diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlserver.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlserver.sql
index 9f93513f7..46287892a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlserver.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-sqlserver.sql
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION  (
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
 	STEP_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
 	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR(2500) NOT NULL,
-	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT TEXT NULL,
+	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT VARCHAR(MAX) NULL,
 	constraint STEP_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (STEP_EXECUTION_ID)
 	references BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION(STEP_EXECUTION_ID)
 ) ;
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT  (
 	JOB_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
 	SHORT_CONTEXT VARCHAR(2500) NOT NULL,
-	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT TEXT NULL,
+	SERIALIZED_CONTEXT VARCHAR(MAX) NULL,
 	constraint JOB_EXEC_CTX_FK foreign key (JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
 	references BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION(JOB_EXECUTION_ID)
 ) ;