diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index aa7d1b5c9b2..b5590ec21ad 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ _How_ you provide values to options also depends on the tool. OpenAPI Generator
 openApiGenerate {
     globalProperties = [
         apis: "",
-        models: "User,Pet"
+        models: "User:Pet"
     ]
 }
 ```
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc
index f3ba58cc7c1..51f6e08e15f 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ openApiGenerate {
     // other settings omitted
     globalProperties = [
         apis: "",
-        models: "User,Pet"
+        models: "User:Pet"
     ]
 }
 ----
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/README.md b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/README.md
index 9a9abb68620..be709bea8af 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/README.md
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/README.md
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ For configuration options documented as a **map** above, the key/value options m
 ```
 
 This configuration node location will match that of the plugin configuration examples at the top of this document and in the section below. Here, `option` matches in option name in the first column in the table from the previous section.
-The `key` and `value` text are any values you'd like to provide for that option. As an example, to configure `globalProperties` to match the `--global-property models=User,Pet` example from our [Selective Generation](https://openapi-generator.tech/docs/customization#selective-generation) documentation, see below.
+The `key` and `value` text are any values you'd like to provide for that option. As an example, to configure `globalProperties` to match the `--global-property models=User:Pet` example from our [Selective Generation](https://openapi-generator.tech/docs/customization#selective-generation) documentation, see below.
 
 ```xml
 <configuration>
     <globalProperties>
-       <models>User,Pet</models>
+       <models>User:Pet</models>
     </globalProperties>
 </configuration>
 ```
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Not that some of these environment variable options may overwrite or conflict wi
 ```xml
 <configuration>
     <generateModels>true</generateModels>
-    <modelsToGenerate>User,Pet</modelsToGenerate>
+    <modelsToGenerate>User:Pet</modelsToGenerate>
 </configuration>
 ```