diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache
index 7aff2f049e0..fdc18f404cf 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <swagger-annotations.version>1.6.6</swagger-annotations.version>
         {{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
         {{#swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
-        <swagger-annotations.version>}2.2.7</swagger-annotations.version>
+        <swagger-annotations.version>2.2.7</swagger-annotations.version>
         {{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
         {{/springDocDocumentationProvider}}
         {{/springFoxDocumentationProvider}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom-sb3.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom-sb3.mustache
index f89b32e0f2b..cbee4693c6e 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom-sb3.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom-sb3.mustache
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         {{/springDocDocumentationProvider}}
         {{^springDocDocumentationProvider}}
         {{#swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
-        <swagger-annotations.version>}2.2.7</swagger-annotations.version>
+        <swagger-annotations.version>2.2.7</swagger-annotations.version>
         {{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
         {{/springDocDocumentationProvider}}
     </properties>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache
index c2394bad451..5024e469a9d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <swagger-annotations.version>1.6.6</swagger-annotations.version>
         {{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
         {{#swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
-        <swagger-annotations.version>}2.2.7</swagger-annotations.version>
+        <swagger-annotations.version>2.2.7</swagger-annotations.version>
         {{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
         {{/springDocDocumentationProvider}}
         {{/springFoxDocumentationProvider}}