diff --git a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
index 622f1201ac..a69ab1c309 100644
--- a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@
                 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/googleapis/${googleapis.commit}/gapic/metadata/gapic_metadata.proto
               </url>
               <outputDirectory>target/generated-sources/proto</outputDirectory>
+              <!-- Set this to always download the latest version and overwrite the existing file -->
+              <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+              <!-- Don't use the local maven download plugin cache -->
+              <skipCache>true</skipCache>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
           <execution>