diff --git a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/service/dto/_dtoClass_.java.ejs b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/service/dto/_dtoClass_.java.ejs
index 62d93d7e4e83..63fdae75cb8b 100644
--- a/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/service/dto/_dtoClass_.java.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-boot/templates/src/main/java/_package_/_entityPackage_/service/dto/_dtoClass_.java.ejs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  limitations under the License.
 -%>
-package <%= entityAbsolutePackage %>.service.dto;
+package <%- entityAbsolutePackage %>.service.dto;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
 <%_ if (entityApiDescription || importApiModelProperty) { _%>
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import jakarta.persistence.Lob;
 <%_ } _%>
 <%_ Object.keys(uniqueEnums).forEach(function(element) { _%>
-import <%= entityAbsolutePackage %>.domain.enumeration.<%= element %>;
+import <%- entityAbsolutePackage %>.domain.enumeration.<%- element %>;
 <%_ }); _%>
 
 <%_ for (const otherEntity of otherEntities.filter(otherEntity => otherEntity.entityPackage !== entityPackage)) { _%>
-import <%= `${otherEntity.entityAbsolutePackage}.service.dto.${otherEntity.dtoClass}` %>;
+import <%- `${otherEntity.entityAbsolutePackage}.service.dto.${otherEntity.dtoClass}` %>;
 <%_ } _%>
 
 /**
- * A DTO for the {@link <%= entityAbsolutePackage %>.domain.<%= persistClass %>} entity.
+ * A DTO for the {@link <%- entityAbsolutePackage %>.domain.<%- persistClass %>} entity.
  */
 <%_ if (entityApiDescription) { _%>
 @Schema(description = "<%- entityApiDescription %>")
 <%_ } _%>
 @SuppressWarnings("common-java:DuplicatedBlocks")
-public class <%= dtoClass %> implements Serializable {
+public class <%- dtoClass %> implements Serializable {
 
 <%_ for (property of restProperties) {
   if (typeof property.propertyJavadoc) {
@@ -90,30 +90,30 @@ _%>
   <%_ if (property.fieldTypeBytes && databaseTypeSql) { _%>
     @Lob
   <%_ } _%>
-    private <%= property.propertyDtoJavaType %> <%= property.propertyName %><% if (property.collection && relationship) { %> = new HashSet<>()<% } %>;
+    private <%- property.propertyDtoJavaType %> <%- property.propertyName %><% if (property.collection && relationship) { %> = new HashSet<>()<% } %>;
 
   <%_ if (property.fieldWithContentType) { _%>
-    private String <%= property.propertyName %>ContentType;
+    private String <%- property.propertyName %>ContentType;
   <%_ }
 }
 _%>
 
 <%_ for (property of restProperties) { _%>
     public <%- property.propertyDtoJavaType %> get<%- property.propertyJavaBeanName %>() {
-        return <%= property.propertyName %>;
+        return <%- property.propertyName %>;
     }
 
     public void set<%- property.propertyJavaBeanName %>(<%- property.propertyDtoJavaType %> <%- property.propertyName %>) %> {
-        this.<%= property.propertyName %> = <%= property.propertyName %>;
+        this.<%- property.propertyName %> = <%- property.propertyName %>;
     }
   <%_ if (property.fieldWithContentType) { _%>
 
-    public String get<%= property.propertyJavaBeanName %>ContentType() {
-        return <%= property.propertyName %>ContentType;
+    public String get<%- property.propertyJavaBeanName %>ContentType() {
+        return <%- property.propertyName %>ContentType;
     }
 
-    public void set<%= property.propertyJavaBeanName %>ContentType(String <%= property.propertyName %>ContentType) {
-        this.<%= property.propertyName %>ContentType = <%= property.propertyName %>ContentType;
+    public void set<%- property.propertyJavaBeanName %>ContentType(String <%- property.propertyName %>ContentType) {
+        this.<%- property.propertyName %>ContentType = <%- property.propertyName %>ContentType;
     }
   <%_ } _%>
 <%_ } _%>
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ _%>
         if (this == o) {
             return true;
         }
-        if (!(o instanceof <%= dtoClass %>)) {
+        if (!(o instanceof <%- dtoClass %>)) {
             return false;
         }
 
 <%_ if (!embedded) { _%>
-        <%= dtoClass %> <%= dtoInstance %> = (<%= dtoClass %>) o;
+        <%- dtoClass %> <%- dtoInstance %> = (<%- dtoClass %>) o;
         if (<%- idNames.map(n => `this.${n} == null`).join(' && ') %>){
             return false;
         }
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ _%>
     // prettier-ignore
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "<%= dtoClass %>{" +
+        return "<%- dtoClass %>{" +
 <%_ for ([idx, property] of restProperties.entries()) {
   const isQuoted = property.fieldName && !property.fieldTypeNumeric _%>
-            "<%= idx === 0 ? '' : ', ' %><%= property.propertyName %>=<% if (isQuoted) { %>'<% } %>" + get<%- property.propertyJavaBeanName %>() <% if (isQuoted) { %>+ "'" <% } %>+
+            "<%- idx === 0 ? '' : ', ' %><%- property.propertyName %>=<% if (isQuoted) { %>'<% } %>" + get<%- property.propertyJavaBeanName %>() <% if (isQuoted) { %>+ "'" <% } %>+
 <%_ } _%>
             "}";
     }