diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index f2554d54..7b2a7ff1 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # For syntax help see:
 # https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners#codeowners-syntax
 
-*                       @googleapis/api-logging @googleapis/yoshi-java
+# The @googleapis/api-logging is the default owner for changes in this repo
+*                       @googleapis/yoshi-java @googleapis/api-logging
+**/*.java               @googleapis/api-logging
 
 # The java-samples-reviewers team is the default owner for samples changes
-samples/**/*.java       @googleapis/api-logging @googleapis/java-samples-reviewers
+samples/**/*.java       @googleapis/java-samples-reviewers
diff --git a/.github/snippet-bot.yml b/.github/snippet-bot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a9304f18..f2dbdee0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ This project follows
 
 To build, package, and run all unit tests run the command
 
-```bash
+```
 mvn clean verify
 ```
 
 ### Running Integration tests
 
 To include integration tests when building the project, you need access to
-a GCP Project with a valid service account.
+a GCP Project with a valid service account. 
 
 For instructions on how to generate a service account and corresponding
 credentials JSON see: [Creating a Service Account][1].
@@ -57,15 +57,14 @@ Code Samples must be bundled in separate Maven modules, and guarded by a
 Maven profile with the name `enable-samples`.
 
 The samples must be separate from the primary project for a few reasons:
-
 1. Primary projects have a minimum Java version of Java 7 whereas samples have
    a minimum Java version of Java 8. Due to this we need the ability to
    selectively exclude samples from a build run.
 2. Many code samples depend on external GCP services and need
    credentials to access the service.
-3. Code samples are not released as Maven artifacts and must be excluded from
+3. Code samples are not released as Maven artifacts and must be excluded from 
    release builds.
-  
+   
 ### Building
 
 ```bash
@@ -107,14 +106,13 @@ mvn -Penable-samples clean verify
 Code in this repo is formatted with
 [google-java-format](https://github.com/google/google-java-format).
 To run formatting on your project, you can run:
-
-```bash
+```
 mvn com.coveo:fmt-maven-plugin:format
 ```
 
 ### Profile Activation
 
-To include code samples when building and testing the project, enable the
+To include code samples when building and testing the project, enable the 
 `enable-samples` Maven profile.
 
 #### Command line
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index ea2acebd..e70ec85e 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-errorreporting.git",
-        "sha": "c9cb50974d8c2fce2aeec3563a7f9800a32d5a25"
+        "sha": "1c7492e6d981d110ca6e31a2d2a9700d50c812ee"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "7c5370937dd9ba9dcf9cd7d2af880a58b389b4f1"
+        "sha": "5a506ec8765cc04f7e29f888b8e9b257d9a7ae11"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     ".github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md",
     ".github/readme/synth.py",
     ".github/release-please.yml",
+    ".github/snippet-bot.yml",
     ".github/trusted-contribution.yml",
     ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
     ".github/workflows/auto-release.yaml",