diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
index 4a1945336..131f81d1d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/db2.vpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name} AS BIGINT MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)ALTER COLUMN ${name} SET NOT NULL#end
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp
index 7596ff2c4..43fd38da0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/oracle10g.vpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name} MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NOCYCLE;
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)MODIFY ${name} NOT NULL#end
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp
index 4a1945336..22af0b8e4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/postgresql.vpp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name};
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE SEQUENCE ${name} MAXVALUE 9223372036854775807 NO CYCLE;
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)ALTER COLUMN ${name} SET NOT NULL#end