diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/gradle-test.yaml
index 84903ee1128c..57798ae69a8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-test.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           - samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson
           - samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson-group-parameter
           - samples/client/petstore/java/webclient-swagger2
+          - samples/client/petstore/java/native
+          - samples/client/petstore/java/native-jakarta
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache
index 80e7a6fbbe34..34f24d891617 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache
@@ -73,7 +73,14 @@ ext {
     swagger_annotations_version = "2.2.9"
     {{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
     jackson_version = "2.17.1"
+    {{#useJakartaEe}}
+    jakarta_annotation_version = "2.1.1"
+    beanvalidation_version = "3.0.2"
+    {{/useJakartaEe}}
+    {{^useJakartaEe}}
     jakarta_annotation_version = "1.3.5"
+    beanvalidation_version = "2.0.2"
+    {{/useJakartaEe}}
     junit_version = "5.10.2"
     {{#hasFormParamsInSpec}}
     httpmime_version = "4.5.13"
@@ -94,6 +101,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:$jackson_version"
     implementation "org.openapitools:jackson-databind-nullable:0.2.1"
     implementation "jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:$jakarta_annotation_version"
+    {{#useBeanValidation}}
+    implementation "jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api:$beanvalidation_version"
+    {{/useBeanValidation}}
     {{#hasFormParamsInSpec}}
     implementation "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:$httpmime_version"
     {{/hasFormParamsInSpec}}
diff --git a/samples/client/echo_api/java/native/build.gradle b/samples/client/echo_api/java/native/build.gradle
index f3fbdac474a3..9dc39c3a52b0 100644
--- a/samples/client/echo_api/java/native/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/echo_api/java/native/build.gradle
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ artifacts {
 ext {
     jackson_version = "2.17.1"
     jakarta_annotation_version = "1.3.5"
+    beanvalidation_version = "2.0.2"
     junit_version = "5.10.2"
     httpmime_version = "4.5.13"
 }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-async/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-async/build.gradle
index 05e4fd21c2f3..ad4e835b7708 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-async/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-async/build.gradle
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ artifacts {
 ext {
     jackson_version = "2.17.1"
     jakarta_annotation_version = "1.3.5"
+    beanvalidation_version = "2.0.2"
     junit_version = "5.10.2"
     httpmime_version = "4.5.13"
 }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jakarta/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jakarta/build.gradle
index a4a220cac4ff..c68fefab0602 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jakarta/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jakarta/build.gradle
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ artifacts {
 
 ext {
     jackson_version = "2.17.1"
-    jakarta_annotation_version = "1.3.5"
+    jakarta_annotation_version = "2.1.1"
+    beanvalidation_version = "3.0.2"
     junit_version = "5.10.2"
     httpmime_version = "4.5.13"
 }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native/.openapi-generator-ignore b/samples/client/petstore/java/native/.openapi-generator-ignore
index 7484ee590a38..65ae62012bab 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native/.openapi-generator-ignore
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native/.openapi-generator-ignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@
 #docs/*.md
 # Then explicitly reverse the ignore rule for a single file:
 #!docs/README.md
+
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/java/native/build.gradle
index 05e4fd21c2f3..ad4e835b7708 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native/build.gradle
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ artifacts {
 ext {
     jackson_version = "2.17.1"
     jakarta_annotation_version = "1.3.5"
+    beanvalidation_version = "2.0.2"
     junit_version = "5.10.2"
     httpmime_version = "4.5.13"
 }