diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/pom.xml
index 9064489b34d..7d77c8787d4 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <properties>
-    <swagger-core-version>1.5.8</swagger-core-version>
+    <swagger-core-version>1.6.0</swagger-core-version>
     <jetty-version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty-version>
     <jersey-version>1.18.1</jersey-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.6.3</slf4j-version>