diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 20fe9bda..ed931638 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ exclude =
   # Exclude generated code.
   **/proto/**
   **/gapic/**
+  **/services/**
+  **/types/**
   *_pb2.py
 
   # Standard linting exemptions.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3fb06e09..b87e1ed5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 dist
 build
 eggs
+.eggs
 parts
 bin
 var
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ bigquery/docs/generated
 # Virtual environment
 env/
 coverage.xml
+sponge_log.xml
 
 # System test environment variables.
 system_tests/local_test_setup
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/lint/common.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/lint/common.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8a9c669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/lint/common.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Build logs will be here
+action {
+  define_artifacts {
+    regex: "**/*sponge_log.xml"
+  }
+}
+
+# Specify which tests to run
+env_vars: {
+    key: "RUN_TESTS_SESSION"
+    value: "lint"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_BUILD_FILE"
+    value: "github/python-monitoring/.kokoro/test-samples.sh"
+}
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+    value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-samples-testing-docker"
+}
+
+# Download secrets for samples
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-docs-samples"
+
+# Download trampoline resources.
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/trampoline"
+
+# Use the trampoline script to run in docker.
+build_file: "python-monitoring/.kokoro/trampoline.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/lint/continuous.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/lint/continuous.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8d975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/lint/continuous.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/lint/periodic.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/lint/periodic.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fec964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/lint/periodic.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "False"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/lint/presubmit.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/lint/presubmit.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8d975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/lint/presubmit.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/common.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/common.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c52aefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/common.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Build logs will be here
+action {
+  define_artifacts {
+    regex: "**/*sponge_log.xml"
+  }
+}
+
+# Specify which tests to run
+env_vars: {
+    key: "RUN_TESTS_SESSION"
+    value: "py-3.6"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_BUILD_FILE"
+    value: "github/python-monitoring/.kokoro/test-samples.sh"
+}
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+    value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-samples-testing-docker"
+}
+
+# Download secrets for samples
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-docs-samples"
+
+# Download trampoline resources.
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/trampoline"
+
+# Use the trampoline script to run in docker.
+build_file: "python-monitoring/.kokoro/trampoline.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/continuous.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/continuous.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7218af14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/continuous.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
+
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/periodic.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/periodic.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fec964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/periodic.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "False"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/presubmit.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/presubmit.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8d975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.6/presubmit.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/common.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/common.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15dfa037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/common.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Build logs will be here
+action {
+  define_artifacts {
+    regex: "**/*sponge_log.xml"
+  }
+}
+
+# Specify which tests to run
+env_vars: {
+    key: "RUN_TESTS_SESSION"
+    value: "py-3.7"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_BUILD_FILE"
+    value: "github/python-monitoring/.kokoro/test-samples.sh"
+}
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+    value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-samples-testing-docker"
+}
+
+# Download secrets for samples
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-docs-samples"
+
+# Download trampoline resources.
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/trampoline"
+
+# Use the trampoline script to run in docker.
+build_file: "python-monitoring/.kokoro/trampoline.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/continuous.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/continuous.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8d975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/continuous.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/periodic.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/periodic.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fec964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/periodic.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "False"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/presubmit.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/presubmit.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8d975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.7/presubmit.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/common.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/common.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eddefb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/common.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Build logs will be here
+action {
+  define_artifacts {
+    regex: "**/*sponge_log.xml"
+  }
+}
+
+# Specify which tests to run
+env_vars: {
+    key: "RUN_TESTS_SESSION"
+    value: "py-3.8"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_BUILD_FILE"
+    value: "github/python-monitoring/.kokoro/test-samples.sh"
+}
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+    key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+    value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-samples-testing-docker"
+}
+
+# Download secrets for samples
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/python-docs-samples"
+
+# Download trampoline resources.
+gfile_resources: "/bigstore/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/trampoline"
+
+# Use the trampoline script to run in docker.
+build_file: "python-monitoring/.kokoro/trampoline.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/continuous.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/continuous.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8d975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/continuous.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/periodic.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/periodic.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fec964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/periodic.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "False"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/presubmit.cfg b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/presubmit.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8d975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/samples/python3.8/presubmit.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+env_vars: {
+    key: "INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE"
+    value: "True"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/test-samples.sh b/.kokoro/test-samples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..56d48e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/test-samples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/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
+#
+#     https://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.
+
+
+# `-e` enables the script to automatically fail when a command fails
+# `-o pipefail` sets the exit code to the rightmost comment to exit with a non-zero
+set -eo pipefail
+# Enables `**` to include files nested inside sub-folders
+shopt -s globstar
+
+cd github/python-monitoring
+
+# Run periodic samples tests at latest release
+if [[ $KOKORO_BUILD_ARTIFACTS_SUBDIR = *"periodic"* ]]; then
+    LATEST_RELEASE=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
+    git checkout $LATEST_RELEASE
+fi
+
+# Disable buffering, so that the logs stream through.
+export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Debug: show build environment
+env | grep KOKORO
+
+# Install nox
+python3.6 -m pip install --upgrade --quiet nox
+
+# Use secrets acessor service account to get secrets
+if [[ -f "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets_viewer_service_account.json" ]]; then
+    gcloud auth activate-service-account \
+	   --key-file="${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets_viewer_service_account.json" \
+	   --project="cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources"
+fi
+
+# This script will create 3 files:
+# - testing/test-env.sh
+# - testing/service-account.json
+# - testing/client-secrets.json
+./scripts/decrypt-secrets.sh
+
+source ./testing/test-env.sh
+export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=$(pwd)/testing/service-account.json
+
+# For cloud-run session, we activate the service account for gcloud sdk.
+gcloud auth activate-service-account \
+       --key-file "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS}"
+
+export GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRETS=$(pwd)/testing/client-secrets.json
+
+echo -e "\n******************** TESTING PROJECTS ********************"
+
+# Switch to 'fail at end' to allow all tests to complete before exiting.
+set +e
+# Use RTN to return a non-zero value if the test fails.
+RTN=0
+ROOT=$(pwd)
+# Find all requirements.txt in the samples directory (may break on whitespace).
+for file in samples/**/requirements.txt; do
+    cd "$ROOT"
+    # Navigate to the project folder.
+    file=$(dirname "$file")
+    cd "$file"
+
+    echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
+    echo "- testing $file"
+    echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+    # Use nox to execute the tests for the project.
+    python3.6 -m nox -s "$RUN_TESTS_SESSION"
+    EXIT=$?
+
+    # If this is a periodic build, send the test log to the Build Cop Bot.
+    # See https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/tree/master/packages/buildcop.
+    if [[ $KOKORO_BUILD_ARTIFACTS_SUBDIR = *"periodic"* ]]; then
+      chmod +x $KOKORO_GFILE_DIR/linux_amd64/buildcop
+      $KOKORO_GFILE_DIR/linux_amd64/buildcop
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $EXIT -ne 0 ]]; then
+      RTN=1
+      echo -e "\n Testing failed: Nox returned a non-zero exit code. \n"
+    else
+      echo -e "\n Testing completed.\n"
+    fi
+
+done
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+# Workaround for Kokoro permissions issue: delete secrets
+rm testing/{test-env.sh,client-secrets.json,service-account.json}
+
+exit "$RTN"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a9dd35e..36a77fef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-monitoring/#history
 
+## [1.1.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-monitoring/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0) (2020-08-20)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add "not equal" support to the query filter ([#11](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-monitoring/issues/11)) ([e293f7f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-monitoring/commit/e293f7f90b0d1ccb285c16a32251e442fda06a8e))
+
 ## [1.0.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-monitoring/compare/v0.36.0...v1.0.0) (2020-06-03)
 
 
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 68855abc..e9e29d12 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ recursive-include google *.json *.proto
 recursive-include tests *
 global-exclude *.py[co]
 global-exclude __pycache__
+
+# Exclude scripts for samples readmegen
+prune scripts/readme-gen
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index f8b9c08e..ab6d693c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -38,21 +38,18 @@
     "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
     "sphinx.ext.todo",
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
+    "recommonmark",
 ]
 
 # autodoc/autosummary flags
 autoclass_content = "both"
-autodoc_default_flags = ["members"]
+autodoc_default_options = {"members": True}
 autosummary_generate = True
 
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
 
-# Allow markdown includes (so releases.md can include CHANGLEOG.md)
-# http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/markdown.html
-source_parsers = {".md": "recommonmark.parser.CommonMarkParser"}
-
 # The suffix(es) of source filenames.
 # You can specify multiple suffix as a list of string:
 # source_suffix = ['.rst', '.md']
diff --git a/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/proto/common_pb2.py b/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/proto/common_pb2.py
index df3b1a78..f2421731 100644
--- a/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/proto/common_pb2.py
+++ b/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/proto/common_pb2.py
@@ -673,9 +673,9 @@
     {
         "DESCRIPTOR": _TIMEINTERVAL,
         "__module__": "google.cloud.monitoring_v3.proto.common_pb2",
-        "__doc__": """A closed time interval. It extends from the start time to
-  the end time, and includes both: ``[startTime, endTime]``. Valid time
-  intervals depend on the
+        "__doc__": """A closed time interval. It extends from the start time to the end time,
+  and includes both: ``[startTime, endTime]``. Valid time intervals depend
+  on the
   ```MetricKind`` </monitoring/api/ref_v3/rest/v3/projects.metricDescriptors#MetricKind>`__
   of the metric value. In no case can the end time be earlier than the
   start time.
diff --git a/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/query.py b/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/query.py
index 18ea0573..da7d74db 100644
--- a/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/query.py
+++ b/google/cloud/monitoring_v3/query.py
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ def select_projects(self, *args):
     def select_resources(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Copy the query and add filtering by resource labels.
 
+        See more documentation at: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/v3/filters#comparisons.
+
         Examples::
 
             query = query.select_resources(zone='us-central1-a')
@@ -273,8 +275,14 @@ def select_metrics(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
             metric.label.<label> = "<value>"
 
-        However, by adding ``"_prefix"`` or ``"_suffix"`` to the keyword,
-        you can specify a partial match.
+        However, by adding ``"_notequal"`` to the keyword, you can inequality:
+
+        ``<label>_notequal=<value>`` generates::
+
+            metric.label.<label> != <value>
+
+        By adding ``"_prefix"`` or ``"_suffix"`` to the keyword, you can specify
+        a partial match.
 
         ``<label>_prefix=<value>`` generates::
 
@@ -596,7 +604,15 @@ def _build_label_filter(category, *args, **kwargs):
 
         suffix = None
         if key.endswith(
-            ("_prefix", "_suffix", "_greater", "_greaterequal", "_less", "_lessequal")
+            (
+                "_prefix",
+                "_suffix",
+                "_greater",
+                "_greaterequal",
+                "_less",
+                "_lessequal",
+                "_notequal",
+            )
         ):
             key, suffix = key.rsplit("_", 1)
 
@@ -617,6 +633,8 @@ def _build_label_filter(category, *args, **kwargs):
             term = "{key} < {value}"
         elif suffix == "lessequal":
             term = "{key} <= {value}"
+        elif suffix == "notequal":
+            term = "{key} != {value}"
         else:
             term = '{key} = "{value}"'
 
diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index e7a0d1c4..fef9e7ba 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
 BLACK_VERSION = "black==19.3b0"
 BLACK_PATHS = ["docs", "google", "tests", "noxfile.py", "setup.py"]
 
-if os.path.exists("samples"):
-    BLACK_PATHS.append("samples")
+DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION = "3.7"
+SYSTEM_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS = ["2.7", "3.7"]
+UNIT_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS = ["2.7", "3.5", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"]
 
 
-@nox.session(python="3.7")
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
 def lint(session):
     """Run linters.
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def blacken(session):
     session.run("black", *BLACK_PATHS)
 
 
-@nox.session(python="3.7")
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
 def lint_setup_py(session):
     """Verify that setup.py is valid (including RST check)."""
     session.install("docutils", "pygments")
@@ -84,13 +85,13 @@ def default(session):
     )
 
 
-@nox.session(python=["2.7", "3.5", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8"])
+@nox.session(python=UNIT_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS)
 def unit(session):
     """Run the unit test suite."""
     default(session)
 
 
-@nox.session(python=["2.7", "3.7"])
+@nox.session(python=SYSTEM_TEST_PYTHON_VERSIONS)
 def system(session):
     """Run the system test suite."""
     system_test_path = os.path.join("tests", "system.py")
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ def system(session):
         session.run("py.test", "--quiet", system_test_folder_path, *session.posargs)
 
 
-@nox.session(python="3.7")
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
 def cover(session):
     """Run the final coverage report.
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def cover(session):
     session.run("coverage", "erase")
 
 
-@nox.session(python="3.7")
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
 def docs(session):
     """Build the docs for this library."""
 
diff --git a/scripts/decrypt-secrets.sh b/scripts/decrypt-secrets.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ff599eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/decrypt-secrets.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+ROOT=$( dirname "$DIR" )
+
+# Work from the project root.
+cd $ROOT
+
+# Use SECRET_MANAGER_PROJECT if set, fallback to cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources.
+PROJECT_ID="${SECRET_MANAGER_PROJECT:-cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources}"
+
+gcloud secrets versions access latest --secret="python-docs-samples-test-env" \
+       > testing/test-env.sh
+gcloud secrets versions access latest \
+       --secret="python-docs-samples-service-account" \
+       > testing/service-account.json
+gcloud secrets versions access latest \
+       --secret="python-docs-samples-client-secrets" \
+       > testing/client-secrets.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/readme-gen/readme_gen.py b/scripts/readme-gen/readme_gen.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d309d6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/readme-gen/readme_gen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""Generates READMEs using configuration defined in yaml."""
+
+import argparse
+import io
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+import jinja2
+import yaml
+
+
+jinja_env = jinja2.Environment(
+    trim_blocks=True,
+    loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(
+        os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'templates'))))
+
+README_TMPL = jinja_env.get_template('README.tmpl.rst')
+
+
+def get_help(file):
+    return subprocess.check_output(['python', file, '--help']).decode()
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('source')
+    parser.add_argument('--destination', default='README.rst')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    source = os.path.abspath(args.source)
+    root = os.path.dirname(source)
+    destination = os.path.join(root, args.destination)
+
+    jinja_env.globals['get_help'] = get_help
+
+    with io.open(source, 'r') as f:
+        config = yaml.load(f)
+
+    # This allows get_help to execute in the right directory.
+    os.chdir(root)
+
+    output = README_TMPL.render(config)
+
+    with io.open(destination, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(output)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/scripts/readme-gen/templates/README.tmpl.rst b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/README.tmpl.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd23976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/README.tmpl.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{# The following line is a lie. BUT! Once jinja2 is done with it, it will
+    become truth! #}
+.. This file is automatically generated. Do not edit this file directly.
+
+{{product.name}} Python Samples
+===============================================================================
+
+.. image:: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png
+   :target: https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples&page=editor&open_in_editor={{folder}}/README.rst
+
+
+This directory contains samples for {{product.name}}. {{product.description}}
+
+{{description}}
+
+.. _{{product.name}}: {{product.url}}
+
+{% if required_api_url %}
+To run the sample, you need to enable the API at: {{required_api_url}}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if required_role %}
+To run the sample, you need to have `{{required_role}}` role.
+{% endif %}
+
+{{other_required_steps}}
+
+{% if setup %}
+Setup
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{% for section in setup %}
+
+{% include section + '.tmpl.rst' %}
+
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if samples %}
+Samples
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{% for sample in samples %}
+{{sample.name}}
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+{% if not sample.hide_cloudshell_button %}
+.. image:: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png
+   :target: https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples&page=editor&open_in_editor={{folder}}/{{sample.file}},{{folder}}/README.rst
+{% endif %}
+
+
+{{sample.description}}
+
+To run this sample:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ python {{sample.file}}
+{% if sample.show_help %}
+
+    {{get_help(sample.file)|indent}}
+{% endif %}
+
+
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if cloud_client_library %}
+
+The client library
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This sample uses the `Google Cloud Client Library for Python`_.
+You can read the documentation for more details on API usage and use GitHub
+to `browse the source`_ and  `report issues`_.
+
+.. _Google Cloud Client Library for Python:
+    https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/google-cloud-python/
+.. _browse the source:
+    https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-python
+.. _report issues:
+    https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-python/issues
+
+{% endif %}
+
+.. _Google Cloud SDK: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/readme-gen/templates/auth.tmpl.rst b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/auth.tmpl.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1446b94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/auth.tmpl.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Authentication
+++++++++++++++
+
+This sample requires you to have authentication setup. Refer to the
+`Authentication Getting Started Guide`_ for instructions on setting up
+credentials for applications.
+
+.. _Authentication Getting Started Guide:
+    https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/getting-started
diff --git a/scripts/readme-gen/templates/auth_api_key.tmpl.rst b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/auth_api_key.tmpl.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11957ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/auth_api_key.tmpl.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Authentication
+++++++++++++++
+
+Authentication for this service is done via an `API Key`_. To obtain an API
+Key:
+
+1. Open the `Cloud Platform Console`_
+2. Make sure that billing is enabled for your project.
+3. From the **Credentials** page, create a new **API Key** or use an existing
+   one for your project.
+
+.. _API Key:
+    https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/guide/aaa_apikeys
+.. _Cloud Console: https://console.cloud.google.com/project?_
diff --git a/scripts/readme-gen/templates/install_deps.tmpl.rst b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/install_deps.tmpl.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0406dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/install_deps.tmpl.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Install Dependencies
+++++++++++++++++++++
+
+#. Clone python-docs-samples and change directory to the sample directory you want to use.
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples.git
+
+#. Install `pip`_ and `virtualenv`_ if you do not already have them. You may want to refer to the `Python Development Environment Setup Guide`_ for Google Cloud Platform for instructions.
+
+   .. _Python Development Environment Setup Guide:
+       https://cloud.google.com/python/setup
+
+#. Create a virtualenv. Samples are compatible with Python 2.7 and 3.4+.
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ virtualenv env
+        $ source env/bin/activate
+
+#. Install the dependencies needed to run the samples.
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        $ pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/
+.. _virtualenv: https://virtualenv.pypa.io/
diff --git a/scripts/readme-gen/templates/install_portaudio.tmpl.rst b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/install_portaudio.tmpl.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ea33d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/readme-gen/templates/install_portaudio.tmpl.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+Install PortAudio
++++++++++++++++++
+
+Install `PortAudio`_. This is required by the `PyAudio`_ library to stream
+audio from your computer's microphone. PyAudio depends on PortAudio for cross-platform compatibility, and is installed differently depending on the
+platform.
+
+* For Mac OS X, you can use `Homebrew`_::
+
+      brew install portaudio
+
+  **Note**: if you encounter an error when running `pip install` that indicates
+  it can't find `portaudio.h`, try running `pip install` with the following
+  flags::
+
+      pip install --global-option='build_ext' \
+          --global-option='-I/usr/local/include' \
+          --global-option='-L/usr/local/lib' \
+          pyaudio
+
+* For Debian / Ubuntu Linux::
+
+      apt-get install portaudio19-dev python-all-dev
+
+* Windows may work without having to install PortAudio explicitly (it will get
+  installed with PyAudio).
+
+For more details, see the `PyAudio installation`_ page.
+
+
+.. _PyAudio: https://people.csail.mit.edu/hubert/pyaudio/
+.. _PortAudio: http://www.portaudio.com/
+.. _PyAudio installation:
+  https://people.csail.mit.edu/hubert/pyaudio/#downloads
+.. _Homebrew: http://brew.sh
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ccc02626..13c30600 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 name = "google-cloud-monitoring"
 description = "Stackdriver Monitoring API client library"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
 # Should be one of:
 # 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha'
 # 'Development Status :: 4 - Beta'
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index afe9394c..06138a5b 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/python-monitoring.git",
-        "sha": "c962b8f54d96ead41072b8e5252642b9164805b3"
+        "sha": "e45865745551f720d46e4f15e3da4e293c99f130"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "d2364eb80b840a36136c8ce12f1c6efabcc9600e"
+        "sha": "cd522c3b4dde821766d95c80ae5aeb43d7a41170"
       }
     }
   ],
diff --git a/synth.py b/synth.py
index 9f8eda59..756269b8 100644
--- a/synth.py
+++ b/synth.py
@@ -115,4 +115,8 @@
 templated_files = common.py_library(cov_level=92)
 s.move(templated_files)
 
+# TODO(busunkim): Use latest sphinx after microgenerator transition
+s.replace("noxfile.py", """['"]sphinx['"]""", '"sphinx<3.0.0"')
+
+
 s.shell.run(["nox", "-s", "blacken"], hide_output=False)
diff --git a/testing/.gitignore b/testing/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b05fbd63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+test-env.sh
+service-account.json
+client-secrets.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_query.py b/tests/unit/test_query.py
index 20010ff6..754a2dc6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_query.py
@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@ def test_metric_labels(self):
         )
         self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
 
+    def test_metric_label_response_code_not_equal(self):
+        actual = self._call_fut("metric", response_code_notequal=200)
+        expected = "metric.label.response_code != 200"
+        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+
     def test_metric_label_response_code_greater_less(self):
         actual = self._call_fut(
             "metric", response_code_greater=500, response_code_less=600