diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
index 88ba6ec8f8f..4c8204bdc5c 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ def get_openapi_schema(
             The title of the application.
         version: str
             The version of the OpenAPI document (which is distinct from the OpenAPI Specification version or the API
-        openapi_version: str, default = "3.0.0"
+        openapi_version: str, default = "3.1.0"
             The version of the OpenAPI Specification (which the document uses).
         summary: str, optional
             A short summary of what the application does.
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ def get_openapi_json_schema(
             The title of the application.
         version: str
             The version of the OpenAPI document (which is distinct from the OpenAPI Specification version or the API
-        openapi_version: str, default = "3.0.0"
+        openapi_version: str, default = "3.1.0"
             The version of the OpenAPI Specification (which the document uses).
         summary: str, optional
             A short summary of what the application does.
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ def configure_openapi(
             The title of the application.
         version: str
             The version of the OpenAPI document (which is distinct from the OpenAPI Specification version or the API
-        openapi_version: str, default = "3.0.0"
+        openapi_version: str, default = "3.1.0"
             The version of the OpenAPI Specification (which the document uses).
         summary: str, optional
             A short summary of what the application does.
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ def enable_swagger(
             The title of the application.
         version: str
             The version of the OpenAPI document (which is distinct from the OpenAPI Specification version or the API
-        openapi_version: str, default = "3.0.0"
+        openapi_version: str, default = "3.1.0"
             The version of the OpenAPI Specification (which the document uses).
         summary: str, optional
             A short summary of what the application does.
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/openapi/config.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/openapi/config.py
index 83fe2156a57..387388a88d2 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/openapi/config.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/openapi/config.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class OpenAPIConfig:
         The title of the application.
     version: str
         The version of the OpenAPI document (which is distinct from the OpenAPI Specification version or the API
-    openapi_version: str, default = "3.0.0"
+    openapi_version: str, default = "3.1.0"
         The version of the OpenAPI Specification (which the document uses).
     summary: str, optional
         A short summary of what the application does.