diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/languages/AndroidClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/languages/AndroidClientCodegen.java
index 3da9c6344a4..62fc70efdea 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/languages/AndroidClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/languages/AndroidClientCodegen.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class AndroidClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfi
   protected String artifactVersion = "1.0.0";
   protected String projectFolder = "src/main";
   protected String sourceFolder = projectFolder + "/java";
+  protected Boolean useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin = true;
 
   public CodegenType getTag() {
     return CodegenType.CLIENT;
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ public class AndroidClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfi
     additionalProperties.put("artifactVersion", artifactVersion);
 
     supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("pom.mustache", "", "pom.xml"));
+    additionalProperties.put("useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin", useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin);
+    
+    supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("settings.gradle.mustache", "", "settings.gradle"));
     supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("build.mustache", "", "build.gradle"));
     supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("manifest.mustache", projectFolder, "AndroidManifest.xml"));
     supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("apiInvoker.mustache", 
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache
index 80c0d375ddb..62a56bf066e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/build.mustache
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
+{{#useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
+group = '{{groupId}}'
+project.version = '{{artifactVersion}}'
+{{/useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
+
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.2'
+        {{#useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
+        classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-plugin:1.2'
+        {{/useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
     }
 }
 
@@ -13,7 +21,11 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+{{#useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
+apply plugin: 'com.github.dcendents.android-maven'
+{{/useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 22
@@ -22,6 +34,17 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 22
     }
+
+    // Rename the aar correctly
+    libraryVariants.all { variant ->
+        variant.outputs.each { output ->
+            def outputFile = output.outputFile
+            if (outputFile != null && outputFile.name.endsWith('.aar')) {
+                def fileName = "${project.name}-${variant.baseName}-${version}.aar"
+                output.outputFile = new File(outputFile.parent, fileName)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -37,7 +60,12 @@ dependencies {
     compile "com.google.code.gson:gson:$gson_version"
     compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:$httpclient_version"
     compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:$httpclient_version"
-    compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:$httpclient_version"
+    compile ("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:$httpcore_version") {
+        exclude(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', module: 'httpclient')
+    }
+    compile ("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:$httpmime_version") {
+        exclude(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', module: 'httpclient')
+    }
     testCompile "junit:junit:$junit_version"
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +76,18 @@ afterEvaluate {
         task.dependsOn variant.javaCompile
         task.from variant.javaCompile.destinationDir
         task.destinationDir = project.file("${project.buildDir}/outputs/jar")
-        task.archiveName = "${project.name}-${variant.baseName}.jar"
+        task.archiveName = "${project.name}-${variant.baseName}-${version}.jar"
         artifacts.add('archives', task);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+{{#useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
+task sourcesJar(type: Jar) {
+    from android.sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs
+    classifier = 'sources'
+}
+
+artifacts {
+    archives sourcesJar
+}
+{{/useAndroidMavenGradlePlugin}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/settings.gradle.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/settings.gradle.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8fd6c4c41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/android-java/settings.gradle.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = "{{artifactId}}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle
index 80c0d375ddb..26a00d90da8 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/android-java/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+group = 'io.swagger'
+project.version = '1.0.0'
+
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.2'
+        
+        classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-plugin:1.2'
+        
     }
 }
 
@@ -13,7 +19,9 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
+
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+apply plugin: 'com.github.dcendents.android-maven'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 22
@@ -22,6 +30,17 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 22
     }
+
+    // Rename the aar correctly
+    libraryVariants.all { variant ->
+        variant.outputs.each { output ->
+            def outputFile = output.outputFile
+            if (outputFile != null && outputFile.name.endsWith('.aar')) {
+                def fileName = "${project.name}-${variant.baseName}-${version}.aar"
+                output.outputFile = new File(outputFile.parent, fileName)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -37,7 +56,12 @@ dependencies {
     compile "com.google.code.gson:gson:$gson_version"
     compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:$httpclient_version"
     compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:$httpclient_version"
-    compile "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:$httpclient_version"
+    compile ("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:$httpcore_version") {
+        exclude(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', module: 'httpclient')
+    }
+    compile ("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:$httpmime_version") {
+        exclude(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', module: 'httpclient')
+    }
     testCompile "junit:junit:$junit_version"
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +72,16 @@ afterEvaluate {
         task.dependsOn variant.javaCompile
         task.from variant.javaCompile.destinationDir
         task.destinationDir = project.file("${project.buildDir}/outputs/jar")
-        task.archiveName = "${project.name}-${variant.baseName}.jar"
+        task.archiveName = "${project.name}-${variant.baseName}-${version}.jar"
         artifacts.add('archives', task);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+task sourcesJar(type: Jar) {
+    from android.sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs
+    classifier = 'sources'
+}
+
+artifacts {
+    archives sourcesJar
+}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/android-java/settings.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/android-java/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a6796bf9fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/android-java/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = "swagger-android-client"
\ No newline at end of file