diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/ObjectMapperFactory.java b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/ObjectMapperFactory.java
index e6bea97061..2901e56aca 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/ObjectMapperFactory.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/ObjectMapperFactory.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ private static ObjectMapper create(JsonFactory jsonFactory, boolean includePathD
         mapper.configure(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS, false);
         mapper.configure(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS, false);
         mapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
+        mapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.USE_BIG_DECIMAL_FOR_FLOATS, true);
 
         return mapper;
     }