diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index a8ddd81a..53941094 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:ebc2104854c5b81c6fd72ca79400a2e20e0d510c5e0654fd1a19e5c9be160ca6
+  digest: sha256:e3746f84955528d0fe24bf2e4df89875d6ce5a036af01b9c326d61a38838523a
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index c8581001..f17b29f9 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ Thank you for opening a Pull Request! Before submitting your PR, there are a few
 - [ ] Appropriate docs were updated (if necessary)
 
 Fixes #<issue_number_goes_here> ☕️
+
+If you write sample code, please follow the [samples format](
+https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/main/SAMPLE_FORMAT.md).
diff --git a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
index 1bb18232..f5fc7d51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository_owner == 'googleapis' && github.head_ref == 'autosynth-readme'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v5
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v6
         with:
           github-token: ${{secrets.YOSHI_APPROVER_TOKEN}}
           script: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6b5e56aa..83ef7f9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [8, 11, 17]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ jobs:
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: 8
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [8, 11, 17]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: 11
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ jobs:
   clirr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         distribution: zulu
         java-version: 8