diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index eeaf93f7..41a38f93 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@
         <!-- Alfresco Platform and Share webapp versions, these are the original Alfresco webapps that will be
              customized and then deployed and run by the tomcat maven plugin when
              executing for example $ mvn clean install alfresco:run -->
-        <alfresco.platform.version>5.2.a-EA</alfresco.platform.version>
-        <alfresco.share.version>5.1.g</alfresco.share.version>
+        <alfresco.platform.version>5.2.b-EA</alfresco.platform.version>
+        <alfresco.share.version>5.2.a-EA</alfresco.share.version>
 
         <!-- Alfresco Surf version, if you change Share version you might need to change Surf version -->
-        <alfresco.surf.version>6.5</alfresco.surf.version>
+        <alfresco.surf.version>6.6</alfresco.surf.version>
 
         <!-- Aikau framework version, it is released separately, so it can be useful to be able
              to bring in newer versions with bug fixes etc -->
-        <aikau.version>1.0.82</aikau.version>
+        <aikau.version>1.0.85</aikau.version>
 
         <!-- Alfresco Repo Database configuration.
            By default it uses a flat file H2 database to be able to run embedded.
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@
                     <enableSolr>true</enableSolr>
                     <!-- We need Share webapp, so we got a UI for working with the Repo -->
                     <enableShare>true</enableShare>
+                    <!-- Enable the REST API Explorer -->
+                    <enableApiExplorer>true</enableApiExplorer>
 
                     <!--
                         JARs and AMPs that should be overlayed/applied to the Platform/Repository WAR
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 4ea8284c..b2ce3961 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
         <!-- Alfresco Platform webapp version, this is the original Alfresco webapp that will be
             customized and then deployed and run by the tomcat maven plugin when
             executing for example $ mvn clean install alfresco:run -->
-        <alfresco.platform.version>5.2.a-EA</alfresco.platform.version>
+        <alfresco.platform.version>5.2.b-EA</alfresco.platform.version>
         <!-- Alfresco Share version, so we can bring in correct alfresco-share-services artifact -->
-        <alfresco.share.version>5.1.g</alfresco.share.version>
+        <alfresco.share.version>5.2.a-EA</alfresco.share.version>
 
         <!-- Alfresco Repo Database configuration.
            By default it uses a flat file H2 database to be able to run embedded.
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
                     <enableSolr>true</enableSolr>
                     <!-- We don't need the share.war if we don't have any UI extensions -->
                     <enableShare>false</enableShare>
+                    <!-- Enable the REST API Explorer -->
+                    <enableApiExplorer>true</enableApiExplorer>
 
                     <!--
                        JARs and AMPs that should be overlayed/applied to the Platform/Repository WAR
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index b519c0b4..f03d6da9 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
         <!-- Alfresco Share webapp version, this is the original Alfresco webapp that will be
             customized and then deployed and run by the tomcat maven plugin when
             executing for example $ mvn clean install alfresco:run -->
-        <alfresco.share.version>5.1.g</alfresco.share.version>
+        <alfresco.share.version>5.2.a-EA</alfresco.share.version>
 
         <!-- Alfresco Surf version, if you change Share version you might need to change Surf version -->
-        <alfresco.surf.version>6.5</alfresco.surf.version>
+        <alfresco.surf.version>6.6</alfresco.surf.version>
 
         <!-- Aikau framework version, it is released separately, so it can be useful to be able
              to bring in newer versions with bug fixes etc -->
-        <aikau.version>1.0.82</aikau.version>
+        <aikau.version>1.0.85</aikau.version>
 
         <!-- Since alfresco.war (i.e. the Platform/Repository) is already running on port 8080, we run Share.WAR on port 8081.
             If Alfresco Platform is not running, then generate a platform-jar-module and start it up. -->
diff --git a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/alfresco/maven/plugin/RunMojo.java b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/alfresco/maven/plugin/RunMojo.java
index 8d180ea5..a9cc0e95 100644
--- a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/alfresco/maven/plugin/RunMojo.java
+++ b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/alfresco/maven/plugin/RunMojo.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class RunMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "alfresco.share.version", defaultValue = "5.1.g")
     protected String alfrescoShareVersion;
 
-    @Parameter(property = "alfresco.api.explorer.version", defaultValue = "1.0")
+    @Parameter(property = "alfresco.api.explorer.version", defaultValue = "1.2")
     protected String alfrescoApiExplorerVersion;
 
     /**