diff --git a/base/model/pom.xml b/base/model/pom.xml
index baf088e08f..fba917c4b1 100644
--- a/base/model/pom.xml
+++ b/base/model/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
                         <excludes>
                             <!-- Don't add excludes here before checking with the whole Ditto team -->
                             <!--<exclude></exclude>-->
-                            <exclude>org.eclipse.ditto.base.model.headers.DittoHeaderDefinition#SCHEMA_VERSION</exclude>
                         </excludes>
                     </parameter>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/connectivity/model/pom.xml b/connectivity/model/pom.xml
index 0180177376..75c99572db 100644
--- a/connectivity/model/pom.xml
+++ b/connectivity/model/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
                     <parameter>
                         <excludes>
                             <!-- Don't add excludes here before checking with the whole Ditto team -->
-                            <exclude>org.eclipse.ditto.connectivity.model.Connection#toJson(org.eclipse.ditto.base.model.json.JsonSchemaVersion,org.eclipse.ditto.json.JsonFieldSelector)</exclude>
                         </excludes>
                     </parameter>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c47ec16d76..7995b3beb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
         <!-- globally set version for checking binary compatibility against -->
         <!-- whoever changes this to ${revision} or ${project.version} is responsible for API breakage caused by this! -->
         <!-- in other words: never do that here! exclude the 'breakages' locally in the japicmp maven plugin if you intentionally break something -->
-        <binary-compatibility-check.version>3.5.0</binary-compatibility-check.version>
+        <binary-compatibility-check.version>3.6.0</binary-compatibility-check.version>
 
         <maven.skins.fluido.version>1.7</maven.skins.fluido.version>
         <doxia.markdown.version>1.8</doxia.markdown.version>
diff --git a/thingsearch/model/pom.xml b/thingsearch/model/pom.xml
index 06a9250ff9..111ef7abbb 100644
--- a/thingsearch/model/pom.xml
+++ b/thingsearch/model/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
                         <excludes>
                             <!-- Don't add excludes here before checking with the whole Ditto team -->
                             <!--<exclude></exclude>-->
-                            <exclude>org.eclipse.ditto.thingsearch.model.signals.commands.query.CountThings#of(java.lang.String,java.util.Set,org.eclipse.ditto.base.model.headers.DittoHeaders)</exclude>
                         </excludes>
                     </parameter>
                 </configuration>