diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9aa123fee3..5309a6b886 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
                                 <additionalClasspathElement>${xdk.absolute.path}</additionalClasspathElement>
                             </additionalClasspathElements>
                             <classpathDependencyExcludes>
-                                <classpathDependencyExcludes>xerces:xercesImpl</classpathDependencyExcludes>
+                                <classpathDependencyExclude>xerces:xercesImpl</classpathDependencyExclude>
                             </classpathDependencyExcludes>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
@@ -1756,6 +1756,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
                 <version>${jettison.version}</version>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
                 <exclusions>
                     <exclusion>
                         <groupId>stax</groupId>
@@ -2242,7 +2243,7 @@
         <javassist.version>3.30.2-GA</javassist.version>
         <jersey1.version>1.19.3</jersey1.version>
         <jersey1.last.final.version>${jersey1.version}</jersey1.last.final.version>
-        <jettison.version>1.3.7</jettison.version> <!-- TODO: 1.3.8 doesn't work; AbstractJsonTest complexBeanWithAttributes -->
+        <jettison.version>1.5.2</jettison.version> <!-- TODO: 1.3.8 doesn't work; AbstractJsonTest complexBeanWithAttributes -->
         <jboss.vfs.version>3.3.2.Final</jboss.vfs.version>
         <jboss.vfs.jdk8.version>3.2.17.Final</jboss.vfs.jdk8.version>
         <jboss.logging.version>3.6.1.Final</jboss.logging.version>
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/pom.xml b/tests/e2e-entity/pom.xml
index 3e10874bc7..861fc691ec 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/pom.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
             <artifactId>jersey-media-json-jackson</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
+            <version>${jettison.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.media</groupId>
             <artifactId>jersey-media-json-jackson1</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes.json
index 4f8ff54bab..052e398ec9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"complexBeanWithAttributes":{"@a2":"31415926","@a1":"hello dolly","filler1":111,"list":[{"@j":"bumper","@i":"312","@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"},{"@j":"bumper","@i":"312","@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@j":"bumper","@i":"312","@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"}}}
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+{"complexBeanWithAttributes":{"@a2":31415926,"@a1":"hello dolly","filler1":111,"list":[{"@j":"bumper","@i":312,"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"},{"@j":"bumper","@i":312,"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@j":"bumper","@i":312,"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"}}}
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diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2.json
index a738f36417..d639cadef9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"complexBeanWithAttributes2":{"@a2":"31415926","@a1":"hello dolly","filler1":111,"list":[{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"},{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}}}
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+{"complexBeanWithAttributes2":{"@a2":31415926,"@a1":"hello dolly","filler1":111,"list":[{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"},{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2_MOXy.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2_MOXy.json
index 457c937998..586f9e7cff 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2_MOXy.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes2_MOXy.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"complexBeanWithAttributes2":{"@a1":"hello dolly","@a2":"31415926","filler1":111,"list":[{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"},{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}}}
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+{"complexBeanWithAttributes2":{"@a1":"hello dolly","@a2":31415926,"filler1":111,"list":[{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"},{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/"}}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json
index 5b67d072a7..50cb27b676 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_ComplexBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"complexBeanWithAttributes":{"@a1":"hello dolly","@a2":"31415926","filler1":111,"list":[{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":"312","@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"},{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":"312","@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":"312","@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"}}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"complexBeanWithAttributes":{"@a1":"hello dolly","@a2":31415926,"filler1":111,"list":[{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":312,"@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"},{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":312,"@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"}],"filler2":222,"b":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":312,"@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"}}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage.json
index 308b42b05c..71eec0d1ed 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"registerMessage":{"@requestTime":"1234","@agentUID":"agentKocka"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"registerMessage":{"@requestTime":1234,"@agentUID":"agentKocka"}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage_MOXy.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage_MOXy.json
index d288d4976a..e8f42c6c15 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage_MOXy.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_RegisterMessage_MOXy.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"registerMessage":{"@agentUID":"agentKocka","@requestTime":"1234"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"registerMessage":{"@agentUID":"agentKocka","@requestTime":1234}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes.json
index 09bb1f5962..9e99fc4406 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"simpleBeanWithAttributes":{"@j":"bumper","@i":"312","@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"simpleBeanWithAttributes":{"@j":"bumper","@i":312,"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","s1":"hi there"}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json
index 6be03ab389..c492593a9d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json
+++ b/tests/e2e-entity/src/test/resources/org/glassfish/jersey/tests/e2e/json/entity/JettisonMappedJsonTestProvider_SimpleBeanWithAttributes_MOXy.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"simpleBeanWithAttributes":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":"312","@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"simpleBeanWithAttributes":{"@uri":"http://localhost:8080/jedna/bedna/","@i":312,"@j":"bumper","s1":"hi there"}}
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