diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 7b813eb0c3c..234b773ab9b 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
   These must match the expectations made by your contribution. 
   You may regenerate an individual generator by passing the relevant config(s) as an argument to the script, for example `./bin/generate-samples.sh bin/configs/java*`. 
   For Windows users, please run the script in [Git BASH](https://gitforwindows.org/).
-- [ ] File the PR against the [correct branch](https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/wiki/Git-Branches): `master`, `5.3.x`, `6.0.x`
+- [ ] File the PR against the [correct branch](https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/wiki/Git-Branches): `master` (5.3.0), `6.0.x`
 - [ ] If your PR is targeting a particular programming language, @mention the [technical committee](https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator/#62---openapi-generator-technical-committee) members, so they are more likely to review the pull request.
diff --git a/bin/utils/release/release_version_update.sh b/bin/utils/release/release_version_update.sh
index f57fd7b7daf..a6f310fe2bd 100755
--- a/bin/utils/release/release_version_update.sh
+++ b/bin/utils/release/release_version_update.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ declare -a xml_files=(
     "${root}/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/java-client.xml"
     "${root}/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java-invalid-spec.xml"
     "${root}/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/non-java.xml"
+    "${root}/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml"
+    "${root}/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml"
     "${root}/pom.xml"
 )
 
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml
index 6db0f049f2a..facba8edeb3 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/kotlin.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 				<groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
 				<artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 				<!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-				<version>5.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 				<!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml
index 79b8942ae57..651a0e187a9 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-maven-plugin/examples/spring.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 				<groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
 				<artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 				<!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-				<version>5.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 				<!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
 				<executions>
 					<execution>