diff --git a/.repo-metadata.json b/.repo-metadata.json
index e37a0cdb0c..bc02423b9e 100644
--- a/.repo-metadata.json
+++ b/.repo-metadata.json
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@
   "api_shortname": "storage",
   "name_pretty": "Cloud Storage",
   "product_documentation": "https://cloud.google.com/storage",
-  "client_documentation": "https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/history",
   "api_description": "is a durable and highly available object storage service. Google Cloud Storage is almost infinitely scalable and guarantees consistency: when a write succeeds, the latest copy of the object will be returned to any GET, globally.",
-  "issue_tracker": "https://issuetracker.google.com/savedsearches/559782",
+  "client_documentation": "https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/history",
   "release_level": "stable",
+  "transport": "grpc",
   "language": "java",
   "repo": "googleapis/java-storage",
   "repo_short": "java-storage",
   "distribution_name": "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage",
-  "codeowner_team": "@googleapis/cloud-storage-dpe",
   "api_id": "storage.googleapis.com",
-  "requires_billing": true,
   "library_type": "GAPIC_COMBO",
-  "extra_versioned_modules": "gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2",
+  "requires_billing": true,
+  "codeowner_team": "@googleapis/cloud-storage-dpe",
   "excluded_poms": "google-cloud-storage-bom,google-cloud-storage",
+  "issue_tracker": "https://issuetracker.google.com/savedsearches/559782",
+  "extra_versioned_modules": "gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2",
   "recommended_package": "com.google.cloud.storage"
-}
+}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d7078f1ad..a3e5faa12d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ Samples are in the [`samples/`](https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/tree/
 
 To get help, follow the instructions in the [shared Troubleshooting document][troubleshooting].
 
+## Transport
+
+Cloud Storage uses gRPC for the transport layer.
+
 ## Supported Java Versions
 
 Java 8 or above is required for using this client.
diff --git a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/src/main/resources/com/google/storage/v2/gapic_metadata.json b/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/src/main/resources/com/google/storage/v2/gapic_metadata.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f3a73a24b2..0000000000
--- a/gapic-google-cloud-storage-v2/src/main/resources/com/google/storage/v2/gapic_metadata.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "schema": "1.0",
-  "comment": "This file maps proto services/RPCs to the corresponding library clients/methods",
-  "language": "java",
-  "protoPackage": "google.storage.v2",
-  "libraryPackage": "com.google.storage.v2",
-  "services": {
-    "Storage": {
-      "clients": {
-        "grpc": {
-          "libraryClient": "StorageClient",
-          "rpcs": {
-            "BidiWriteObject": {
-              "methods": ["bidiWriteObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "CancelResumableWrite": {
-              "methods": ["cancelResumableWrite", "cancelResumableWrite", "cancelResumableWriteCallable"]
-            },
-            "ComposeObject": {
-              "methods": ["composeObject", "composeObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "CreateBucket": {
-              "methods": ["createBucket", "createBucket", "createBucket", "createBucketCallable"]
-            },
-            "CreateHmacKey": {
-              "methods": ["createHmacKey", "createHmacKey", "createHmacKey", "createHmacKeyCallable"]
-            },
-            "CreateNotificationConfig": {
-              "methods": ["createNotificationConfig", "createNotificationConfig", "createNotificationConfig", "createNotificationConfigCallable"]
-            },
-            "DeleteBucket": {
-              "methods": ["deleteBucket", "deleteBucket", "deleteBucket", "deleteBucketCallable"]
-            },
-            "DeleteHmacKey": {
-              "methods": ["deleteHmacKey", "deleteHmacKey", "deleteHmacKey", "deleteHmacKeyCallable"]
-            },
-            "DeleteNotificationConfig": {
-              "methods": ["deleteNotificationConfig", "deleteNotificationConfig", "deleteNotificationConfig", "deleteNotificationConfigCallable"]
-            },
-            "DeleteObject": {
-              "methods": ["deleteObject", "deleteObject", "deleteObject", "deleteObject", "deleteObject", "deleteObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetBucket": {
-              "methods": ["getBucket", "getBucket", "getBucket", "getBucketCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetHmacKey": {
-              "methods": ["getHmacKey", "getHmacKey", "getHmacKey", "getHmacKeyCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetIamPolicy": {
-              "methods": ["getIamPolicy", "getIamPolicy", "getIamPolicy", "getIamPolicyCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetNotificationConfig": {
-              "methods": ["getNotificationConfig", "getNotificationConfig", "getNotificationConfig", "getNotificationConfigCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetObject": {
-              "methods": ["getObject", "getObject", "getObject", "getObject", "getObject", "getObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetServiceAccount": {
-              "methods": ["getServiceAccount", "getServiceAccount", "getServiceAccount", "getServiceAccountCallable"]
-            },
-            "ListBuckets": {
-              "methods": ["listBuckets", "listBuckets", "listBuckets", "listBucketsPagedCallable", "listBucketsCallable"]
-            },
-            "ListHmacKeys": {
-              "methods": ["listHmacKeys", "listHmacKeys", "listHmacKeys", "listHmacKeysPagedCallable", "listHmacKeysCallable"]
-            },
-            "ListNotificationConfigs": {
-              "methods": ["listNotificationConfigs", "listNotificationConfigs", "listNotificationConfigs", "listNotificationConfigsPagedCallable", "listNotificationConfigsCallable"]
-            },
-            "ListObjects": {
-              "methods": ["listObjects", "listObjects", "listObjects", "listObjectsPagedCallable", "listObjectsCallable"]
-            },
-            "LockBucketRetentionPolicy": {
-              "methods": ["lockBucketRetentionPolicy", "lockBucketRetentionPolicy", "lockBucketRetentionPolicy", "lockBucketRetentionPolicyCallable"]
-            },
-            "QueryWriteStatus": {
-              "methods": ["queryWriteStatus", "queryWriteStatus", "queryWriteStatusCallable"]
-            },
-            "ReadObject": {
-              "methods": ["readObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "RestoreObject": {
-              "methods": ["restoreObject", "restoreObject", "restoreObject", "restoreObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "RewriteObject": {
-              "methods": ["rewriteObject", "rewriteObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "SetIamPolicy": {
-              "methods": ["setIamPolicy", "setIamPolicy", "setIamPolicy", "setIamPolicyCallable"]
-            },
-            "StartResumableWrite": {
-              "methods": ["startResumableWrite", "startResumableWriteCallable"]
-            },
-            "TestIamPermissions": {
-              "methods": ["testIamPermissions", "testIamPermissions", "testIamPermissions", "testIamPermissionsCallable"]
-            },
-            "UpdateBucket": {
-              "methods": ["updateBucket", "updateBucket", "updateBucketCallable"]
-            },
-            "UpdateHmacKey": {
-              "methods": ["updateHmacKey", "updateHmacKey", "updateHmacKeyCallable"]
-            },
-            "UpdateObject": {
-              "methods": ["updateObject", "updateObject", "updateObjectCallable"]
-            },
-            "WriteObject": {
-              "methods": ["writeObjectCallable"]
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/generation_config.yaml b/generation_config.yaml
index f6fb91161e..646b8933e0 100644
--- a/generation_config.yaml
+++ b/generation_config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 gapic_generator_version: 2.42.0
-googleapis_commitish: b2c018cb067ab01cb5db2170b73a82caef173ae4
-libraries_bom_version: 26.38.0
+googleapis_commitish: 748b487f94c07593af87bb41ef6816dba5a5accc
+libraries_bom_version: 26.42.0
 libraries:
   - api_shortname: storage
     name_pretty: Cloud Storage
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage-control/src/main/resources/com/google/storage/control/v2/gapic_metadata.json b/google-cloud-storage-control/src/main/resources/com/google/storage/control/v2/gapic_metadata.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d2d8f4700a..0000000000
--- a/google-cloud-storage-control/src/main/resources/com/google/storage/control/v2/gapic_metadata.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "schema": "1.0",
-  "comment": "This file maps proto services/RPCs to the corresponding library clients/methods",
-  "language": "java",
-  "protoPackage": "google.storage.control.v2",
-  "libraryPackage": "com.google.storage.control.v2",
-  "services": {
-    "StorageControl": {
-      "clients": {
-        "grpc": {
-          "libraryClient": "StorageControlClient",
-          "rpcs": {
-            "CreateFolder": {
-              "methods": ["createFolder", "createFolder", "createFolder", "createFolderCallable"]
-            },
-            "CreateManagedFolder": {
-              "methods": ["createManagedFolder", "createManagedFolder", "createManagedFolder", "createManagedFolderCallable"]
-            },
-            "DeleteFolder": {
-              "methods": ["deleteFolder", "deleteFolder", "deleteFolder", "deleteFolderCallable"]
-            },
-            "DeleteManagedFolder": {
-              "methods": ["deleteManagedFolder", "deleteManagedFolder", "deleteManagedFolder", "deleteManagedFolderCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetFolder": {
-              "methods": ["getFolder", "getFolder", "getFolder", "getFolderCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetManagedFolder": {
-              "methods": ["getManagedFolder", "getManagedFolder", "getManagedFolder", "getManagedFolderCallable"]
-            },
-            "GetStorageLayout": {
-              "methods": ["getStorageLayout", "getStorageLayout", "getStorageLayout", "getStorageLayoutCallable"]
-            },
-            "ListFolders": {
-              "methods": ["listFolders", "listFolders", "listFolders", "listFoldersPagedCallable", "listFoldersCallable"]
-            },
-            "ListManagedFolders": {
-              "methods": ["listManagedFolders", "listManagedFolders", "listManagedFolders", "listManagedFoldersPagedCallable", "listManagedFoldersCallable"]
-            },
-            "RenameFolder": {
-              "methods": ["renameFolderAsync", "renameFolderAsync", "renameFolderAsync", "renameFolderOperationCallable", "renameFolderCallable"]
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
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