diff --git a/lib/schemaUtils.js b/lib/schemaUtils.js
index 69b9714..d3dc190 100644
--- a/lib/schemaUtils.js
+++ b/lib/schemaUtils.js
@@ -1932,7 +1932,18 @@ module.exports = {
       else {
         bodyData = this.convertToPmBodyData(contentObj[bodyType], requestType, bodyType,
           PARAMETER_SOURCE.REQUEST, options.indentCharacter, components, options, schemaCache);
-
+        let getXmlVersionContent = (bodyContent) => {
+          const regExp = new RegExp('([<\\?xml]+[\\s{1,}]+[version="\\d.\\d"]+[\\sencoding="]+.{1,15}"\\?>)');
+          let xmlBody = bodyContent;
+          if (!bodyContent.match(regExp)) {
+            const versionContent = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>';
+            xmlBody = versionContent + xmlBody;
+          }
+          return xmlBody;
+        };
+        bodyData = bodyType === TEXT_XML ?
+          getXmlVersionContent(bodyData) :
+          bodyData;
         updateOptions = {
           mode: rDataMode,
           raw: bodyType !== APP_JSON ?
diff --git a/test/unit/base.test.js b/test/unit/base.test.js
index f2c0d11..29807e7 100644
--- a/test/unit/base.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/base.test.js
@@ -1152,9 +1152,13 @@ describe('CONVERT FUNCTION TESTS ', function() {
           expect(conversionResult.result).to.equal(true);
           expect(conversionResult.output[0].data.item[0].request.body.raw)
             .to.equal(
+              '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>' +
               '<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope">' +
-              ' <soap:Body> <NumberToWords xmlns="http://www.dataaccess.com/webservicesserver">' +
-              ' <ubiNum>500</ubiNum> </NumberToWords> </soap:Body> </soap:Envelope>');
+              ' <soap:Body> <NumberToWords ' +
+              'xmlns="http://www.dataaccess.com/webservicesserver"> ' +
+              '<ubiNum>500</ubiNum> </NumberToWords> </soap:Body> ' +
+              '</soap:Envelope>'
+            );
           done();
         });
     });
diff --git a/test/unit/util.test.js b/test/unit/util.test.js
index 0dec2c8..cce84a8 100644
--- a/test/unit/util.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/util.test.js
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ describe('SCHEMA UTILITY FUNCTION TESTS ', function () {
                   examples: {
                     xml: {
                       summary: 'A list containing two items',
-                      value: 'text/plain description'
+                      value: '<AnXMLObject>test</AnXMLObject>'
                     }
                   }
                 }
@@ -1675,7 +1675,9 @@ describe('SCHEMA UTILITY FUNCTION TESTS ', function () {
             exampleParametersResolution: 'example'
           });
           resultBody = (result.body.raw);
-          expect(resultBody).to.equal('text/plain description');
+          expect(resultBody).to.equal(
+            '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><AnXMLObject>test</AnXMLObject>'
+          );
           expect(result.contentHeader).to.deep.include(
             { key: 'Content-Type', value: 'text/xml' });
           expect(result.body.options.raw.language).to.equal('xml');
@@ -1839,7 +1841,7 @@ describe('SCHEMA UTILITY FUNCTION TESTS ', function () {
                 examples: {
                   xml: {
                     summary: 'A list containing two items',
-                    value: 'text/plain description'
+                    value: '<AnXMLObject>test</AnXMLObject>'
                   }
                 }
               }
@@ -1850,7 +1852,9 @@ describe('SCHEMA UTILITY FUNCTION TESTS ', function () {
           requestParametersResolution: 'example'
         });
         resultBody = (result.body.raw);
-        expect(resultBody).to.equal('text/plain description');
+        expect(resultBody).to.equal(
+          '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><AnXMLObject>test</AnXMLObject>'
+        );
         expect(result.contentHeader).to.deep.include(
           { key: 'Content-Type', value: 'text/xml' });
         expect(result.body.options.raw.language).to.equal('xml');