diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache
index 95712934525..99a12b6391d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
           {{/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/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey1/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey1/pom.xml
index c4cb68e99f4..e40088ac44c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey1/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey1/pom.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
           <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>