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 e2d0f73d40..c8d2145bc6 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
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <swagger-annotations-version>1.5.0</swagger-annotations-version>
-    <jersey-version>2.6</jersey-version>
+    <jersey-version>2.12</jersey-version>
     <jackson-version>2.4.2</jackson-version>
     <jodatime-version>2.3</jodatime-version>
     <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>