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+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/java11"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "JOB_TYPE"
+  value: "samples"
+}
+
+# TODO: remove this after we've migrated all tests and scripts
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GCLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "java-docs-samples-testing"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "java-docs-samples-testing"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
+  value: "secret_manager/java-docs-samples-service-account"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "SECRET_MANAGER_KEYS"
+  value: "java-docs-samples-service-account"
+}
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