diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/default-value/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/default-value/pom.xml
index 23fba0b0d9ee..4c136a2e54a6 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/default-value/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-resteasy/default-value/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         </repository>
     </repositories>
     <properties>
-        <swagger-core-version>1.5.22</swagger-core-version>
+        <swagger-core-version>1.6.8</swagger-core-version>
         <jackson-version>2.11.2</jackson-version>
         <jetty-version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty-version>
         <resteasy-version>3.13.0.Final</resteasy-version>