diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/build.gradle.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/build.gradle.mustache
index 9ab76aa3a90..51eda6573dc 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/build.gradle.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-client/build.gradle.mustache
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlinx-serialization'
 {{#idea}}
 apply plugin: 'idea'
 {{/idea}}
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-allOff-discriminator/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-allOff-discriminator/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-allOff-discriminator/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-allOff-discriminator/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle
index 759f2a40b5b..3822ee114c7 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-array-simple-string-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-bigdecimal-default-okhttp4/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-bigdecimal-default-okhttp4/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-bigdecimal-default-okhttp4/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-bigdecimal-default-okhttp4/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle
index 759f2a40b5b..3822ee114c7 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp3/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-okhttp4/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-retrofit2/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-retrofit2/build.gradle
index 91745c4f63a..a72e41c6d37 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-retrofit2/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-default-values-jvm-retrofit2/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-enum-default-value/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-enum-default-value/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-enum-default-value/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-enum-default-value/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-gson/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-gson/build.gradle
index 433706ed216..fb0b38ea342 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-gson/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-gson/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jackson/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jackson/build.gradle
index 8aff3040b40..73ef0b01c56 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jackson/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jackson/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-json-request-string/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-json-request-string/build.gradle
index f2e1ee62dd5..2e9236ca084 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-json-request-string/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-json-request-string/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ buildscript {
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-parcelize'
 apply plugin: 'kotlinx-serialization'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-gson/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-gson/build.gradle
index 67e0eaa9591..ab8fa9dbf3e 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-gson/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-gson/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-jackson/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-jackson/build.gradle
index ba08faca5e6..63636d11ac5 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-jackson/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-ktor-jackson/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-okhttp4-coroutines/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-okhttp4-coroutines/build.gradle
index 750ca358005..ff5712e4118 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-okhttp4-coroutines/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-okhttp4-coroutines/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-gson/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-gson/build.gradle
index 87adecca40d..42898256f39 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-gson/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-gson/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson-coroutines/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson-coroutines/build.gradle
index 673cb2f4dfc..a8f19fa280f 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson-coroutines/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson-coroutines/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson/build.gradle
index 82d9d58a79b..4237826a4a6 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-jackson/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-moshi/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-moshi/build.gradle
index 815a2b9bdf0..af121477e73 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-moshi/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-jvm-vertx-moshi/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-modelMutable/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-modelMutable/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-modelMutable/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-modelMutable/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-moshi-codegen/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-moshi-codegen/build.gradle
index 177686ccbfc..eb1a5adf890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-moshi-codegen/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-moshi-codegen/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nonpublic/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nonpublic/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nonpublic/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nonpublic/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nullable/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nullable/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nullable/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-nullable/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-okhttp3/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-okhttp3/build.gradle
index 759f2a40b5b..3822ee114c7 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-okhttp3/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-okhttp3/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-kotlinx_serialization/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-kotlinx_serialization/build.gradle
index 4a0a28e61b8..f712fe610ef 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-kotlinx_serialization/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-kotlinx_serialization/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
 apply plugin: 'kotlinx-serialization'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-rx3/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-rx3/build.gradle
index 53ae2d6bdf3..e8c650bb091 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-rx3/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2-rx3/build.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2/build.gradle
index 95f7ab0f41b..bcb7ea17cf8 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-retrofit2/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-string/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-string/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-string/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-string/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-threetenbp/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-threetenbp/build.gradle
index 76b5e18fa59..e0c1cb3746e 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-threetenbp/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-threetenbp/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-uppercase-enum/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-uppercase-enum/build.gradle
index 6b97e54c1bd..c0b73efde8e 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-uppercase-enum/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin-uppercase-enum/build.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
 apply plugin: 'kotlinx-serialization'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/build.gradle
index 43b2b3fa427..66a3c68b890 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 repositories {
     maven { url "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" }