diff --git a/encoding.go b/encoding.go
index e28a62d..b21f9d2 100644
--- a/encoding.go
+++ b/encoding.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type Encoding struct {
 	// For all other styles, the default value is false.
 	// This property SHALL be ignored if the request body media type is not application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data.
 	// If a value is explicitly defined, then the value of contentType (implicit or explicit) SHALL be ignored.
-	Explode bool `json:"explode,omitempty" yaml:"explode,omitempty"`
+	Explode *bool `json:"explode,omitempty" yaml:"explode,omitempty"`
 	// Determines whether the parameter value SHOULD allow reserved characters, as defined by [RFC3986]
 	//   :/?#[]@!$&'()*+,;=
 	// to be included without percent-encoding.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (b *EncodingBuilder) Style(v string) *EncodingBuilder {
 }
 
 func (b *EncodingBuilder) Explode(v bool) *EncodingBuilder {
-	b.spec.Spec.Explode = v
+	b.spec.Spec.Explode = &v
 	return b
 }
 
diff --git a/header.go b/header.go
index 9b3426c..13b6d52 100644
--- a/header.go
+++ b/header.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Header struct {
 	// For other types of parameters this property has no effect.
 	// When style is form, the default value is true.
 	// For all other styles, the default value is false.
-	Explode bool `json:"explode,omitempty" yaml:"explode,omitempty"`
+	Explode *bool `json:"explode,omitempty" yaml:"explode,omitempty"`
 	// Determines whether this header is mandatory.
 	// The property MAY be included and its default value is false.
 	Required bool `json:"required,omitempty" yaml:"required,omitempty"`
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (b *HeaderBuilder) Style(v string) *HeaderBuilder {
 }
 
 func (b *HeaderBuilder) Explode(v bool) *HeaderBuilder {
-	b.spec.Spec.Spec.Explode = v
+	b.spec.Spec.Spec.Explode = &v
 	return b
 }
 
diff --git a/parameter.go b/parameter.go
index 20f1552..bb7c50c 100644
--- a/parameter.go
+++ b/parameter.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ type Parameter struct {
 	// For other types of parameters this property has no effect.
 	// When style is form, the default value is true.
 	// For all other styles, the default value is false.
-	Explode bool `json:"explode,omitempty" yaml:"explode,omitempty"`
+	Explode *bool `json:"explode,omitempty" yaml:"explode,omitempty"`
 	// Determines whether the parameter value SHOULD allow reserved characters, as defined by [RFC3986]
 	//   :/?#[]@!$&'()*+,;=
 	// to be included without percent-encoding.
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (b *ParameterBuilder) Name(v string) *ParameterBuilder {
 }
 
 func (b *ParameterBuilder) Explode(v bool) *ParameterBuilder {
-	b.spec.Spec.Spec.Explode = v
+	b.spec.Spec.Spec.Explode = &v
 	return b
 }