diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 5c43ea79..106d341f 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Business Source License 1.1
 Parameters
 
 Licensor:             Lightbend, Inc.
-Licensed Work:        Akka Persistence R2DBC 1.2.3
+Licensed Work:        Akka Persistence R2DBC 1.2.4
                       This license applies to all sub directories and files
                       UNLESS another license file is present in a sub
                       directory, then that other license applies to all files
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Additional Use Grant:
     Connecting to a Play Framework websocket and/or Play Framework
     request/response bodies for server and play-ws client.
 
-Change Date:          2027-02-28
+Change Date:          2027-05-13
 
 Change License:       Apache License, Version 2.0
 
diff --git a/native-image-tests/build.sbt b/native-image-tests/build.sbt
index 8c2c9c43..e0971c77 100644
--- a/native-image-tests/build.sbt
+++ b/native-image-tests/build.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ scalaVersion := "2.13.13"
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
 
-lazy val akkaVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka.version", "2.9.2")
+lazy val akkaVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka.version", "2.9.3")
 lazy val akkaR2dbcVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("akka.r2dbc.version", "1.2.3")
 
 fork := true
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index db8b98ad..916a32ad 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val Scala3 = "3.3.3"
   val Scala2Versions = Seq(Scala213)
   val ScalaVersions = Dependencies.Scala2Versions :+ Dependencies.Scala3
-  val AkkaVersion = System.getProperty("override.akka.version", "2.9.2")
+  val AkkaVersion = System.getProperty("override.akka.version", "2.9.3")
   val AkkaVersionInDocs = AkkaVersion.take(3)
   val AkkaPersistenceJdbcVersion = "5.2.0" // only in migration tool tests
   val AkkaProjectionVersionInDocs = "current"