diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py
index 77016f503d9e..6d2ce126e776 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/publisher_grpc_transport.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def channel(self):
 
     @property
     def create_topic(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.create_topic`.
 
         Creates the given topic with the given name. See the resource name
         rules.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def create_topic(self):
 
     @property
     def update_topic(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.update_topic`.
 
         Updates an existing topic. Note that certain properties of a
         topic are not modifiable.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def update_topic(self):
 
     @property
     def publish(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.publish`.
 
         Adds one or more messages to the topic. Returns ``NOT_FOUND`` if the
         topic does not exist.
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def publish(self):
 
     @property
     def get_topic(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.get_topic`.
 
         Gets the configuration of a topic.
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def get_topic(self):
 
     @property
     def list_topics(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.list_topics`.
 
         Lists matching topics.
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def list_topics(self):
 
     @property
     def list_topic_subscriptions(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.list_topic_subscriptions`.
 
         Lists the names of the subscriptions on this topic.
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def list_topic_subscriptions(self):
 
     @property
     def delete_topic(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.delete_topic`.
 
         Deletes the topic with the given name. Returns ``NOT_FOUND`` if the
         topic does not exist. After a topic is deleted, a new topic may be
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def delete_topic(self):
 
     @property
     def set_iam_policy(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.set_iam_policy`.
 
         Sets the access control policy on the specified resource. Replaces any
         existing policy.
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def set_iam_policy(self):
 
     @property
     def get_iam_policy(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.get_iam_policy`.
 
         Gets the access control policy for a resource.
         Returns an empty policy if the resource exists and does not have a policy
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def get_iam_policy(self):
 
     @property
     def test_iam_permissions(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`PublisherClient.test_iam_permissions`.
 
         Returns permissions that a caller has on the specified resource. If the
         resource does not exist, this will return an empty set of permissions,
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py
index ddcb075a9d58..717c04a407e4 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/gapic/transports/subscriber_grpc_transport.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def channel(self):
 
     @property
     def create_subscription(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.create_subscription`.
 
         Creates a subscription to a given topic. See the resource name rules. If
         the subscription already exists, returns ``ALREADY_EXISTS``. If the
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def create_subscription(self):
 
     @property
     def get_subscription(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.get_subscription`.
 
         Gets the configuration details of a subscription.
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def get_subscription(self):
 
     @property
     def update_subscription(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.update_subscription`.
 
         Updates an existing subscription. Note that certain properties of a
         subscription, such as its topic, are not modifiable.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def update_subscription(self):
 
     @property
     def list_subscriptions(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.list_subscriptions`.
 
         Lists matching subscriptions.
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def list_subscriptions(self):
 
     @property
     def delete_subscription(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.delete_subscription`.
 
         Deletes an existing subscription. All messages retained in the
         subscription are immediately dropped. Calls to ``Pull`` after deletion
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def delete_subscription(self):
 
     @property
     def modify_ack_deadline(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.modify_ack_deadline`.
 
         Modifies the ack deadline for a specific message. This method is useful
         to indicate that more time is needed to process a message by the
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def modify_ack_deadline(self):
 
     @property
     def acknowledge(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.acknowledge`.
 
         Acknowledges the messages associated with the ``ack_ids`` in the
         ``AcknowledgeRequest``. The Pub/Sub system can remove the relevant
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def acknowledge(self):
 
     @property
     def pull(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.pull`.
 
         Pulls messages from the server. The server may return ``UNAVAILABLE`` if
         there are too many concurrent pull requests pending for the given
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def pull(self):
 
     @property
     def streaming_pull(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.streaming_pull`.
 
         Establishes a stream with the server, which sends messages down to the
         client. The client streams acknowledgements and ack deadline
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def streaming_pull(self):
 
     @property
     def modify_push_config(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.modify_push_config`.
 
         Modifies the ``PushConfig`` for a specified subscription.
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def modify_push_config(self):
 
     @property
     def list_snapshots(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.list_snapshots`.
 
         Lists the existing snapshots.<br><br>
         <b>ALPHA:</b> This feature is part of an alpha release. This API might be
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def list_snapshots(self):
 
     @property
     def create_snapshot(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.create_snapshot`.
 
         Creates a snapshot from the requested subscription. ALPHA: This feature
         is part of an alpha release. This API might be changed in
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def create_snapshot(self):
 
     @property
     def update_snapshot(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.update_snapshot`.
 
         Updates an existing snapshot.<br><br>
         <b>ALPHA:</b> This feature is part of an alpha release. This API might be
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def update_snapshot(self):
 
     @property
     def delete_snapshot(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.delete_snapshot`.
 
         Removes an existing snapshot. <br><br>
         <b>ALPHA:</b> This feature is part of an alpha release. This API might be
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def delete_snapshot(self):
 
     @property
     def seek(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.seek`.
 
         Seeks an existing subscription to a point in time or to a given snapshot,
         whichever is provided in the request.<br><br>
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def seek(self):
 
     @property
     def set_iam_policy(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.set_iam_policy`.
 
         Sets the access control policy on the specified resource. Replaces any
         existing policy.
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def set_iam_policy(self):
 
     @property
     def get_iam_policy(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.get_iam_policy`.
 
         Gets the access control policy for a resource.
         Returns an empty policy if the resource exists and does not have a policy
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def get_iam_policy(self):
 
     @property
     def test_iam_permissions(self):
-        """Return the gRPC stub for {$apiMethod.name}.
+        """Return the gRPC stub for :meth:`SubscriberClient.test_iam_permissions`.
 
         Returns permissions that a caller has on the specified resource. If the
         resource does not exist, this will return an empty set of permissions,
diff --git a/pubsub/synth.metadata b/pubsub/synth.metadata
index 3e979517b2e0..600c1135d368 100644
--- a/pubsub/synth.metadata
+++ b/pubsub/synth.metadata
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 {
-  "updateTime": "2018-12-07T13:23:18.328036Z",
+  "updateTime": "2018-12-18T13:23:31.222196Z",
   "sources": [
     {
       "generator": {
         "name": "artman",
-        "version": "0.16.2",
-        "dockerImage": "googleapis/artman@sha256:2f6b261ee7fe1aedf238991c93a20b3820de37a343d0cacf3e3e9555c2aaf2ea"
+        "version": "0.16.3",
+        "dockerImage": "googleapis/artman@sha256:bfb92654b4a77368471f70e2808eaf4e60f263b9559f27bb3284097322787bf1"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "googleapis",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis.git",
-        "sha": "200fbbe59cc7b0077ae525eb5f3d6420c0c53e61",
-        "internalRef": "224174014"
+        "sha": "c04bc0dc0a9164d924a9ab923fd6845b4ae6a7ab",
+        "internalRef": "225851467"
       }
     },
     {