diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/src/main/resources/schema-oracle.sql b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/src/main/resources/schema-oracle.sql
index 1258783f4..30d79690f 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/src/main/resources/schema-oracle.sql
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-jdbc/src/main/resources/schema-oracle.sql
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS EVENT_PUBLICATION (
   LISTENER_ID      VARCHAR2(512) NOT NULL,
   EVENT_TYPE       VARCHAR2(512) NOT NULL,
   SERIALIZED_EVENT VARCHAR2(4000) NOT NULL,
-  PUBLICATION_DATE TIMESTAMP(6) NOT NULL,
-  COMPLETION_DATE  TIMESTAMP(6),
+  PUBLICATION_DATE TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE default SYSTIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
+  COMPLETION_DATE  TIMESTAMP(6) WITH TIME ZONE default SYSTIMESTAMP,
   CONSTRAINT EVENT_PUBLICATION_PK PRIMARY KEY(ID)
 );
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS EVENT_PUBLICATION_BY_LISTENER_ID_AND_SERIALIZED_EVENT_IDX ON EVENT_PUBLICATION (LISTENER_ID, SERIALIZED_EVENT);