diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index b0b30893..0c5184f5 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -632,9 +632,26 @@ The reload feature of Spring Cloud Kubernetes is able to trigger an application
 By default, this feature is disabled. You can enable it by using the `spring.cloud.kubernetes.reload.enabled=true` configuration property (for example, in the `application.properties` file).
 
 The following levels of reload are supported (by setting the `spring.cloud.kubernetes.reload.strategy` property):
+
 * `refresh` (default): Only configuration beans annotated with `@ConfigurationProperties` or `@RefreshScope` are reloaded.
 This reload level leverages the refresh feature of Spring Cloud Context.
+
 * `restart_context`: the whole Spring `ApplicationContext` is gracefully restarted. Beans are recreated with the new configuration.
+In order for the restart context functionality to work properly you must enable and expose the restart actuator endpoint
+[source,yaml]
+====
+----
+management:
+  endpoint:
+    restart:
+      enabled: true
+  endpoints:
+    web:
+      exposure:
+        include: restart
+----
+====
+
 * `shutdown`: the Spring `ApplicationContext` is shut down to activate a restart of the container.
  When you use this level, make sure that the lifecycle of all non-daemon threads is bound to the `ApplicationContext`
 and that a replication controller or replica set is configured to restart the pod.
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/property-source-config.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/property-source-config.adoc
index 8713b6b9..72b435b3 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/property-source-config.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/property-source-config.adoc
@@ -473,9 +473,26 @@ The reload feature of Spring Cloud Kubernetes is able to trigger an application
 By default, this feature is disabled. You can enable it by using the `spring.cloud.kubernetes.reload.enabled=true` configuration property (for example, in the `application.properties` file).
 
 The following levels of reload are supported (by setting the `spring.cloud.kubernetes.reload.strategy` property):
+
 * `refresh` (default): Only configuration beans annotated with `@ConfigurationProperties` or `@RefreshScope` are reloaded.
 This reload level leverages the refresh feature of Spring Cloud Context.
+
 * `restart_context`: the whole Spring `ApplicationContext` is gracefully restarted. Beans are recreated with the new configuration.
+In order for the restart context functionality to work properly you must enable and expose the restart actuator endpoint
+[source,yaml]
+====
+----
+management:
+  endpoint:
+    restart:
+      enabled: true
+  endpoints:
+    web:
+      exposure:
+        include: restart
+----
+====
+
 * `shutdown`: the Spring `ApplicationContext` is shut down to activate a restart of the container.
  When you use this level, make sure that the lifecycle of all non-daemon threads is bound to the `ApplicationContext`
 and that a replication controller or replica set is configured to restart the pod.
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-reload-example/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-reload-example/pom.xml
index 612fa0e6..15fe55b5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-reload-example/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-reload-example/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	</dependencyManagement>
 
 	<properties>
-		<hibernate-validator.version>5.2.4.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+		<hibernate-validator.version>5.3.5.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>