diff --git a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
index 0ddb512dba..f4496a15c1 100644
--- a/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
+++ b/.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ branchProtectionRules:
   requiresStrictStatusChecks: true
   requiredStatusCheckContexts:
     - 'Kokoro'
+    - 'Kokoro system-3.8'
     - 'cla/google'
     - 'Samples - Lint'
     - 'Samples - Python 3.6'