diff --git a/ModelDescriber/Annotations/AnnotationsReader.php b/ModelDescriber/Annotations/AnnotationsReader.php
index ed0f5e6..0e84cec 100644
--- a/ModelDescriber/Annotations/AnnotationsReader.php
+++ b/ModelDescriber/Annotations/AnnotationsReader.php
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ class AnnotationsReader
         $this->symfonyConstraintAnnotationReader->setSchema($schema);
     }
 
+    public function getPropertyName(\ReflectionProperty $reflectionProperty, string $default): string
+    {
+        return $this->swgAnnotationsReader->getPropertyName($reflectionProperty, $default);
+    }
+
     public function updateProperty(\ReflectionProperty $reflectionProperty, Schema $property)
     {
         $this->phpDocReader->updateProperty($reflectionProperty, $property);
diff --git a/ModelDescriber/Annotations/SwgAnnotationsReader.php b/ModelDescriber/Annotations/SwgAnnotationsReader.php
index 767ca78..3caf41a 100644
--- a/ModelDescriber/Annotations/SwgAnnotationsReader.php
+++ b/ModelDescriber/Annotations/SwgAnnotationsReader.php
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ class SwgAnnotationsReader
         }
     }
 
+    public function getPropertyName(\ReflectionProperty $reflectionProperty, string $default): string
+    {
+        /** @var SwgProperty $swgProperty */
+        if (!$swgProperty = $this->annotationsReader->getPropertyAnnotation($reflectionProperty, SwgProperty::class)) {
+            return $default;
+        }
+
+        return $swgProperty->property ?? $default;
+    }
+
     public function updateProperty(\ReflectionProperty $reflectionProperty, Schema $property)
     {
         /** @var SwgProperty $swgProperty */
diff --git a/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php b/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php
index 8c2d981..3cc92f3 100644
--- a/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php
+++ b/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ class JMSModelDescriber implements ModelDescriberInterface, ModelRegistryAwareIn
             }
 
             $name = $this->namingStrategy->translateName($item);
-            $property = $properties->get($name);
 
             // read property options from Swagger Property annotation if it exists
             if (null !== $item->reflection) {
+                $property = $properties->get($this->annotationsReader->getPropertyName($item->reflection, $name));
                 $this->annotationsReader->updateProperty($item->reflection, $property);
+            } else {
+                $property = $properties->get($name);
             }
 
             if (null !== $property->getType()) {
diff --git a/ModelDescriber/ObjectModelDescriber.php b/ModelDescriber/ObjectModelDescriber.php
index 2b273bd..e81cde0 100644
--- a/ModelDescriber/ObjectModelDescriber.php
+++ b/ModelDescriber/ObjectModelDescriber.php
@@ -55,14 +55,13 @@ class ObjectModelDescriber implements ModelDescriberInterface, ModelRegistryAwar
         }
 
         foreach ($propertyInfoProperties as $propertyName) {
-            $property = $properties->get($propertyName);
-
             // read property options from Swagger Property annotation if it exists
             if (property_exists($class, $propertyName)) {
-                $this->annotationsReader->updateProperty(
-                    new \ReflectionProperty($class, $propertyName),
-                    $property
-                );
+                $reflectionProperty = new \ReflectionProperty($class, $propertyName);
+                $property = $properties->get($this->annotationsReader->getPropertyName($reflectionProperty, $propertyName));
+                $this->annotationsReader->updateProperty($reflectionProperty, $property);
+            } else {
+                $property = $properties->get($propertyName);
             }
 
             // If type manually defined
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php b/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php
index 7a7dc7e..2000e87 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class JMSUser
     private $password;
 
     /**
-     * @SWG\Property(type="date")
+     * @SWG\Property(property="last_update", type="date")
      * @Serializer\Expose
      */
     private $updatedAt;
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Entity/User.php b/Tests/Functional/Entity/User.php
index 8529ec2..43643eb 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Entity/User.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Entity/User.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class User
 
     /**
      * @var \DateTime
+     * @SWG\Property(property="creationDate")
      */
     private $createdAt;
 
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php b/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php
index 1c1d19d..38ff95e 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class FunctionalTest extends WebTestCase
                     'friendsNumber' => [
                         'type' => 'string',
                     ],
-                    'createdAt' => [
+                    'creationDate' => [
                         'type' => 'string',
                         'format' => 'date-time',
                     ],
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php b/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php
index c8863a7..7fff56f 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class JMSFunctionalTest extends WebTestCase
                     'description' => 'Only enabled users may be used in actions.',
                     'enum' => ['disabled', 'enabled'],
                 ],
-                'updated_at' => [
+                'last_update' => [
                     'type' => 'date',
                 ],
             ],