diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/JSON.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/JSON.mustache
index 3d00cafc9033..1f5ea71e2015 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/JSON.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/JSON.mustache
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ public class JSON {
         // Get the value of the discriminator property, if present in the input payload.
         node = node.get(discriminatorName);
         if (node != null && node.isValueNode()) {
+          {{^useJackson3}}
           String discrValue = node.asText();
+          {{/useJackson3}}
+          {{#useJackson3}}
+          String discrValue = node.asString();
+          {{/useJackson3}}
           if (discrValue != null) {
             return discrValue;
           }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache
index 4c31a9b03d60..ae4f9641b843 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/build.gradle.mustache
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ext {
     jackson_annotations_version = "2.21"
     {{/useJackson3}}
     {{#useJackson3}}
-    jackson3_version = "3.1.0"
+    jackson3_version = "3.1.1"
     jackson_annotations_version = "2.21"
     {{/useJackson3}}
     {{#useJakartaEe}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/pom.mustache
index def5d8a1c914..cba50991b43a 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/native/pom.mustache
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
         <jackson-databind-nullable-version>0.2.10</jackson-databind-nullable-version>
         {{/useJackson3}}
         {{#useJackson3}}
-        <jackson3-version>3.1.0</jackson3-version>
+        <jackson3-version>3.1.1</jackson3-version>
         <jackson-annotations-version>2.21</jackson-annotations-version>
         {{/useJackson3}}
         {{#useJakartaEe}}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/build.gradle
index 4c1f924fc52a..6678f2900f3f 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/build.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ artifacts {
 
 
 ext {
-    jackson3_version = "3.1.0"
+    jackson3_version = "3.1.1"
     jackson_annotations_version = "2.21"
     jakarta_annotation_version = "1.3.5"
     beanvalidation_version = "2.0.2"
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/pom.xml
index 12373cb5a80a..5017dd1daaf9 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/pom.xml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-        <jackson3-version>3.1.0</jackson3-version>
+        <jackson3-version>3.1.1</jackson3-version>
         <jackson-annotations-version>2.21</jackson-annotations-version>
         <jakarta-annotation-version>1.3.5</jakarta-annotation-version>
         <beanvalidation-version>2.0.2</beanvalidation-version>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java
index e4f0b4e8ac0d..61ee126da289 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3-jspecify/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ String getDiscriminatorValue(JsonNode node) {
         // Get the value of the discriminator property, if present in the input payload.
         node = node.get(discriminatorName);
         if (node != null && node.isValueNode()) {
-          String discrValue = node.asText();
+          String discrValue = node.asString();
           if (discrValue != null) {
             return discrValue;
           }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/build.gradle b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/build.gradle
index f8be36507124..103f8aa97421 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/build.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ artifacts {
 
 
 ext {
-    jackson3_version = "3.1.0"
+    jackson3_version = "3.1.1"
     jackson_annotations_version = "2.21"
     jakarta_annotation_version = "1.3.5"
     beanvalidation_version = "2.0.2"
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/pom.xml b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/pom.xml
index c4a9cbb064fd..a5e5034070a7 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/pom.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-        <jackson3-version>3.1.0</jackson3-version>
+        <jackson3-version>3.1.1</jackson3-version>
         <jackson-annotations-version>2.21</jackson-annotations-version>
         <jakarta-annotation-version>1.3.5</jakarta-annotation-version>
         <beanvalidation-version>2.0.2</beanvalidation-version>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java
index efabdf554acd..e2d3d961ea97 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/native-jackson3/src/main/java/org/openapitools/client/JSON.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ String getDiscriminatorValue(JsonNode node) {
         // Get the value of the discriminator property, if present in the input payload.
         node = node.get(discriminatorName);
         if (node != null && node.isValueNode()) {
-          String discrValue = node.asText();
+          String discrValue = node.asString();
           if (discrValue != null) {
             return discrValue;
           }