diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 07f2edf242..d34bd1851c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		<central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.7.0
 		</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
 		<flatten-maven-plugin.version>1.5.0</flatten-maven-plugin.version>
-		<swagger-api.version>2.2.42</swagger-api.version>
+		<swagger-api.version>2.2.43</swagger-api.version>
 		<swagger-ui.version>5.31.0</swagger-ui.version>
 		<gmavenplus-plugin.version>1.13.1</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
 		<jjwt.version>0.9.1</jjwt.version>
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json
index d153344d54..fa36493d36 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             "required": false,
             "schema": {
               "type": "number",
-              "example": 10
+              "example": "10"
             }
           }
         ],
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json
index abd416fb2e..e15491d6cb 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         "properties": {
           "amount": {
             "type": "number",
-            "example": 99.96
+            "example": "99.96"
           },
           "currency": {
             "type": "string",
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json
index acdbf5e3a5..a48cb3cd25 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             "required": false,
             "schema": {
               "type": "number",
-              "example": 10
+              "example": "10"
             }
           }
         ],
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json
index 327c7ecbf1..9609a4d1a0 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             "type": "number",
             "description": "The data value",
             "format": "double",
-            "example": 19.0
+            "example": "19.0"
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json
index 06c7dd2f76..7c6fb0d780 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             "type": "number",
             "description": "The data value",
             "format": "double",
-            "example": 19.0
+            "example": "19.0"
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json
index b63c8ebf50..9f07e7fb67 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@
           },
           "password": {
             "type": "string",
-            "example": 12345
+            "example": "12345"
           },
           "phone": {
             "type": "string",
-            "example": 12345
+            "example": "12345"
           },
           "userStatus": {
             "type": "integer",
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-data-rest-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app9.json b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-data-rest-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app9.json
index f02a7f25b1..54a7df17f7 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-data-rest-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app9.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-data-rest-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app9.json
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
           "id": {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "Some ID",
-            "example": 1
+            "example": "1"
           },
           "payload": {
             "type": "string",
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json
index b3a68ed5ac..db9cfdb48d 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.0.1/app25.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             "required": false,
             "schema": {
               "type": "number",
-              "example": 10
+              "example": "10"
             }
           }
         ],
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json
index 6055c1cb24..44b788a9f0 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app114.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         "properties": {
           "amount": {
             "type": "number",
-            "example": 99.96
+            "example": "99.96"
           },
           "currency": {
             "type": "string",
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json
index 389afd31d0..fc88bb589d 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app25.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             "required": false,
             "schema": {
               "type": "number",
-              "example": 10
+              "example": "10"
             }
           }
         ],
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json
index b6f802badf..bbd69235c5 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app29.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
             "type": "number",
             "description": "The data value",
             "format": "double",
-            "example": 19.0
+            "example": "19.0"
           }
         },
         "description": "The type Tracker data."
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json
index 081ab063fe..d24ae7fa75 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app4.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             "type": "number",
             "description": "The data value",
             "format": "double",
-            "example": 19.0
+            "example": "19.0"
           }
         },
         "description": "The type Tracker data."
diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json
index 8c9354cd08..69ad799f70 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-tests/springdoc-openapi-javadoc-tests/src/test/resources/results/3.1.0/app90.json
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@
           "password": {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "The Password.",
-            "example": 12345
+            "example": "12345"
           },
           "phone": {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "The Phone.",
-            "example": 12345
+            "example": "12345"
           },
           "userStatus": {
             "type": "integer",