diff --git a/gax-java/gax/src/test/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax/native-image.properties b/gax-java/gax/src/test/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.google.api/gax/native-image.properties
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+Args=--initialize-at-build-time=java.lang.annotation.Annotation,\
+  org.junit.experimental.categories.Category,\
+  org.junit.experimental.categories.CategoryValidator,\
+  org.junit.Ignore,\
+  org.junit.runner.RunWith,\
+  org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkField,\
+  org.junit.validator.AnnotationValidator,\
+  org.junit.vintage.engine.discovery.FilterableIgnoringRunnerDecorator
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