diff --git a/.github/generated-files-bot.yml b/.github/generated-files-bot.yml
index c644a24e1..e58cdcbad 100644
--- a/.github/generated-files-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/generated-files-bot.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ externalManifests:
   file: '.github/readme/synth.metadata/synth.metadata'
   jsonpath: '$.generatedFiles[*]'
 ignoreAuthors:
+- 'cloud-java-bot'
 - 'renovate-bot'
 - 'yoshi-automation'
 - 'release-please[bot]'
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update_generation_config.sh b/.github/scripts/update_generation_config.sh
index 91434688c..fff56bf5d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/update_generation_config.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update_generation_config.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ set -e
 function get_latest_released_version() {
     local group_id=$1
     local artifact_id=$2
-    latest=$(curl -s "https://search.maven.org/solrsearch/select?q=g:${group_id}+AND+a:${artifact_id}&core=gav&rows=500&wt=json" | jq -r '.response.docs[] | select(.v | test("^[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)*$")) | .v' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
-    echo "${latest}"
+    json_content=$(curl -s "https://search.maven.org/solrsearch/select?q=g:${group_id}+AND+a:${artifact_id}&core=gav&rows=500&wt=json")
+    latest=$(jq -r '.response.docs[] | select(.v | test("^[0-9]+(\\.[0-9]+)*$")) | .v' <<< "${json_content}" | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+    if [[ -z "${latest}" ]]; then
+        echo "The latest version of ${group_id}:${artifact_id} is empty."
+        echo "The returned json from maven.org is invalid: ${json_content}"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo "${latest}"
+    fi
 }
 
 # Update a key to a new value in the generation config.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml
index 7c5ec7865..47b9e87c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   renovate_bot_config_validation:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: '20'
+        node-version: '22'
 
     - name: Install Renovate and Config Validator
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_generation_config.yaml b/.github/workflows/update_generation_config.yaml
index 3cf773992..cd2d5fd5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_generation_config.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_generation_config.yaml
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update-generation-config:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       # the branch into which the pull request is merged
       base_branch: main
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
         token: ${{ secrets.CLOUD_JAVA_BOT_TOKEN }}
     - name: Update params in generation config to latest
       shell: bash
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         [ -z "$(git config user.email)" ] && git config --global user.email "cloud-java-bot@google.com"
         [ -z "$(git config user.name)" ] && git config --global user.name "cloud-java-bot"
         bash .github/scripts/update_generation_config.sh \
-          --base_branch "${base_branch}"\
+          --base_branch "${base_branch}" \
           --repo ${{ github.repository }}
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUD_JAVA_BOT_TOKEN }}
+
diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index 06e31b082..677aaf766 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ if [[ ! -z "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS}" && "${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTI
     export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=$(realpath ${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/${GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS})
 fi
 
+
 RETURN_CODE=0
 set +e
 
@@ -75,11 +76,6 @@ graalvm)
     mvn -B ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} -ntp -Pnative test
     RETURN_CODE=$?
     ;;
-graalvm17)
-    # Run Unit and Integration Tests with Native Image
-    mvn -B ${INTEGRATION_TEST_ARGS} -ntp -Pnative test
-    RETURN_CODE=$?
-    ;;
 samples)
     SAMPLES_DIR=samples
     # only run ITs in snapshot/ on presubmit PRs. run ITs in all 3 samples/ subdirectories otherwise.
@@ -132,4 +128,4 @@ then
 fi
 
 echo "exiting with ${RETURN_CODE}"
-exit ${RETURN_CODE}
+exit ${RETURN_CODE}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-a.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-a.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24accde47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-a.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_b:3.45.1"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "JOB_TYPE"
+  value: "graalvm"
+}
+
+# TODO: remove this after we've migrated all tests and scripts
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GCLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "gcloud-devel"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "gcloud-devel"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
+  value: "secret_manager/java-it-service-account"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "SECRET_MANAGER_KEYS"
+  value: "java-it-service-account"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "IT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL"
+  value: "it-service-account@gcloud-devel.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-b.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-b.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24accde47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-b.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_b:3.45.1"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "JOB_TYPE"
+  value: "graalvm"
+}
+
+# TODO: remove this after we've migrated all tests and scripts
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GCLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "gcloud-devel"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "gcloud-devel"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
+  value: "secret_manager/java-it-service-account"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "SECRET_MANAGER_KEYS"
+  value: "java-it-service-account"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "IT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL"
+  value: "it-service-account@gcloud-devel.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-c.cfg b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-c.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24accde47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-c.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Format: //devtools/kokoro/config/proto/build.proto
+
+# Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
+env_vars: {
+  key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
+  value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/graalvm_sdk_platform_b:3.45.1"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "JOB_TYPE"
+  value: "graalvm"
+}
+
+# TODO: remove this after we've migrated all tests and scripts
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GCLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "gcloud-devel"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"
+  value: "gcloud-devel"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
+  value: "secret_manager/java-it-service-account"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "SECRET_MANAGER_KEYS"
+  value: "java-it-service-account"
+}
+
+env_vars: {
+  key: "IT_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL"
+  value: "it-service-account@gcloud-devel.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file