diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
index 26f1b6bd3abe..a6d2c0a94e82 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public JavaClientCodegen() {
         cliOptions.add(CliOption.newBoolean(USE_JSPECIFY, "Use Jspecify for null checks. Only supported for " + JSPECIFY_SUPPORTED_LIBRARIES, useJspecify));
 
         supportedLibraries.put(JERSEY2, "HTTP client: Jersey client 2.25.1. JSON processing: Jackson 2.17.1");
-        supportedLibraries.put(JERSEY3, "HTTP client: Jersey client 3.1.1. JSON processing: Jackson 2.17.1");
+        supportedLibraries.put(JERSEY3, "HTTP client: Jersey client 3.1.1. JSON processing: Jackson 2.17.1. Use `useSpringBoot4=true` to align dependency versions (jakarta.annotation 3.0.0, jakarta.validation 3.1.1) and Java target (17) with Spring Boot 4.x.");
         supportedLibraries.put(FEIGN, "HTTP client: OpenFeign 13.2.1. JSON processing: Jackson 2.17.1 or Gson 2.10.1");
         supportedLibraries.put(FEIGN_HC5, "HTTP client: OpenFeign 13.2.1/HttpClient5 5.4.2. JSON processing: Jackson 2.17.1 or Gson 2.10.1");
         supportedLibraries.put(OKHTTP_GSON, "[DEFAULT] HTTP client: OkHttp 4.11.0. JSON processing: Gson 2.10.1. Enable Parcelable models on Android using '-DparcelableModel=true'. Enable gzip request encoding using '-DuseGzipFeature=true'.");
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/build.gradle.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/build.gradle.mustache
index 1ba060915648..81d3f091ed07 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/build.gradle.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/build.gradle.mustache
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@ if(hasProperty('target') && target == 'android') {
             targetSdkVersion 25
         }
         compileOptions {
+            {{#useSpringBoot4}}
+            sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+            targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+            {{/useSpringBoot4}}
+            {{^useSpringBoot4}}
             sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
             targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+            {{/useSpringBoot4}}
         }
 
         // Rename the aar correctly
@@ -78,8 +84,14 @@ if(hasProperty('target') && target == 'android') {
 
     apply plugin: 'java'
     apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
+    {{#useSpringBoot4}}
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
+    {{^useSpringBoot4}}
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
 
     publishing {
         publications {
@@ -105,9 +117,19 @@ ext {
     {{#openApiNullable}}
     jackson_databind_nullable_version = "0.2.10"
     {{/openApiNullable}}
+    {{#useSpringBoot4}}
+    jakarta_annotation_version = "3.0.0"
+    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
+    {{^useSpringBoot4}}
     jakarta_annotation_version = "2.1.0"
+    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
     {{#useBeanValidation}}
+    {{#useSpringBoot4}}
+    bean_validation_version = "3.1.1"
+    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
+    {{^useSpringBoot4}}
     bean_validation_version = "3.0.2"
+    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
     {{/useBeanValidation}}
     jersey_version = "3.0.4"
     junit_version = "5.8.2"
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/pom.mustache
index ba0bb943e056..c05ff89f2351 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey3/pom.mustache
@@ -142,8 +142,14 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.10.1</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    {{#useSpringBoot4}}
+                    <source>17</source>
+                    <target>17</target>
+                    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
+                    {{^useSpringBoot4}}
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
+                    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <meminitial>128m</meminitial>
                     <maxmem>512m</maxmem>
@@ -167,7 +173,12 @@
                 </executions>
                 <configuration>
                     <doclint>none</doclint>
+                    {{#useSpringBoot4}}
+                    <source>17</source>
+                    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
+                    {{^useSpringBoot4}}
                     <source>1.8</source>
+                    {{/useSpringBoot4}}
                     <tags>
                         <tag>
                             <name>http.response.details</name>
@@ -409,6 +420,11 @@
         <jackson-annotations-version>2.21</jackson-annotations-version>
         <jackson-databind-version>2.21.1</jackson-databind-version>
         <jackson-databind-nullable-version>0.2.10</jackson-databind-nullable-version>
+        {{#useSpringBoot4}}
+        <jakarta-annotation-version>3.0.0</jakarta-annotation-version>
+        <beanvalidation-version>3.1.1</beanvalidation-version>
+        {{/useSpringBoot4}}
+        {{^useSpringBoot4}}
         {{#useJakartaEe}}
         <jakarta-annotation-version>2.1.1</jakarta-annotation-version>
         <beanvalidation-version>3.0.2</beanvalidation-version>
@@ -417,6 +433,7 @@
         <jakarta-annotation-version>1.3.5</jakarta-annotation-version>
         <beanvalidation-version>2.0.2</beanvalidation-version>
         {{/useJakartaEe}}
+        {{/useSpringBoot4}}
         <junit-version>5.10.0</junit-version>
         {{#hasHttpSignatureMethods}}
         <http-signature-version>1.8</http-signature-version>