<plugin>
        <groupId>com.github.sylvainlaurent.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>swagger-validator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>...</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>validate</id>
            <phase>validate</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>validate</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
                <failOnErrors>true</failOnErrors>
              <includes>
                <include>src/main/resources/swagger-*.yml</include>
                <include>src/main/resources/swagger-*.json</include>
                <!-- other <include> may be added -->
              </includes>
              <excludes>
                <exclude>src/main/resources/swagger-do-not-validate*.yml</exclude>
                <!-- <exclude> is optional, others may be added -->
              </excludes>
              <!-- package names where custom validators are located -->
              <customModelValidatorsPackage>com.example.validators</customValidatorsPackage>
              <customPathValidatorsPackage>com.example.validators</customPathValidatorsPackage>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
        <dependencies>
            <!-- dependency with custom validators -->
            <dependency>
                <groupId>com.example</groupId>
                <artifactId>custom-validators</artifactId>
                <version>${project.version}</version>
            </dependency>
        </dependencies>
      </plugin>