diff --git a/google-cloud-build/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/devtools/cloudbuild/v1/stub/CloudBuildStubSettings.java b/google-cloud-build/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/devtools/cloudbuild/v1/stub/CloudBuildStubSettings.java
index a6d06b4b..9b712a0b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-build/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/devtools/cloudbuild/v1/stub/CloudBuildStubSettings.java
+++ b/google-cloud-build/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/devtools/cloudbuild/v1/stub/CloudBuildStubSettings.java
@@ -511,7 +511,9 @@ public static List<String> getDefaultServiceScopes() {
 
   /** Returns a builder for the default credentials for this service. */
   public static GoogleCredentialsProvider.Builder defaultCredentialsProviderBuilder() {
-    return GoogleCredentialsProvider.newBuilder().setScopesToApply(DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES);
+    return GoogleCredentialsProvider.newBuilder()
+        .setScopesToApply(DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES)
+        .setUseJwtAccessWithScope(true);
   }
 
   /** Returns a builder for the default ChannelProvider for this service. */