diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql
index 0d7cea879..5bd10960e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (
 	ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
 	UNIQUE_KEY CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
 	constraint UNIQUE_KEY_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)
-) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 
 INSERT INTO BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ);
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (
 	ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
 	UNIQUE_KEY CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
 	constraint UNIQUE_KEY_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)
-) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 
 INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ);
 
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (
 	ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
 	UNIQUE_KEY CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
 	constraint UNIQUE_KEY_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)
-) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 
 INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_SEQ (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from BATCH_JOB_SEQ);
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
index 084565f76..aca424394 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #macro (sequence $name $value)CREATE TABLE ${name} (ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
 	UNIQUE_KEY CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
-	constraint ${name}_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)) ENGINE=MYISAM;
+	constraint ${name}_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO ${name} (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from ${name});
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)MODIFY COLUMN ${name} ${type} NOT NULL#end
diff --git a/src/site/docbook/reference/schema-appendix.xml b/src/site/docbook/reference/schema-appendix.xml
index d9f0f8f10..786084519 100644
--- a/src/site/docbook/reference/schema-appendix.xml
+++ b/src/site/docbook/reference/schema-appendix.xml
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ CREATE SEQUENCE BATCH_JOB_SEQ;</programlisting>
       <para>Many database vendors don't support sequences. In these cases,
       work-arounds are used, such as the following for MySQL:</para>
 
-      <programlisting language="sql">CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+      <programlisting language="sql">CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ values(0);
-CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ values(0);
-CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_SEQ values(0);</programlisting>
 
       <para>In the above case, a table is used in place of each sequence. The