diff --git a/.kokoro/functions-helloworld.sh b/.kokoro/functions-helloworld.sh
index aac336cc7d..cdcb586382 100755
--- a/.kokoro/functions-helloworld.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/functions-helloworld.sh
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ gcloud config set project $GCLOUD_PROJECT
 function cleanup {
   CODE=$?
 
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloHttp -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloGET -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloBackground -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloPubSub -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloGCS -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloError -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloError2 -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloError3 -q
-  gcloud beta functions delete helloTemplate -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloHttp -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloGET -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloBackground -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloPubSub -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloGCS -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloError -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloError2 -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloError3 -q
+  gcloud functions delete helloTemplate -q
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 93790d7600..c2778d3afb 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 machine:
   node:
-    version: 6.14.1
+    version: 8.11.1
 
 # Use for broader build-related configuration
 general:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies:
   override:
     - echo $KEYFILE > /home/ubuntu/nodejs-docs-samples/key.json
     - gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file /home/ubuntu/nodejs-docs-samples/key.json || true
-    - yarn global add ava nyc codecov semistandard @google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools@1.4.17 @google-cloud/functions-emulator@1.0.0-alpha.29
+    - yarn global add ava nyc codecov semistandard @google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools@1.4.17 @google-cloud/functions-emulator@1.0.0-beta.4
     - yarn install
     - yarn run lint
     - samples test install -l=functions/background
diff --git a/functions/datastore/README.md b/functions/datastore/README.md
index d8610ef442..530a9881fe 100644
--- a/functions/datastore/README.md
+++ b/functions/datastore/README.md
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1. Deploy the "get" function with an HTTP trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy get --trigger-http
+        gcloud functions deploy get --trigger-http
 
 1. Deploy the "set" function with an HTTP trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy set --trigger-http
+        gcloud functions deploy set --trigger-http
 
 1. Deploy the "del" function with an HTTP trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy del --trigger-http
+        gcloud functions deploy del --trigger-http
 
 1. Call the "set" function to create a new entity:
 
-        gcloud beta functions call set --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1","value":{"description":"Buy milk"}}'
+        gcloud functions call set --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1","value":{"description":"Buy milk"}}'
 
     or
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1. Call the "get" function to read the newly created entity:
 
-        gcloud beta functions call get --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
+        gcloud functions call get --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
 
     or
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1. Call the "get" function again to verify it was deleted:
 
-        gcloud beta functions call get --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
+        gcloud functions call get --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
 
     or
 
diff --git a/functions/datastore/index.js b/functions/datastore/index.js
index 0fa60c988b..33561ae080 100644
--- a/functions/datastore/index.js
+++ b/functions/datastore/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function getKeyFromRequestData (requestData) {
  * Creates and/or updates a record.
  *
  * @example
- * gcloud beta functions call set --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1","value":{"description": "Buy milk"}}'
+ * gcloud functions call set --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1","value":{"description": "Buy milk"}}'
  *
  * @param {object} req Cloud Function request context.
  * @param {object} req.body The request body.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ exports.set = (req, res) => {
  * Retrieves a record.
  *
  * @example
- * gcloud beta functions call get --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
+ * gcloud functions call get --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
  *
  * @param {object} req Cloud Function request context.
  * @param {object} req.body The request body.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ exports.get = (req, res) => {
  * Deletes a record.
  *
  * @example
- * gcloud beta functions call del --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
+ * gcloud functions call del --data '{"kind":"Task","key":"sampletask1"}'
  *
  * @param {object} req Cloud Function request context.
  * @param {object} req.body The request body.
diff --git a/functions/datastore/package.json b/functions/datastore/package.json
index 7075383260..e57fa1c0b3 100644
--- a/functions/datastore/package.json
+++ b/functions/datastore/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "repo-tools lint",
     "pretest": "npm run lint",
-    "e2e-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='gcloud beta functions' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && BASE_URL=\"https://$GCF_REGION-$GCLOUD_PROJECT.cloudfunctions.net/\" ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
+    "e2e-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='gcloud functions' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && BASE_URL=\"https://$GCF_REGION-$GCLOUD_PROJECT.cloudfunctions.net/\" ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
     "system-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='functions' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && BASE_URL=\"http://localhost:8010/$GCLOUD_PROJECT/$GCF_REGION\" ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
     "test": "npm run system-test"
   },
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "supertest": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/functions-emulator": "^1.0.0-alpha.29",
+    "@google-cloud/functions-emulator": "^1.0.0-beta.4",
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "2.2.1",
     "ava": "0.25.0",
     "proxyquire": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/functions/gcs/README.md b/functions/gcs/README.md
index b5ea918b5b..37459dd57b 100644
--- a/functions/gcs/README.md
+++ b/functions/gcs/README.md
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1. Deploy the "wordCount" function with an HTTP trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy wordCount --trigger-http
+        gcloud functions deploy wordCount --trigger-http
 
 1. Call the "wordCount" function using the sample file:
 
-        gcloud beta functions call wordCount --data '{"bucket":"YOUR_BUCKET_NAME","file":"sample.txt"}'
+        gcloud functions call wordCount --data '{"bucket":"YOUR_BUCKET_NAME","file":"sample.txt"}'
 
     * Replace `YOUR_BUCKET_NAME` with the name of your Cloud Storage Bucket.
 
diff --git a/functions/helloworld/package.json b/functions/helloworld/package.json
index c89645c69c..f63bb9ebc1 100644
--- a/functions/helloworld/package.json
+++ b/functions/helloworld/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "repo-tools lint",
     "pretest": "npm run lint",
-    "e2e-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='gcloud beta functions' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && BASE_URL=\"https://$GCF_REGION-$GCLOUD_PROJECT.cloudfunctions.net/\" ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
+    "e2e-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='gcloud functions' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && BASE_URL=\"https://$GCF_REGION-$GCLOUD_PROJECT.cloudfunctions.net/\" ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
     "test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='functions-emulator' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && export BASE_URL=\"http://localhost:8010/$GCLOUD_PROJECT/$GCF_REGION\" && ava -T 20s --verbose -c 1 test/index.test.js test/*unit*test.js test/*integration*test.js",
     "system-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='functions-emulator' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && export BASE_URL=\"http://localhost:8010/$GCLOUD_PROJECT/$GCF_REGION\" && ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js"
   },
diff --git a/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.pubsub.test.js b/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.pubsub.test.js
index 0fa7b25370..6a5430710a 100644
--- a/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.pubsub.test.js
+++ b/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.pubsub.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const Pubsub = require(`@google-cloud/pubsub`);
 const pubsub = Pubsub();
 
 const topicName = process.env.FUNCTIONS_TOPIC;
-const baseCmd = `gcloud beta functions`;
+const baseCmd = `gcloud functions`;
 
 test(`helloPubSub: should print a name`, async (t) => {
   t.plan(1);
diff --git a/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.storage.test.js b/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.storage.test.js
index 7db34a170b..7e6518bf9b 100644
--- a/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.storage.test.js
+++ b/functions/helloworld/test/sample.system.storage.test.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const gcsFileName = `test-${uuid.v4()}.txt`;
 
 const bucketName = process.env.BUCKET_NAME;
 const bucket = storage.bucket(bucketName);
-const baseCmd = `gcloud beta functions`;
+const baseCmd = `gcloud functions`;
 
 test.serial(`helloGCS: should print uploaded message`, async (t) => {
   t.plan(1);
diff --git a/functions/imagemagick/README.md b/functions/imagemagick/README.md
index 17cd154c2c..af7b31c209 100644
--- a/functions/imagemagick/README.md
+++ b/functions/imagemagick/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1. Deploy the `blurOffensiveImages` function with a Storage trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy blurOffensiveImages --trigger-bucket=YOUR_BUCKET_NAME
+        gcloud functions deploy blurOffensiveImages --trigger-bucket=YOUR_BUCKET_NAME
 
     * Replace `YOUR_BUCKET_NAME` with the name of the Cloud Storage Bucket you created earlier.
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1.  Check the logs for the `blurOffensiveImages` function:
 
-        gcloud beta functions get-logs blurOffensiveImages
+        gcloud functions get-logs blurOffensiveImages
 
     You should see something like this in your console:
 
diff --git a/functions/pubsub/README.md b/functions/pubsub/README.md
index 67353ecc24..538e557ea5 100644
--- a/functions/pubsub/README.md
+++ b/functions/pubsub/README.md
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ can skip this step):
 
 1. Deploy the `publish` function with an HTTP trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy publish --trigger-http
+        gcloud functions deploy publish --trigger-http
 
 1. Deploy the `subscribe` function with the Pub/Sub topic as a trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy subscribe --trigger-topic YOUR_TOPIC_NAME
+        gcloud functions deploy subscribe --trigger-topic YOUR_TOPIC_NAME
 
     * Replace `YOUR_TOPIC_NAME` with the name of your Pub/Sub Topic.
 
 1. Call the `publish` function:
 
-        gcloud beta functions call publish --data '{"topic":"YOUR_TOPIC_NAME","message":"Hello World!"}'
+        gcloud functions call publish --data '{"topic":"YOUR_TOPIC_NAME","message":"Hello World!"}'
 
     * Replace `YOUR_TOPIC_NAME` with the name of your Pub/Sub Topic.
 
diff --git a/functions/uuid/README.md b/functions/uuid/README.md
index 1708e7a2e1..0451146212 100644
--- a/functions/uuid/README.md
+++ b/functions/uuid/README.md
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ Functions for your project.
 
 1. Deploy the `uuid` function with an HTTP trigger:
 
-        gcloud beta functions deploy uuid --trigger-http
+        gcloud functions deploy uuid --trigger-http
 
 1. Call the `uuid` function:
 
-        gcloud beta functions call uuid
+        gcloud functions call uuid
 
     You should see something like this in your console: