diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/pom.xml b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/pom.xml
index c5c5c578311c..6970d1e5cb0d 100644
--- a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/pom.xml
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
             <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-java-annotations</artifactId>
             <version>${graphql-java-annotations.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>graphql-java</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.ratpack</groupId>
@@ -37,16 +43,34 @@
             <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-java-tools</artifactId>
             <version>${graphql-java-tools.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>graphql-java</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-java-servlet</artifactId>
             <version>${graphql-java-servlet.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>graphql-java</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.graphql-java-generator</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-java-runtime</artifactId>
             <version>${graphql.java.generator.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>graphql-java</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
@@ -85,6 +109,12 @@
             <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
             <artifactId>graphql-java-extended-scalars</artifactId>
             <version>${graphql-java-extended-scalars.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.graphql-java</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>graphql-java</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/AnydataResponse.java b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/AnydataResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f151fc9eb630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/AnydataResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.graphqlanydata;
+
+public interface AnydataResponse {
+
+}
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/GraphQLConfig.java b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/GraphQLConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c88b19ff42dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/GraphQLConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.baeldung.graphqlanydata;
+
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+import graphql.GraphQL;
+import graphql.schema.GraphQLSchema;
+import graphql.schema.idl.RuntimeWiring;
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaGenerator;
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaParser;
+import graphql.schema.idl.TypeDefinitionRegistry;
+
+@Configuration
+public class GraphQLConfig {
+
+    @Bean
+    public GraphQL graphQL() {
+        SchemaParser schemaParser = new SchemaParser();
+        SchemaGenerator schemaGenerator = new SchemaGenerator();
+
+        TypeDefinitionRegistry typeRegistry = schemaParser.parse(
+            new InputStreamReader(getClass().getResourceAsStream("/schema.graphqls"))
+        );
+
+        RuntimeWiring runtimeWiring = RuntimeWiring.newRuntimeWiring()
+            .type("Mutation", builder ->
+                builder.dataFetcher("updateProfile", new MutationResolver().updateProfile())
+            )
+            .type("AnydataResponse", typeWiring ->
+                typeWiring.typeResolver(env -> {
+                    Object javaObject = env.getObject();
+                    if (javaObject instanceof SimpleMessage) {
+                        return env.getSchema().getObjectType("SimpleMessage");
+                    } else if (javaObject instanceof UserProfile) {
+                        return env.getSchema().getObjectType("UserProfile");
+                    }
+                    return null;
+                })
+            )
+            .build();
+
+        GraphQLSchema schema = schemaGenerator.makeExecutableSchema(typeRegistry, runtimeWiring);
+        return GraphQL.newGraphQL(schema).build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/MutationResolver.java b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/MutationResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f162c3481251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/MutationResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.baeldung.graphqlanydata;
+
+import graphql.schema.DataFetcher;
+import graphql.schema.DataFetchingEnvironment;
+
+public class MutationResolver {
+
+    public DataFetcher<Object> updateProfile() {
+        return environment -> {
+            String name = environment.getArgument("name");
+            String type = environment.getArgument("type");
+
+            if ("message".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
+                return new SimpleMessage("Profile updated for " + name);
+            } else {
+                return new UserProfile("u123", name, "ACTIVE");
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/SimpleMessage.java b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/SimpleMessage.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46bbfb3112a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/SimpleMessage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.baeldung.graphqlanydata;
+
+public class SimpleMessage implements AnydataResponse {
+    private String message;
+
+    public SimpleMessage(String message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    public void setMessage(String message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/UserProfile.java b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/UserProfile.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6fa24b5ee570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/graphqlanydata/UserProfile.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.baeldung.graphqlanydata;
+
+public class UserProfile implements AnydataResponse {
+
+    private String id;
+    private String name;
+    private String status;
+
+    public UserProfile(String id, String name, String status) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.name = name;
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+
+    public String getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(String id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatus(String status) {
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/resources/schema.graphqls b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/resources/schema.graphqls
index da10cd18bdef..53b6d8c894b9 100644
--- a/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/resources/schema.graphqls
+++ b/graphql-modules/graphql-java/src/main/resources/schema.graphqls
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ type Attribute {
 }
 scalar JSON
 
+type SimpleMessage {
+  message: String!
+}
+
+type UserProfile {
+  id: ID!
+  name: String!
+  status: String!
+}
+
+union AnyDataResponse = SimpleMessage | UserProfile
+
+type Mutation {
+  updateProfile(name: String!, type: String!): AnyDataResponse
+}
 
 schema {
   query: Query