diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
index a68e2f2db..410efb4bc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-db2.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY ,  
 	VERSION BIGINT,  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
index 4c71a606e..36791e613 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-derby.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY,  
 	VERSION BIGINT,  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-hsqldb.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-hsqldb.sql
index c0463a21f..a48874e7b 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-hsqldb.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-hsqldb.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY ,  
 	VERSION BIGINT,  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-mysql.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-mysql.sql
index 72bce88d8..ffc3b02a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-mysql.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-mysql.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,  
 	VERSION BIGINT,  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql
index f4ba316f9..9c2d7dc8d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-oracle10g.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID NUMBER(38)  PRIMARY KEY ,  
 	VERSION NUMBER(38),  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql
index a68e2f2db..410efb4bc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-postgresql.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT  PRIMARY KEY ,  
 	VERSION BIGINT,  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp
index 7d33ea3e1..37451de1b 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/init.sql.vpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID ${BIGINT} $!{IDENTITY} PRIMARY KEY $!{GENERATED},  
 	VERSION ${BIGINT},  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/init.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/init.sql
index 0eb85552d..265fa0889 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/init.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/init.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_INSTANCE  (
 	JOB_INSTANCE_ID BIGINT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY ,  
 	VERSION BIGINT,  
 	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
-	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250)
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(2500)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (