diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/continuous/propose_release.cfg b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/continuous/propose_release.cfg
index 7db43fdff..b6c2af1c6 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/continuous/propose_release.cfg
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/continuous/propose_release.cfg
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env_vars: {
 
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_BUILD_FILE"
-  value: "github/{{ metadata['repo']['repo_short'] }}/.kokoro/release/bump_snapshot.sh"
+  value: "github/{{ metadata['repo']['repo_short'] }}/.kokoro/continuous/propose_release.sh"
 }
 
 # tokens used by release-please to keep an up-to-date release PR.
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/continuous/propose_release.sh b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/continuous/propose_release.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/bump_snapshot.sh b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/bump_snapshot.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755