diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/build.gradle.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/build.gradle.mustache
index a5cfd0ebef2..9f34c16afc5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/build.gradle.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/build.gradle.mustache
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ if(hasProperty('target') && target == 'android') {
 	            }
 	        }
 	    }
+
+      dependencies {
+          provided 'javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0'
+      }
 	}
 
 	afterEvaluate {
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/build.gradle
index ae27a595eb5..ab71653f739 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2/build.gradle
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ if(hasProperty('target') && target == 'android') {
 	            }
 	        }
 	    }
+
+      dependencies {
+          provided 'javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0'
+      }
 	}
 
 	afterEvaluate {