diff --git a/simplyecomm/simplyecomm-api/pom.xml b/simplyecomm/simplyecomm-api/pom.xml
index fae1d6d..c752cba 100644
--- a/simplyecomm/simplyecomm-api/pom.xml
+++ b/simplyecomm/simplyecomm-api/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <description>Simplified E-Commerce API Project</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <openapi.version>1.5.9</openapi.version>
+        <openapi.version>1.6.9</openapi.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>