diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache
index 78bea69ca7a..99a7dea4153 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf-cdi/pom.mustache
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
             <artifactId>swagger-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>[1.5.3,2)</version>
+            <version>[1.5.3,1.5.16]</version>
         </dependency>
         
 {{#useBeanValidation}}
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml
index b35e29c0255..94292deb437 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-cdi/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
             <artifactId>swagger-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>[1.5.3,2)</version>
+            <version>[1.5.3,1.5.16]</version>
         </dependency>
         
        <!-- Bean Validation API support -->