diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache
index eba993f83fc..78bea69ca7a 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
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                 </configuration>
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@
 
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\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache
index 2ce68193148..853a2d9fb11 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/server/pom.mustache
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/libraries/jersey1/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/libraries/jersey1/pom.mustache
index bf58a208a1f..bc09c88cd5a 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/libraries/jersey1/pom.mustache
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/pom.mustache
index b0f5c23bb01..f56cb7c07a7 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/pom.mustache
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/resteasy/eap/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/resteasy/eap/pom.mustache
index 3f855bd2eda..ce77499a933 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/resteasy/eap/pom.mustache
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index eba7922cb2f..7d37136fbd4 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/resteasy/pom.mustache
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/spec/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/spec/pom.mustache
index b44736af05f..e469fdd90a2 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/spec/pom.mustache
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
index b47d3fdfa05..7b0e1c03cee 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-generator/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-generator/pom.xml
index 28bceacbca3..83731f64b62 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-generator/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client/pom.xml
index 52d8bf6b2d2..db633439012 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client/pom.xml
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-annotated-base-path/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-annotated-base-path/pom.xml
index f3298241e0a..c3ae69708e7 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-annotated-base-path/pom.xml
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml
index 0b12e6bd4a4..b35e29c0255 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
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+                <version>3.1.0</version>
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@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@
 
     </dependencies>
 
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\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-non-spring-app/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-non-spring-app/pom.xml
index cc8445afcca..1ba9a2d9713 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-non-spring-app/pom.xml
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
index 57f83767849..d65c71a3dd7 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/pom.xml
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/default/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/default/pom.xml
index fb583c63f23..9885d91b045 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/default/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/eap-joda/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/eap-joda/pom.xml
index 0155af16b22..c1da131b556 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/eap-joda/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/eap/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/eap/pom.xml
index a760e1662ea..d4f0bc7abc5 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/eap/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/joda/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/joda/pom.xml
index f9fef16164e..dc17aeb40b5 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/joda/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-spec/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-spec/pom.xml
index 0c8ec37669a..984515b6162 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-spec/pom.xml
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@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey1/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey1/pom.xml
index b1516889769..4dee0ee4221 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey1/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey2/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey2/pom.xml
index 287ab883220..0cfd796880e 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/jersey2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/pom.xml
index 0b555d8bd18..8578de44846 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/pom.xml
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