diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/generated-files-bot.yml b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.github/generated-files-bot.yml
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+externalManifests:
+- type: json
+  file: 'synth.metadata'
+  jsonpath: '$.generatedFiles[*]'
+- type: json
+  file: '.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata'
+  jsonpath: '$.generatedFiles[*]'