diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
index 58b4333c199e..86ce03ff6b12 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
@@ -273,6 +273,15 @@
       <version>${commons_io_version}</version>
     </dependency>
     {{/supportJava6}}
+    {{#useBeanValidation}}
+    <!-- Bean Validation API support -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.0.Final</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    {{/useBeanValidation}}
     <!-- test dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>