diff --git a/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata b/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
index 3e77edc6..bec5364e 100644
--- a/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
+++ b/.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-dns.git",
-        "sha": "1c031e5e5a3c9b28737f66c13196c4872040acf3"
+        "sha": "bc5d090fe52f7c61352f48bd96af9e97293b683e"
       }
     },
     {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 293ae3b0..91a1f3a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:17.0.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:18.0.0')
 
 compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-dns'
 ```