diff --git a/owlbot.py b/owlbot.py
index c46eb2b..7511f5b 100644
--- a/owlbot.py
+++ b/owlbot.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 templated_files = gcp.CommonTemplates().py_library(microgenerator=True)
+python.py_samples(skip_readmes=True)
 s.move(templated_files, excludes=[".coveragerc"]) # the microgenerator has a good coveragerc file
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------