diff --git a/tools/Google.Cloud.Tools.ReleaseManager/ContainerCommands/GenerateCommand.cs b/tools/Google.Cloud.Tools.ReleaseManager/ContainerCommands/GenerateCommand.cs
index e62afbe73b78..66ae4435a03e 100644
--- a/tools/Google.Cloud.Tools.ReleaseManager/ContainerCommands/GenerateCommand.cs
+++ b/tools/Google.Cloud.Tools.ReleaseManager/ContainerCommands/GenerateCommand.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public int Execute(Dictionary<string, string> options)
         }
         else
         {
+            // Set environment variables used by scripts invoked by GenerateApisCommand.
+            Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(GenerateApisCommand.GeneratorInputDirectoryEnvironmentVariable, rootLayout.GeneratorInput);
+            Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(GenerateApisCommand.GeneratorOutputDirectoryEnvironmentVariable, rootLayout.GeneratorOutput);
+            Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(GenerateApisCommand.GoogleApisDirectoryEnvironmentVariable, rootLayout.Googleapis);
+
             if (apiPath is not null)
             {
                 var catalog = ApiCatalog.Load(rootLayout);