diff --git a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle
index f169b70645..83ec6aa1dc 100644
--- a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle
+++ b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ version = getProp(envVars, "PROJECT_VERSION") ?: '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
 repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
 	mavenCentral()
-	if (!"${verifierVersion}".contains("RELEASE")) {
+	if ("${verifierVersion}".contains("SNAPSHOT")) {
 		maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
+	} else if ("${verifierVersion}".contains("M") || "${verifierVersion}".contains("RC")) {
 		maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
-		maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e4dc266fd2..ba054091e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		<spock-spring.version>2.3-groovy-4.0</spock-spring.version> <!-- @releaser:version-check-off -->
 		<hoverfly-junit.version>0.2.2</hoverfly-junit.version>
 		<commons-text.version>1.10.0</commons-text.version>
-		<handlebars.version>4.3.0</handlebars.version>
+		<handlebars.version>4.3.1</handlebars.version>
 		<jgit.version>6.3.0.202209071007-r</jgit.version>
 		<javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
 		<json-unit-assertj.version>2.32.0</json-unit-assertj.version>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 		<jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.8</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
 		<exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
 		<InMemoryJavaCompiler.version>1.3.0</InMemoryJavaCompiler.version>
-		<thin-jar.version>1.0.27.RELEASE</thin-jar.version>
+		<thin-jar.version>1.0.30.RELEASE</thin-jar.version>
 
 		<contract.kotlin.version>1.6.21</contract.kotlin.version>
 		<commons-beanutils.version>1.9.4</commons-beanutils.version>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.java b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.java
index 62c1c37dcb..332f41d92a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin implements Plugin<Project>
 		TaskProvider<GenerateClientStubsFromDslTask> generateClientStubs = registerGenerateClientStubsTask(
 				extension, copyContracts);
 
-		registerStubsJarTask(extension, generateClientStubs);
+		registerStubsJarTask(extension, copyContracts, generateClientStubs);
 		TaskProvider<GenerateServerTestsTask> generateServerTestsTaskProvider =
 				registerGenerateServerTestsTask(extension, copyContracts);
 		registerPublishStubsToScmTask(extension, generateClientStubs);
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ public class SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin implements Plugin<Project>
 	}
 
 	private void registerStubsJarTask(ContractVerifierExtension extension,
+			TaskProvider<ContractsCopyTask> copyContracts,
 			TaskProvider<GenerateClientStubsFromDslTask> generateClientStubs) {
 		TaskProvider<Jar> verifierStubsJar = project.getTasks().register(VERIFIER_STUBS_JAR_TASK_NAME, Jar.class);
 		verifierStubsJar.configure(stubsJar -> {
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ public class SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin implements Plugin<Project>
 			stubsJar.getArchiveClassifier().convention(extension.getStubsSuffix());
 			stubsJar.from(extension.getStubsOutputDir());
 
+			stubsJar.dependsOn(copyContracts);
 			stubsJar.dependsOn(generateClientStubs);
 		});
 		project.artifacts(artifactHandler -> artifactHandler.add("archives", verifierStubsJar));