diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index d95a11a2..05de1f60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   units:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         java: [8, 11, 17]
     steps:
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
       with:
         distribution: zulu
-        java-version: 8
+        java-version: 11
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/build.sh
       env:
@@ -68,4 +69,4 @@ jobs:
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/build.sh
       env:
-        JOB_TYPE: clirr
\ No newline at end of file
+        JOB_TYPE: clirr
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh
index 20d27393..cb645bfd 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc11.sh
@@ -36,13 +36,9 @@ mvn clean install -B -q -DskipTests=true
 export NAME=proto-google-common-protos
 export VERSION=$(grep ${NAME}: versions.txt | cut -d: -f3)
 
-# V3 generates docfx yml from javadoc
-# generate yml
-mvn clean site -B -q -P docFX
-
-# copy README to docfx-yml dir and rename index.md
-cp README.md target/docfx-yml/index.md
-# copy CHANGELOG to docfx-yml dir and rename history.md
+# cloud RAD generation
+mvn clean javadoc:aggregate -B -q -P docFX
+# include CHANGELOG
 cp CHANGELOG.md target/docfx-yml/history.md
 
 pushd target/docfx-yml
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 9a79b067..126fb0f5 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-common-protos.git",
-        "sha": "a561b16a28c820e91c7780de8ac2b9c1be49c2bb"
+        "sha": "9538fca854728674b7647b8e03283c441392cb15"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "79d7936da1cf04ce1b4ead7d2c10dccccd852caf"
+        "sha": "42a3786737c17ece39924d7025f3be481812da53"
       }
     }
   ],