diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDoc.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDoc.java
index dea3ff5ba8f..e18fb08f02a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDoc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/domain/SpringDoc.java
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 public class SpringDoc {
 
-  private static final String SPRING_DOC_VERSION = "1.6.4";
-
   private SpringDoc() {}
 
   public static Dependency springDocDependency() {
@@ -16,8 +14,4 @@ public static Dependency springDocDependency() {
       .version("\\${springdoc-openapi-ui.version}")
       .build();
   }
-
-  public static String springDocVersion() {
-    return SPRING_DOC_VERSION;
-  }
 }
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/main/resources/generator/dependencies/pom.xml b/src/main/resources/generator/dependencies/pom.xml
index 740b5662a19..1d65b5c3695 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/generator/dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/generator/dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <problem-spring.version>0.27.0</problem-spring.version>
     <spring-boot.version>2.6.3</spring-boot.version>
     <spring-cloud.version>2021.0.0</spring-cloud.version>
-    <springdoc-openapi.version.version>1.6.4</springdoc-openapi.version.version>
+    <springdoc-openapi.version>1.6.5</springdoc-openapi.version>
     <testcontainers.version>1.16.2</testcontainers.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/application/SpringDocAssert.java b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/application/SpringDocAssert.java
index 2b493ef5c7a..f018a6689cf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/application/SpringDocAssert.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/server/springboot/mvc/springdoc/application/SpringDocAssert.java
@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@
 import tech.jhipster.lite.TestUtils;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.DefaultConfig;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.Project;
-import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.server.springboot.mvc.springdoc.domain.SpringDoc;
 
 public class SpringDocAssert {
 
   public static final String SPRING_DOC_CONFIG_JAVA_FILE_NAME = "SpringDocConfiguration.java";
 
   public static void assertDependencies(Project project) {
-    TestUtils.assertFileContent(
-      project,
-      POM_XML,
-      List.of("<springdoc-openapi-ui.version>" + SpringDoc.springDocVersion() + "</springdoc-openapi-ui.version>")
-    );
+    TestUtils.assertFileContent(project, POM_XML, List.of("<springdoc-openapi-ui.version>"));
     TestUtils.assertFileContent(
       project,
       POM_XML,
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()