diff --git a/.cloudbuild/samples_build.yaml b/.cloudbuild/samples_build.yaml
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+steps:
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: ls
+  args: [
+    '-alt',
+  ]
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: pwd
+- name: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/java8
+  entrypoint: bash
+  args: [
+    './kokoro/build.sh'
+  ]
+  env:
+  - 'JOB_TYPE=samples'
+
+timeout: 300m