diff --git a/pubsub/cloud-client/README.md b/pubsub/cloud-client/README.md
index c621c2393c2..1f5232b4bbe 100644
--- a/pubsub/cloud-client/README.md
+++ b/pubsub/cloud-client/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [Google Cloud Pub/Sub][pubsub] is a fully-managed real-time messaging service that allows you to
 send and receive messages between independent applications.
-These sample Java applications demonstrate how to access the Pub/Sub API using
+This sample Java application demonstrates how to access the Pub/Sub API using
 the [Google Cloud Client Library for Java][google-cloud-java].
 
 [pubsub]: https://cloud.google.com/pubsub/
@@ -10,23 +10,25 @@ the [Google Cloud Client Library for Java][google-cloud-java].
 
 ## Quickstart
 
-Install [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/).
+#### Setup
+- Install [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/) <p>
+- Install the [Google Cloud SDK](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/) and run :
 
-Build your project with:
 
-	mvn clean package -DskipTests
+      gcloud config set project [YOUR PROJECT ID]
 
-## Testing
 
-To run the tests for this sample, first set the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT`
-environment variable.
+- Build your project with:
 
-    export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=my-project
 
-Then run the tests with Maven.
+	  mvn clean package -DskipTests
+
+#### Testing
+
+Run the tests with Maven.
 
     mvn clean verify
 
-### Creating a new topic (using the quickstart sample)
+#### Creating a new topic (using the quickstart sample)
 
     mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.example.pubsub.QuickstartSample
diff --git a/pubsub/cloud-client/pom.xml b/pubsub/cloud-client/pom.xml
index 71f54b4d632..37cb102eda8 100644
--- a/pubsub/cloud-client/pom.xml
+++ b/pubsub/cloud-client/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>0.9.2-alpha</version>
+      <version>0.9.4-alpha</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test dependencies -->
diff --git a/pubsub/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSample.java b/pubsub/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSample.java
index fb4bd1fc72f..ac5dcefc2af 100644
--- a/pubsub/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSample.java
+++ b/pubsub/cloud-client/src/main/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSample.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 // [START pubsub_quickstart]
 // Imports the Google Cloud client library
 
+import com.google.cloud.ServiceOptions;
 import com.google.cloud.pubsub.spi.v1.PublisherClient;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.TopicName;
 
@@ -26,9 +27,14 @@ public class QuickstartSample {
 
   public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
 
+    // Your Google Cloud Platform project ID
+    String projectId = ServiceOptions.getDefaultProjectId();
+
+    // Your topic ID
+    String topicId = "my-new-topic";
+
     // Create a new topic
-    String projectId = args[0];
-    TopicName topic = TopicName.create(projectId, "my-new-topic");
+    TopicName topic = TopicName.create(projectId, topicId);
     try (PublisherClient publisherClient = PublisherClient.create()) {
       publisherClient.createTopic(topic);
     }
diff --git a/pubsub/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSampleIT.java b/pubsub/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSampleIT.java
index 1f67b86a20d..d293cd30bb6 100644
--- a/pubsub/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSampleIT.java
+++ b/pubsub/cloud-client/src/test/java/com/example/pubsub/QuickstartSampleIT.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
+import com.google.cloud.ServiceOptions;
 import com.google.cloud.pubsub.spi.v1.PublisherClient;
 import com.google.pubsub.v1.TopicName;
 
@@ -40,11 +41,11 @@ public class QuickstartSampleIT {
 
   private ByteArrayOutputStream bout;
   private PrintStream out;
-  private String projectId;
 
-  private void deleteTestTopic(String projectId) throws Exception {
+  private void deleteTestTopic() throws Exception {
     try (PublisherClient publisherClient = PublisherClient.create()) {
-      publisherClient.deleteTopic(TopicName.create(projectId, "my-new-topic"));
+      publisherClient.deleteTopic(
+          TopicName.create(ServiceOptions.getDefaultProjectId(), "my-new-topic"));
     } catch (IOException e) {
       System.err.println("Error deleting topic " + e.getMessage());
     }
@@ -55,10 +56,8 @@ public void setUp() {
     bout = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     out = new PrintStream(bout);
     System.setOut(out);
-    projectId = System.getenv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT");
-    assertThat(projectId).isNotNull();
     try {
-      deleteTestTopic(projectId);
+      deleteTestTopic();
     } catch (Exception e) {
       //empty catch block
     }
@@ -67,12 +66,12 @@ public void setUp() {
   @After
   public void tearDown() throws Exception {
     System.setOut(null);
-    deleteTestTopic(projectId);
+    deleteTestTopic();
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testQuickstart() throws Exception {
-    QuickstartSample.main(projectId);
+    QuickstartSample.main();
     String got = bout.toString();
     assertThat(got).contains("my-new-topic created.");
   }