diff --git a/src/main/content/_assets/js/builds.js b/src/main/content/_assets/js/builds.js
index 81ce6a24a8..93624d2cd8 100644
--- a/src/main/content/_assets/js/builds.js
+++ b/src/main/content/_assets/js/builds.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var starter_domain =
     isNotProdSite() ? 'https://starter-staging.rh9j6zz75er.us-east.codeengine.appdomain.cloud' : 'https://start.openliberty.io';
 var starter_info_url = starter_domain + '/api/start/info';
 var starter_submit_url = starter_domain + '/api/start';
-var starter_plugin_url= starter_domain+ '/api/start/plugin-versions';
 var failed_builds_request = false;
 
 // Controls what build zips are exposed on openliberty.io.  This will need to be updated
@@ -1596,19 +1595,3 @@ $(window).on('load', function () {
         }
     });
 });
-
-$(window).on('load', function () {
-    $.ajax({
-        url: starter_plugin_url,
-        type: 'GET',
-        dataType: 'json',
-        success: function(data) {
-            $('#maven_version').text(data.mavenVersion);
-            $('#gradle_version').text(data.gradleVersion);  
-        },
-        error: function(error) {
-            console.error('Error fetching Maven and Gradle plugin versions:', error);
-        }
-    });
-});
-
diff --git a/src/main/content/start.html b/src/main/content/start.html
index 175a631ef6..7dc4b18295 100644
--- a/src/main/content/start.html
+++ b/src/main/content/start.html
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 {% endif %}
 {% capture release_blog %}{% t start.release_blog %}{% endcapture %}
 <script>
+
     var release_blog = '{{release_blog}}';
+    
 </script>
 <!-- INTRO -->
 <div id="downloads_intro_background">
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ <h2 id="getOL" class="section_title"><a class="anchor" href="#getOL"></a>{% t st
                     <div class="code_block_wrapper" title="Code block">
                         <div class="copied_confirmation">Copied to clipboard</div>
                         <input type="image" class="copy_to_clipboard" src="/img/guides_copy_button.svg" alt="Copy code block" title="Copy code block"/>
-                        <pre class="code_container">&lt;plugin&gt;<br>    &lt;groupId&gt;io.openliberty.tools&lt;/groupId&gt;<br>    &lt;artifactId&gt;liberty-maven-plugin&lt;/artifactId&gt;<br>    &lt;version&gt;<span class="latest_version" id="maven_version"></span>&lt;/version&gt;<br>&lt;/plugin&gt;</pre>
+                        <pre class="code_container">&lt;plugin&gt;<br>    &lt;groupId&gt;io.openliberty.tools&lt;/groupId&gt;<br>    &lt;artifactId&gt;liberty-maven-plugin&lt;/artifactId&gt;<br>    &lt;version&gt;<span class="latest_version">3.10.2</span>&lt;/version&gt;<br>&lt;/plugin&gt;</pre>
                     </div>
                     <p>
                         {% t start.add_to_existing_app.maven_guide_text %}
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ <h2 id="getOL" class="section_title"><a class="anchor" href="#getOL"></a>{% t st
                     <div class="code_block_wrapper" title="Code block">
                         <div class="copied_confirmation">Copied to clipboard</div>
                         <input type="image" class="copy_to_clipboard" src="/img/guides_copy_button.svg" alt="Copy code block" title="Copy code block"/>
-                        <pre class="code_container">buildscript { <br>  repositories { <br>     mavenCentral()<br>  }<br>   dependencies {<br>    classpath 'io.openliberty.tools:liberty-gradle-plugin:'<span class="latest_version" id="gradle_version"></span>'<br>   }<br>}</pre>
+                        <pre class="code_container">buildscript { <br>  repositories { <br>     mavenCentral()<br>  }<br>   dependencies {<br>    classpath 'io.openliberty.tools:liberty-gradle-plugin:'<span class="latest_version">3.8.2</span>'<br>   }<br>}</pre>
                     </div>
                     <p>The plugin also needs to be applied in the build file in order to be utilized.</p>
                     <div class="code_block_wrapper" title="Code block">