diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index b8a085d09..5e09a9078 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -4455,15 +4455,15 @@ def dependency_check(registry, xml_parent, data):
 
     :arg str pattern: Report filename pattern (optional)
     :arg bool can-run-on-failed: Also runs for failed builds, instead of just
-      stable or unstable builds (default false)
+        stable or unstable builds (default false)
     :arg bool should-detect-modules: Determines if Ant or Maven modules should
-      be detected for all files that contain warnings (default false)
+        be detected for all files that contain warnings (default false)
     :arg int healthy: Sunny threshold (optional)
     :arg int unhealthy: Stormy threshold (optional)
     :arg str health-threshold: Threshold priority for health status
-      ('low', 'normal' or 'high', defaulted to 'low')
+        ('low', 'normal' or 'high', defaulted to 'low')
     :arg dict thresholds: Mark build as failed or unstable if the number of
-      errors exceeds a threshold. (optional)
+        errors exceeds a threshold. (optional)
 
         :thresholds:
             * **unstable** (`dict`)
@@ -4488,21 +4488,27 @@ def dependency_check(registry, xml_parent, data):
     :arg str default-encoding: Encoding for parsing or showing files (optional)
     :arg bool do-not-resolve-relative-paths: (default false)
     :arg bool dont-compute-new: If set to false, computes new warnings based on
-      the reference build (default true)
+        the reference build (default true)
     :arg bool use-previous-build-as-reference: determines whether to always
         use the previous build as the reference build (default false)
     :arg bool use-stable-build-as-reference: The number of new warnings will be
-      calculated based on the last stable build, allowing reverts of unstable
-      builds where the number of warnings was decreased. (default false)
+        calculated based on the last stable build, allowing reverts of unstable
+        builds where the number of warnings was decreased. (default false)
     :arg bool use-delta-values: If set then the number of new warnings is
-      calculated by subtracting the total number of warnings of the current
-      build from the reference build.
-      (default false)
+        calculated by subtracting the total number of warnings of the current
+        build from the reference build.
+        (default false)
 
-    Example:
+    Minimal Example:
 
     .. literalinclude::
-        /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check001.yaml
+        /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-minimal.yaml
+       :language: yaml
+
+    Full Example:
+
+    .. literalinclude::
+        /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-full.yaml
        :language: yaml
     """
 
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-full.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-full.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed71df595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-full.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+    <org.jenkinsci.plugins.DependencyCheck.DependencyCheckPublisher>
+      <healthy>0</healthy>
+      <unHealthy>100</unHealthy>
+      <thresholdLimit>high</thresholdLimit>
+      <pluginName>[DEPENDENCYCHECK] </pluginName>
+      <defaultEncoding>utf-8</defaultEncoding>
+      <canRunOnFailed>true</canRunOnFailed>
+      <useStableBuildAsReference>true</useStableBuildAsReference>
+      <usePreviousBuildAsReference>true</usePreviousBuildAsReference>
+      <useDeltaValues>true</useDeltaValues>
+      <thresholds>
+        <unstableTotalAll>90</unstableTotalAll>
+        <unstableTotalHigh>80</unstableTotalHigh>
+        <unstableTotalNormal>70</unstableTotalNormal>
+        <unstableTotalLow>60</unstableTotalLow>
+        <unstableNewAll>50</unstableNewAll>
+        <unstableNewHigh>40</unstableNewHigh>
+        <unstableNewNormal>30</unstableNewNormal>
+        <unstableNewLow>20</unstableNewLow>
+        <failedTotalAll>91</failedTotalAll>
+        <failedTotalHigh>81</failedTotalHigh>
+        <failedTotalNormal>71</failedTotalNormal>
+        <failedTotalLow>61</failedTotalLow>
+        <failedNewAll>51</failedNewAll>
+        <failedNewHigh>41</failedNewHigh>
+        <failedNewNormal>31</failedNewNormal>
+        <failedNewLow>21</failedNewLow>
+      </thresholds>
+      <shouldDetectModules>true</shouldDetectModules>
+      <dontComputeNew>false</dontComputeNew>
+      <doNotResolveRelativePaths>true</doNotResolveRelativePaths>
+      <pattern>**/dependency-check-report.xml</pattern>
+    </org.jenkinsci.plugins.DependencyCheck.DependencyCheckPublisher>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-full.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-full.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88b5f9de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-full.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+publishers:
+  - dependency-check:
+      pattern: '**/dependency-check-report.xml'
+      can-run-on-failed: true
+      should-detect-modules: true
+      healthy: 0
+      unhealthy: 100
+      health-threshold: 'high'
+      thresholds:
+          unstable:
+              total-all: 90
+              total-high: 80
+              total-normal: 70
+              total-low: 60
+              new-all: 50
+              new-high: 40
+              new-normal: 30
+              new-low: 20
+          failed:
+              total-all: 91
+              total-high: 81
+              total-normal: 71
+              total-low: 61
+              new-all: 51
+              new-high: 41
+              new-normal: 31
+              new-low: 21
+      default-encoding: 'utf-8'
+      do-not-resolve-relative-paths: true
+      dont-compute-new: false
+      use-previous-build-as-reference: true
+      use-stable-build-as-reference: true
+      use-delta-values: true
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-minimal.xml
similarity index 88%
rename from tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check001.xml
rename to tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-minimal.xml
index 49d2fb1a4..a2dc4ccc3 100644
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check001.xml
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-minimal.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       <pluginName>[DEPENDENCYCHECK] </pluginName>
       <defaultEncoding/>
       <canRunOnFailed>false</canRunOnFailed>
-      <useStableBuildAsReference>true</useStableBuildAsReference>
+      <useStableBuildAsReference>false</useStableBuildAsReference>
       <usePreviousBuildAsReference>false</usePreviousBuildAsReference>
       <useDeltaValues>false</useDeltaValues>
       <thresholds>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <shouldDetectModules>false</shouldDetectModules>
       <dontComputeNew>true</dontComputeNew>
       <doNotResolveRelativePaths>false</doNotResolveRelativePaths>
-      <pattern>**/dependency-check-report.xml</pattern>
+      <pattern/>
     </org.jenkinsci.plugins.DependencyCheck.DependencyCheckPublisher>
   </publishers>
 </project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-minimal.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-minimal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e451c1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check-minimal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+publishers:
+  - dependency-check
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check001.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9276392a7..000000000
--- a/tests/publishers/fixtures/dependency-check001.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-publishers:
-  - dependency-check:
-      pattern: '**/dependency-check-report.xml'
-      use-stable-build-as-reference: true