diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java
index ccaceabf85..8153954c03 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ private void setPathItemOperation(PathItem pathItemObject, String method, Operat
         }
     }
 
-    private void setOperationObjectFromApiOperationAnnotation(
+    protected void setOperationObjectFromApiOperationAnnotation(
             Operation operation,
             io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation apiOperation,
             Produces methodProduces,