diff --git a/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/.repo-metadata.json b/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/.repo-metadata.json
index e22ddd55ba0..5653243e0f6 100644
--- a/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/.repo-metadata.json
+++ b/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/.repo-metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "default_version": "v1beta2",
-  "release_level": "BETA",
+  "release_level": "preview",
   "requires_billing": true,
   "client_documentation": "https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/artifact-registry/latest",
   "codeowner_team": "@googleapis/cicd",
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
   "distribution_name": "@google-cloud/artifact-registry",
   "name_pretty": "Artifact Registry",
   "api_id": "artifactregistry.googleapis.com",
-  "repo": "googleapis/nodejs-artifact-registry"
+  "repo": "googleapis/nodejs-artifact-registry",
+  "api_shortname": "artifactregistry",
+  "library_type": "GAPIC_AUTO"
 }
diff --git a/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/README.md b/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/README.md
index 1e5f4e8f33f..cdbbbc7de08 100644
--- a/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/README.md
+++ b/packages/google-devtools-artifactregistry/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # [Artifact Registry: Node.js Client](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-artifact-registry)
 
-[![release level](https://img.shields.io/badge/release%20level-beta-yellow.svg?style=flat)](https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages)
+
 [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@google-cloud/artifact-registry.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/@google-cloud/artifact-registry)
 [![codecov](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/googleapis/nodejs-artifact-registry/main.svg?style=flat)](https://codecov.io/gh/googleapis/nodejs-artifact-registry)
 
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 
 
+This library is considered to be in **preview**. This means it is still a
+work-in-progress and under active development. Any release is subject to
+backwards-incompatible changes at any time.
+
 
 More Information: [Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages][launch_stages]