diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index cea11159..9702a197 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ cd /home/project/guide-microprofile-jwt/start
 ```
 endif::[]
 
-When you run Open Liberty in https://openliberty.io/docs/latest/development-mode.html[dev mode^], the server listens for file changes and automatically recompiles and deploys your updates whenever you save a new change. Run the following commands to navigate to the `frontend` directory and start the `frontend` service in dev mode:
+When you run Open Liberty in https://openliberty.io/docs/latest/development-mode.html[dev mode^], dev mode listens for file changes and automatically recompiles and deploys your updates whenever you save a new change. Run the following commands to navigate to the `frontend` directory and start the `frontend` service in dev mode:
 
 [role='command']
 ```
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ cd system
 mvn liberty:dev
 ```
 
-After you see the following message, your application server in dev mode is ready:
+After you see the following message, your Liberty instance is ready in dev mode:
 
 [source, role="no_copy"]
 ----
@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ The following table breaks down some of the properties:
 
 For more information about these and other JWT properties, see the https://openliberty.io/docs/latest/microprofile-config-properties.html#jwt[MicroProfile Config properties for MicroProfile JSON Web Token documentation^].
 
-Next, add the MicroProfile JSON Web Token feature to the server configuration file for the `system` service.
+Next, add the MicroProfile JSON Web Token feature to the Liberty `server.xml` configuration file for the `system` service.
 
 [role="code_command hotspot file=1", subs="quotes"]
 ----
-#Replace the system server configuration file.#
+#Replace the system `server.xml` configuration file.#
 `system/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml`
 ----
 
diff --git a/finish/frontend/pom.xml b/finish/frontend/pom.xml
index 8e81c7da..5cae8e39 100644
--- a/finish/frontend/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/frontend/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.2</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/finish/system/pom.xml b/finish/system/pom.xml
index c98ee727..f760cd27 100755
--- a/finish/system/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/system/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.2</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>
diff --git a/start/frontend/pom.xml b/start/frontend/pom.xml
index e9669867..3cd7f3fe 100644
--- a/start/frontend/pom.xml
+++ b/start/frontend/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
              <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.2</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/start/system/pom.xml b/start/system/pom.xml
index c98ee727..f760cd27 100755
--- a/start/system/pom.xml
+++ b/start/system/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.2</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>