diff --git a/system-x/services/jira/pom.xml b/system-x/services/jira/pom.xml
index 5431b7457..b66898f4a 100644
--- a/system-x/services/jira/pom.xml
+++ b/system-x/services/jira/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
         <jakarta-annotation-version>1.3.5</jakarta-annotation-version>
         <jackson-databind-nullable-version>0.2.4</jackson-databind-nullable-version>
         <javax.ws.rs-api-version>2.1.1</javax.ws.rs-api-version>
+        <!-- once this is updated to 6.3.0, jakarta annotation can be bumped to latest version,
+         see https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/issues/14010#issuecomment-1373474315
+         -->
+        <openapi.maven.plugin.version>6.2.1</openapi.maven.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -73,9 +77,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <!-- RELEASE_VERSION -->
-                <version>6.2.1</version>
-                <!-- /RELEASE_VERSION -->
+                <version>${openapi.maven.plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>