diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index 25fb2b730394..c639b67a162a 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ buildscript {
         maven {
             url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/"
         }
+        maven {
+            url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases/"
+        }
+        maven {
+            url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
+        }
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
@@ -35,6 +41,12 @@ targetCompatibility = 1.8
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
     mavenLocal()
+    maven {
+        url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases/"
+    }
+    maven {
+        url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/README.md b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/README.md
index 278bddb12b52..b18720b4330a 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/README.md
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This example assumes you have Gradle 4.7+ installed. No gradle wrapper is provided in samples.
 
-First, publish the openapi-generator-gradle-plugin locally via `sh gradlew build publishToMavenLocal` in the module directory.
+First, publish the openapi-generator-gradle-plugin locally via `./gradlew assemble install` in the module directory.
 
 Then, run the following tasks in this example directory.
 
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ gradle openApiMeta
 gradle openApiValidate
 gradle buildGoSdk
 ```
+
+The samples can be tested against other versions of the plugin using the `openApiGeneratorVersion` property. For example:
+
+```bash
+gradle -PopenApiGeneratorVersion=3.0.1-SNAPSHOT openApiValidate
+```
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/build.gradle b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/build.gradle
index a0f00237d8a6..4a79c8e6f9a9 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ buildscript {
         }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath "org.openapitools:openapi-generator-gradle-plugin:3.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+        // Updated version can be passed via command line arg as -PopenApiGeneratorVersion=VERSION
+        classpath "org.openapitools:openapi-generator-gradle-plugin:$openApiGeneratorVersion"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/gradle.properties b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd288d87a9ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/samples/local-spec/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+openApiGeneratorVersion=3.0.1-SNAPSHOT