diff --git a/amqp/pom.xml b/amqp/pom.xml
index 6f89ba53..ca6e93dd 100644
--- a/amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/amqp/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>cloudevents-amqp-proton</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index eb55bf37..26307918 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 78268808..9ae431f9 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-benchmarks</artifactId>
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index e285e343..71925fe1 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 32ebe3ab..ca29f7f4 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cloudevents-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/cloudevents/core/provider/CloudEventValidatorProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/io/cloudevents/core/provider/CloudEventValidatorProvider.java
index 2f6afd61..0945d0b7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/cloudevents/core/provider/CloudEventValidatorProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/cloudevents/core/provider/CloudEventValidatorProvider.java
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 import io.cloudevents.CloudEvent;
 import io.cloudevents.core.validator.CloudEventValidator;
 
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.ServiceConfigurationError;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 
 /**
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ public class CloudEventValidatorProvider {
 
     private static final CloudEventValidatorProvider cloudEventValidatorProvider = new CloudEventValidatorProvider();
 
-    private final ServiceLoader<CloudEventValidator> loader;
+    private final Collection<CloudEventValidator> validators;
 
-    private CloudEventValidatorProvider(){
-        loader = ServiceLoader.load(CloudEventValidator.class);
+    private CloudEventValidatorProvider() {
+        final ServiceLoader<CloudEventValidator> loader = ServiceLoader.load(CloudEventValidator.class);
+        this.validators = new ArrayList<>(2);
+        for (CloudEventValidator cloudEventValidator : loader) {
+            validators.add(cloudEventValidator);
+        }
     }
 
     public static CloudEventValidatorProvider getInstance() {
@@ -42,10 +46,11 @@ public static CloudEventValidatorProvider getInstance() {
 
     /**
      * iterates through available Cloudevent validators.
-     * @param cloudEvent
+     *
+     * @param cloudEvent event to validate.
      */
-    public void validate(CloudEvent cloudEvent){
-        for (final CloudEventValidator validator : loader) {
+    public void validate(CloudEvent cloudEvent) {
+        for (final CloudEventValidator validator : validators) {
             validator.validate(cloudEvent);
         }
     }
diff --git a/docs/amqp-proton.md b/docs/amqp-proton.md
index 86350e8f..986d2ac2 100644
--- a/docs/amqp-proton.md
+++ b/docs/amqp-proton.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ binding for CloudEvents:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-amqp-proton</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index a824a1c7..0722d0fa 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-api</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/avro.md b/docs/avro.md
index e7f459fd..31fa3e71 100644
--- a/docs/avro.md
+++ b/docs/avro.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-avro-compact</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/core.md b/docs/core.md
index 7bb28565..b269d0f1 100644
--- a/docs/core.md
+++ b/docs/core.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-core</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/http-basic.md b/docs/http-basic.md
index 984e7b21..29b5c3a7 100644
--- a/docs/http-basic.md
+++ b/docs/http-basic.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ HTTP Transport:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-http-basic</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws-jakarta.md b/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws-jakarta.md
index 3fc29864..a2051321 100644
--- a/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws-jakarta.md
+++ b/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws-jakarta.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RESTful Web Services Binding for Jakarta EE 9+:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-jakarta</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws.md b/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws.md
index 464774ed..fdcdf804 100644
--- a/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws.md
+++ b/docs/http-jakarta-restful-ws.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RESTful Web Services Binding for Jakarta EE 8:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/http-vertx.md b/docs/http-vertx.md
index e5aaf202..6d0787aa 100644
--- a/docs/http-vertx.md
+++ b/docs/http-vertx.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ HTTP Transport:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-http-vertx</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/json-jackson.md b/docs/json-jackson.md
index d44e0572..7fe61b6f 100644
--- a/docs/json-jackson.md
+++ b/docs/json-jackson.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-json-jackson</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/kafka.md b/docs/kafka.md
index 91bbdcc3..dd2f6148 100644
--- a/docs/kafka.md
+++ b/docs/kafka.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following to configure the
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-kafka</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/protobuf.md b/docs/protobuf.md
index 69c3541e..b25ffde6 100644
--- a/docs/protobuf.md
+++ b/docs/protobuf.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-protobuf</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/spring.md b/docs/spring.md
index 572d25cf..c12ec6a8 100644
--- a/docs/spring.md
+++ b/docs/spring.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-spring</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/xml.md b/docs/xml.md
index 9b415043..dcb889ab 100644
--- a/docs/xml.md
+++ b/docs/xml.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ For Maven based projects, use the following dependency:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-xml</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.0</version>
+    <version>4.0.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml b/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml
index 15926660..9289ed83 100644
--- a/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/amqp-proton/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/basic-http/pom.xml b/examples/basic-http/pom.xml
index a5ddd367..6a6f0e6d 100644
--- a/examples/basic-http/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/basic-http/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/kafka/pom.xml b/examples/kafka/pom.xml
index c4a593b1..3ca9f507 100644
--- a/examples/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 3f675f5a..57d39966 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml b/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml
index 2d3d7ba9..504ecf45 100644
--- a/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/restful-ws-microprofile-liberty/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml b/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml
index 1b46d5b9..48ba59b6 100644
--- a/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/restful-ws-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>cloudevents-restful-ws-quarkus-example</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml b/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml
index 1b7e8b7c..e13509a1 100644
--- a/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/restful-ws-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/rocketmq/pom.xml b/examples/rocketmq/pom.xml
index ad65809d..1aa3d0f9 100644
--- a/examples/rocketmq/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/rocketmq/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-function/pom.xml b/examples/spring-function/pom.xml
index 4bf89d95..8a5ea21a 100644
--- a/examples/spring-function/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spring-function/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-reactive/pom.xml b/examples/spring-reactive/pom.xml
index 9cbbe740..e2ab1d14 100644
--- a/examples/spring-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spring-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-rsocket/pom.xml b/examples/spring-rsocket/pom.xml
index a4e5ae50..2633713c 100644
--- a/examples/spring-rsocket/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spring-rsocket/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/examples/vertx/pom.xml b/examples/vertx/pom.xml
index 51a118d2..fe569f3a 100644
--- a/examples/vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/vertx/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-examples</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/formats/avro-compact/pom.xml b/formats/avro-compact/pom.xml
index 91758532..dc780143 100644
--- a/formats/avro-compact/pom.xml
+++ b/formats/avro-compact/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml b/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
index 41feac03..5a116bcc 100644
--- a/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/formats/json-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/formats/protobuf/pom.xml b/formats/protobuf/pom.xml
index 441019cd..779629e6 100644
--- a/formats/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/formats/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/formats/xml/pom.xml b/formats/xml/pom.xml
index bcee0fd4..5a22ca95 100644
--- a/formats/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/formats/xml/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/http/basic/pom.xml b/http/basic/pom.xml
index 518a46dc..c5c6df29 100644
--- a/http/basic/pom.xml
+++ b/http/basic/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml
index e4957080..3ab75acc 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml
index 07e2a549..8dd82619 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml
index 8b26499f..434eba1b 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml
index 73082ca0..5e81d9ac 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-resteasy/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml
index 636f5b34..d586dfa0 100644
--- a/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/http/restful-ws-integration-tests/restful-ws-spring/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cloudevents-http-restful-ws-integration-tests</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.cloudevents</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
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