecov.yaml",
     "google-cloud-iamcredentials/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/iam/credentials/v1/IamCredentialsClient.java",
     "google-cloud-iamcredentials/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/iam/credentials/v1/IamCredentialsSettings.java",
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index 1f1085c1..ffb74e3f 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:1.1.2:1.1.2
-grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:1.1.2:1.1.2
-google-cloud-iamcredentials:1.1.2:1.1.2
+proto-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:1.1.3:1.1.3
+grpc-google-cloud-iamcredentials-v1:1.1.3:1.1.3
+google-cloud-iamcredentials:1.1.3:1.1.3