diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 0195b32f..65ae6ecd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [7, 8, 11]
+        java: [8, 11]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 9143a0ce..3511987b 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config.git",
-        "sha": "4d152461a5592940a8be762c7a8698a02dbe26cf"
+        "sha": "7a5f7dba61f247f34ce66d1d116796bbfa87133b"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "5d3c52f5db664eee9026db76b5bcb466f3a09ca9"
+        "sha": "1a2878d6909dd10ca4e3c1b5943d6622e996054e"
       }
     }
   ],