diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainService.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainService.java
index d8456eb0384..ab94fdec490 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainService.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import tech.jhipster.lite.error.domain.GeneratorException;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.buildtool.generic.domain.BuildToolService;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.Project;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.ProjectRepository;
@@ -49,8 +50,16 @@ public void initWithSecurityJWT(Project project) {
 
   @Override
   public void addSpringDocDependency(Project project) {
-    buildToolService.addProperty(project, "springdoc-openapi-ui.version", SpringDoc.springDocVersion());
-    buildToolService.addDependency(project, SpringDoc.springDocDependency());
+    this.buildToolService.getVersion(project, "springdoc-openapi")
+      .ifPresentOrElse(
+        version -> {
+          buildToolService.addProperty(project, "springdoc-openapi-ui.version", version);
+          buildToolService.addDependency(project, SpringDoc.springDocDependency());
+        },
+        () -> {
+          throw new GeneratorException("Springdoc Openapi version not found");
+        }
+      );
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainServiceTest.java
index d8a3301a37e..5d58d08f3c5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDocDomainServiceTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package tech.jhipster.lite.generator.server.springboot.mvc.springdoc.domain;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.*;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import static tech.jhipster.lite.TestUtils.tmpProject;
 import static tech.jhipster.lite.generator.server.springboot.mvc.springdoc.domain.SpringDocConstants.*;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.UnitTest;
+import tech.jhipster.lite.error.domain.GeneratorException;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.buildtool.generic.domain.BuildToolService;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.buildtool.generic.domain.Dependency;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.Project;
@@ -44,10 +46,11 @@ void shouldInitWithDefaultValues() {
     Project project = tmpProject();
 
     // When
+    when(buildToolService.getVersion(project, "springdoc-openapi")).thenReturn(Optional.of("0.0.0"));
     springDocDomainService.init(project);
 
     // Then
-    verify(buildToolService).addProperty(project, "springdoc-openapi-ui.version", "1.6.4");
+    verify(buildToolService).addProperty(project, "springdoc-openapi-ui.version", "0.0.0");
     ArgumentCaptor<Dependency> dependencyArgCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Dependency.class);
     verify(buildToolService).addDependency(eq(project), dependencyArgCaptor.capture());
     assertThat(dependencyArgCaptor.getValue()).usingRecursiveComparison().isEqualTo(getExpectedDependency());
@@ -89,10 +92,11 @@ void shouldInitWithAdditionalConfigFromProject() {
     project.getConfig().putAll(projectConfig);
 
     // When
+    when(buildToolService.getVersion(project, "springdoc-openapi")).thenReturn(Optional.of("0.0.0"));
     springDocDomainService.init(project);
 
     // Then
-    verify(buildToolService).addProperty(project, "springdoc-openapi-ui.version", "1.6.4");
+    verify(buildToolService).addProperty(project, "springdoc-openapi-ui.version", "0.0.0");
     ArgumentCaptor<Dependency> dependencyArgCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Dependency.class);
     verify(buildToolService).addDependency(eq(project), dependencyArgCaptor.capture());
     assertThat(dependencyArgCaptor.getValue()).usingRecursiveComparison().isEqualTo(getExpectedDependency());
@@ -113,6 +117,13 @@ void shouldInitWithAdditionalConfigFromProject() {
     assertThat(project.getConfig()).containsAllEntriesOf(projectConfig);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void shouldNotAddSpringDocDependency() {
+    Project project = tmpProject();
+
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> springDocDomainService.addSpringDocDependency(project)).isExactlyInstanceOf(GeneratorException.class);
+  }
+
   private static Dependency getExpectedDependency() {
     return Dependency
       .builder()