@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+custom_content: |
+#### Calling Cloud Spanner
+Here is a code snippet showing a simple usage example. Add the following imports
+at the top of your file:
+
+```java
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.DatabaseClient;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.DatabaseId;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.ResultSet;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.Spanner;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.SpannerOptions;
+import com.google.cloud.spanner.Statement;
+
+```
+
+Then, to make a query to Spanner, use the following code:
+```java
+// Instantiates a client
+SpannerOptions options = SpannerOptions.newBuilder().build();
+Spanner spanner = options.getService();
+String instance = "my-instance";
+String database = "my-database";
+try {
+// Creates a database client
+DatabaseClient dbClient = spanner.getDatabaseClient(
+DatabaseId.of(options.getProjectId(), instance, database));
+// Queries the database
+try (ResultSet resultSet = dbClient.singleUse().executeQuery(Statement.of("SELECT 1"))) {
+// Prints the results
+while (resultSet.next()) {
+System.out.printf("%d\n", resultSet.getLong(0));
+}
+}
+} finally {
+// Closes the client which will free up the resources used
+spanner.close();
+}
+```
+
+#### Complete source code
+
+In [DatabaseSelect.java](https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/tree/master/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/DatabaseSelect.java) we put together all the code shown above in a single program.

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 "name_pretty": "Cloud Spanner",
 "product_documentation": "https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/",
 "client_documentation": "https://googleapis.dev/java/google-cloud-spanner/latest/",
+"api_description": "is a fully managed, mission-critical, \nrelational database service that offers transactional consistency at global scale, \nschemas, SQL (ANSI 2011 with extensions), and automatic, synchronous replication \nfor high availability.\n\nBe sure to activate the Cloud Spanner API on the Developer's Console to\nuse Cloud Spanner from your project.",
 "issue_tracker": "https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=componentid:190851%2B%20status:open",
 "release_level": "ga",
 "language": "java",
 "repo": "googleapis/java-spanner",
 "repo_short": "java-spanner",
 "distribution_name": "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner",
-"api_id": "spanner.googleapis.com"
+"api_id": "spanner.googleapis.com",
+"transport": "grpc",
+"requires_billing": true
 }

@@ -1,43 +1,50 @@
-# Google Cloud Java Client for Spanner
+# Google Cloud Spanner Client for Java
 
-Java idiomatic client for [Cloud Spanner][cloud-spanner].
+Java idiomatic client for [Cloud Spanner][product-docs].
 
-[![Kokoro CI](http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/google-cloud-java/master.svg)](http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/google-cloud-java/master.html)
-[![Maven](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner.svg)](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner.svg)
-[![Codacy Badge](https://api.codacy.com/project/badge/grade/9da006ad7c3a4fe1abd142e77c003917)](https://www.codacy.com/app/mziccard/google-cloud-java)
+[![Maven][maven-version-image]][maven-version-link]
+![Stability][stability-image]
 
-- [Product Documentation][spanner-product-docs]
-- [Client Library Documentation][spanner-client-lib-docs]
+- [Product Documentation][product-docs]
+- [Client Library Documentation][javadocs]
 
 ## Quickstart
-If you are using Maven with a BOM, add this to your pom.xml file.
+
+If you are using Maven with [BOM][libraries-bom], add this to your pom.xml file
 ```xml
 <dependencyManagement>
-<dependencies>
+<dependencies>
+<dependency>
+<groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
+<artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
+<version>5.1.0</version>
+<type>pom</type>
+<scope>import</scope>
+</dependency>
+</dependencies>
+</dependencyManagement>
+
+<dependencies>
 <dependency>
 <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
-<artifactId>libraries-bom</artifactId>
-<version>3.0.0</version>
-<type>pom</type>
-<scope>import</scope>
-</dependency>
-</dependencies>
-</dependencyManagement>
+<artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
+</dependency>
 
-<dependency>
-<groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
-<artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-</dependency>
 ```
-[//]: # ({x-version-update-start:google-cloud-spanner:released})
-If you are using Maven without a BOM, add this to your dependencies.
+
+If you are using Maven without BOM, add this to your dependencies:
+
 ```xml
 <dependency>
 <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
 <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner</artifactId>
-<version>1.53.0</version>
+<version>1.52.0</version>
 </dependency>
+
 ```
+
+[//]: # ({x-version-update-start:google-cloud-spanner:released})
+
 If you are using Gradle, add this to your dependencies
 ```Groovy
 compile 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner:1.53.0'
@@ -50,27 +57,37 @@ libraryDependencies += "com.google.cloud" % "google-cloud-spanner" % "1.53.0"
 
 ## Authentication
 
-See the
-[Authentication](https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication)
-section in the base directory's README.
+See the [Authentication][authentication] section in the base directory's README.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+You will need a [Google Cloud Platform Console][developer-console] project with the Cloud Spanner [API enabled][enable-api].
+You will need to [enable billing][enable-billing] to use Google Cloud Spanner.
+[Follow these instructions][create-project] to get your project set up. You will also need to set up the local development environment by
+[installing the Google Cloud SDK][cloud-sdk] and running the following commands in command line:
+`gcloud auth login` and `gcloud config set project [YOUR PROJECT ID]`.
+
+### Installation and setup
+
+You'll need to obtain the `google-cloud-spanner` library. See the [Quickstart](#quickstart) section
+to add `google-cloud-spanner` as a dependency in your code.
 
 ## About Cloud Spanner
 
-[Cloud Spanner][cloud-spanner] is a fully managed, mission-critical,
+
+[Cloud Spanner][product-docs] is a fully managed, mission-critical,
 relational database service that offers transactional consistency at global scale,
 schemas, SQL (ANSI 2011 with extensions), and automatic, synchronous replication
 for high availability.
 
 Be sure to activate the Cloud Spanner API on the Developer's Console to
 use Cloud Spanner from your project.
 
-See the [Spanner client lib docs][spanner-client-lib-docs] to learn how to
-interact with Cloud Spanner using this Client Library.
+See the [Cloud Spanner client library docs][javadocs] to learn how to
+use this Cloud Spanner Client Library.
 
-## Getting Started
-#### Prerequisites
-Please refer to the [getting
-started](https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/getting-started/java/) guide.
 
 #### Calling Cloud Spanner
 Here is a code snippet showing a simple usage example. Add the following imports
@@ -112,48 +129,79 @@ try {
 
 #### Complete source code
 
-In [DatabaseSelect.java](../../google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/DatabaseSelect.java) we put together all the code shown above in a single program.
+In [DatabaseSelect.java](https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/tree/master/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/spanner/snippets/DatabaseSelect.java) we put together all the code shown above in a single program.
 
-## Troubleshooting
 
-To get help, follow the instructions in the [shared Troubleshooting
-document](https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-common/blob/master/troubleshooting/readme.md#troubleshooting).
 
-Transport
----------
-Spanner uses gRPC for the transport layer.
 
-## Java Versions
 
-Java 7 or above is required for using this client.
+## Troubleshooting
 
-## Testing
+To get help, follow the instructions in the [shared Troubleshooting document][troubleshooting].
 
-This library has tools to help make tests for code using Cloud Spanner.
+## Transport
 
-See [TESTING] to read more about testing.
+Cloud Spanner uses gRPC for the transport layer.
+
+## Java Versions
+
+Java 7 or above is required for using this client.
 
 ## Versioning
 
+
 This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
-It is currently in major version zero (`0.y.z`), which means that anything may
-change at any time and the public API should not be considered stable.
 
 ## Contributing
 
+
 Contributions to this library are always welcome and highly encouraged.
 
-See [CONTRIBUTING] for more information on how to get started.
+See [CONTRIBUTING][contributing] for more information how to get started.
 
-## License
+Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in
+this project you agree to abide by its terms. See [Code of Conduct][code-of-conduct] for more
+information.
 
-Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE] for more information.
+## License
 
-[CONTRIBUTING]:https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
-[LICENSE]: https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/blob/master/LICENSE
-[TESTING]: https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java/blob/master/TESTING.md#testing-code-that-uses-cloud-spanner
-[cloud-platform]: https://cloud.google.com/
-[cloud-spanner]: https://cloud.google.com/spanner/
-[spanner-product-docs]: https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/
-[spanner-client-lib-docs]: https://googleapis.dev/java/google-cloud-clients/latest/index.html?com/google/cloud/spanner/package-summary.html
+Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license] for more information.
+
+## CI Status
+
+Java Version | Status
+------------ | ------
+Java 7 | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-1]][kokoro-badge-link-1]
+Java 8 | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-2]][kokoro-badge-link-2]
+Java 8 OSX | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-3]][kokoro-badge-link-3]
+Java 8 Windows | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-4]][kokoro-badge-link-4]
+Java 11 | [![Kokoro CI][kokoro-badge-image-5]][kokoro-badge-link-5]
+
+[product-docs]: https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/
+[javadocs]: https://googleapis.dev/java/google-cloud-spanner/latest/
+[kokoro-badge-image-1]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java7.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-1]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java7.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-2]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java8.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-2]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java8.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-3]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java8-osx.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-3]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java8-osx.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-4]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java8-win.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-4]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java8-win.html
+[kokoro-badge-image-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java11.svg
+[kokoro-badge-link-5]: http://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-devrel-public/java/badges/java-spanner/java11.html
+[stability-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/stability-ga-green
+[maven-version-image]: https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/com.google.cloud/google-cloud-spanner.svg
+[maven-version-link]: https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:com.google.cloud%20AND%20a:google-cloud-spanner&core=gav
+[authentication]: https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-java#authentication
+[developer-console]: https://console.developers.google.com/
+[create-project]: https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-projects
+[cloud-sdk]: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/
+[troubleshooting]: https://.com/googleapis/google-cloud-common/blob/master/troubleshooting/readme.md#troubleshooting
+[contributing]: https://.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+[code-of-conduct]: https://.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md#contributor-code-of-conduct
+[license]: https://.com/googleapis/java-spanner/blob/master/LICENSE
+[enable-billing]: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/getting-started#enabling_billing
+[enable-api]: https://console.cloud.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=spanner.googleapis.com
+[libraries-bom]: https://.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/wiki/The-Google-Cloud-Platform-Libraries-BOM
+[shell_img]: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 "git": {
 "name": "synthtool",
 "remote": "https://.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-"sha": "52638600f387deb98efb5f9c85fec39e82aa9052"
+"sha": "716f741f2d307b48cbe8a5bc3bc883571212344a"
 }
 }
 ],

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 java.format_code('proto-google-cloud-spanner-admin-instance-v1/src')
 
 java.common_templates(excludes=[
-'README.md',
 '.kokoro/continuous/common.cfg',
 '.kokoro/nightly/common.cfg',
 '.kokoro/presubmit/common.cfg',