diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
index ae217218be..027ae8a9fc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
index 4978faba6e..ac42568cee 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@
           {{/java8}}
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache
index 2d6ca9c29d..f6a6418008 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache
index 1be9703bad..c816526cd5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@
           <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache
index 717cca80fd..cacb10ef9e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml
index 18c1d9e929..72f588a896 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/feign/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/pom.xml
index 2fe4b9d3a5..3d23d7ca06 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/pom.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/pom.xml
index 9b83220214..247b281c33 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/pom.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2rx/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2rx/pom.xml
index 449a3dae13..ccc4b12d82 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2rx/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2rx/pom.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10.4</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>