diff --git a/.github/release-trigger.yml b/.github/release-trigger.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4ca94189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-trigger.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+enabled: true
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 418e22e1b..32a8913b6 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-datastore.git",
-        "sha": "67e1f0f1e48e5d45167cda3d53a8ae5f0597d712"
+        "sha": "e4ae76cd1375baab3c59e381ccac40b62c3516f4"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "ff01716e16d2c6e87eaf87197b753ac9fcbbed5d"
+        "sha": "63cff634aabb85854caa511c5837ea6b45f42b4b"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     ".github/generated-files-bot.yml",
     ".github/readme/synth.py",
     ".github/release-please.yml",
+    ".github/release-trigger.yml",
     ".github/snippet-bot.yml",
     ".github/sync-repo-settings.yaml",
     ".github/trusted-contribution.yml",