diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java
index dff8c6ec9..8781ea0c4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobInstanceDao.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Michael Minella
  * @author Will Schipp
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @author Parikshit Dutta
  */
 public class JdbcJobInstanceDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 JobInstanceDao, InitializingBean {
@@ -301,11 +302,26 @@ JobInstanceDao, InitializingBean {
 	 *
 	 * @param jobIncrementer
 	 *            the {@link DataFieldMaxValueIncrementer}
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated as of v5.0 in favor of using the {@link setJobInstanceIncrementer}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public void setJobIncrementer(DataFieldMaxValueIncrementer jobIncrementer) {
 		this.jobIncrementer = jobIncrementer;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Setter for {@link DataFieldMaxValueIncrementer} to be used when
+	 * generating primary keys for {@link JobInstance} instances.
+	 *
+	 * @param jobIncrementer the {@link DataFieldMaxValueIncrementer}
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.0
+	 */
+	public void setJobInstanceIncrementer(DataFieldMaxValueIncrementer jobIncrementer) {
+		this.jobIncrementer = jobIncrementer;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		super.afterPropertiesSet();