diff --git a/bin/utils/release_version_update_docs.sh b/bin/utils/release_version_update_docs.sh
index 709666e68b3..0209e837a62 100755
--- a/bin/utils/release_version_update_docs.sh
+++ b/bin/utils/release_version_update_docs.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ echo "IMPORTANT: this script works on Mac only"
 echo "Release preparation: replacing $FROM with $TO in different files"
 
 declare -a files=("modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/README.md"
+                  "modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml"
+                  "modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml"
+                  "modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml"
                   "modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc"
                   "modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/gradle.properties"
                   "modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/build.gradle"
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
index 475f9cfa665..0c460241fa7 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <!-- specify the swagger yaml -->
-                            <inputSpec>swagger.yaml</inputSpec>
+                            <inputSpec>${project.basedir}/swagger.yaml</inputSpec>
 
                             <!-- target to generate java client code -->
                             <generatorName>java</generatorName>
@@ -39,13 +39,22 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                        <source>1.7</source>
+                        <target>1.7</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
          <!-- dependencies are needed for the client being generated -->
          
         <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
+          <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
           <artifactId>swagger-annotations</artifactId>
           <version>${swagger-annotations-version}</version>
         </dependency>
@@ -55,13 +64,8 @@
                 
         <!-- HTTP client: jersey-client -->
         <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
-          <version>${jersey-version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.media</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jersey-media-json-jackson</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
             <version>${jersey-version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -69,6 +73,11 @@
             <artifactId>jersey-media-multipart</artifactId>
             <version>${jersey-version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.media</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jersey-media-json-jackson</artifactId>
+            <version>${jersey-version}</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <!-- JSON processing: jackson -->
         <dependency>
@@ -96,7 +105,7 @@
           <artifactId>jackson-jaxrs-json-provider</artifactId>
           <version>${jackson-version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <!-- Joda time: if you use it -->
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
@@ -107,19 +116,19 @@
           <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
           <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
           <version>${jodatime-version}</version>
-        </dependency>          
+        </dependency>
 
         <!-- Base64 encoding that works in both JVM and Android -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.brsanthu</groupId>
             <artifactId>migbase64</artifactId>
             <version>2.2</version>
-        </dependency>       
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     
     <properties>
         <swagger-annotations-version>1.5.8</swagger-annotations-version>
-        <jersey-version>2.22.2</jersey-version>
+        <jersey-version>2.27</jersey-version>
         <jackson-version>2.8.9</jackson-version>
         <jodatime-version>2.7</jodatime-version>
         <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml
index 31da5677d95..f21abd37645 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <validateSpec>false</validateSpec>
-                            <inputSpec>petstore-v3.0-invalid.yaml</inputSpec>
+                            <inputSpec>${project.basedir}/petstore-v3.0-invalid.yaml</inputSpec>
                             <generatorName>aspnetcore</generatorName>
                             <configOptions>
                                 <additional-properties>optionalProjectFile=true</additional-properties>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml
index 8592217bdce..4124bd25ef4 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
                             <goal>generate</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <inputSpec>swagger.yaml</inputSpec>
+                            <inputSpec>${project.basedir}/swagger.yaml</inputSpec>
                             <generatorName>aspnetcore</generatorName>
                             <configOptions>
                                 <additional-properties>optionalProjectFile=true</additional-properties>