diff --git a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/status/ForbiddenException.java b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/status/ForbiddenException.java
index 1d4aff2ebf..348ee6d596 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/status/ForbiddenException.java
+++ b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/status/ForbiddenException.java
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 
 @ResponseStatus(value = HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, reason="To show an example of a custom message")
 public class ForbiddenException extends RuntimeException {
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6826605655586311552L;
 
 }