diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/AbstractAuditable.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/AbstractAuditable.java
index c2653a2e8..21637a9be 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/AbstractAuditable.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/AbstractAuditable.java
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ package org.springframework.data.jpa.domain;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne;
 import jakarta.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
-import jakarta.persistence.Temporal;
-import jakarta.persistence.TemporalType;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
-import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Auditable;
@@ -45,14 +43,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractAuditable<U, PK extends Serializable> extends Abst
 	@ManyToOne //
 	private @Nullable U createdBy;
 
-	@Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP) //
-	private @Nullable Date createdDate;
+	private @Nullable Instant createdDate;
 
 	@ManyToOne //
 	private @Nullable U lastModifiedBy;
 
-	@Temporal(TemporalType.TIMESTAMP) //
-	private @Nullable Date lastModifiedDate;
+	private @Nullable Instant lastModifiedDate;
 
 	@Override
 	public Optional<U> getCreatedBy() {
@@ -67,12 +63,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractAuditable<U, PK extends Serializable> extends Abst
 	@Override
 	public Optional<LocalDateTime> getCreatedDate() {
 		return null == createdDate ? Optional.empty()
-				: Optional.of(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(createdDate.toInstant(), ZoneId.systemDefault()));
+				: Optional.of(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(createdDate, ZoneId.systemDefault()));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void setCreatedDate(LocalDateTime createdDate) {
-		this.createdDate = Date.from(createdDate.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
+		this.createdDate = createdDate.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -88,11 +84,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractAuditable<U, PK extends Serializable> extends Abst
 	@Override
 	public Optional<LocalDateTime> getLastModifiedDate() {
 		return null == lastModifiedDate ? Optional.empty()
-				: Optional.of(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(lastModifiedDate.toInstant(), ZoneId.systemDefault()));
+				: Optional.of(LocalDateTime.ofInstant(lastModifiedDate, ZoneId.systemDefault()));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void setLastModifiedDate(LocalDateTime lastModifiedDate) {
-		this.lastModifiedDate = Date.from(lastModifiedDate.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant());
+		this.lastModifiedDate = lastModifiedDate.atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toInstant();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/Temporal.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/Temporal.java
index e7492ab30..1a5d94166 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/Temporal.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/Temporal.java
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ import jakarta.persistence.TemporalType;
  *
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @deprecated since 4.0. Please use {@literal java.time} types instead.
  */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
 @Documented
+@Deprecated(since = "4.0", forRemoval = true)
 public @interface Temporal {
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaParameters.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaParameters.java
index 74f4d84a0..b7c49ffc6 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaParameters.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaParameters.java
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ public class JpaParameters extends Parameters<JpaParameters, JpaParameter> {
 	public static class JpaParameter extends Parameter {
 
 		private final @Nullable Temporal annotation;
+
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 		private @Nullable TemporalType temporalType;
 
 		/**
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/config/AbstractAuditingViaJavaConfigRepositoriesTests.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/config/AbstractAuditingViaJavaConfigRepositoriesTests.java
index 5285ed2e3..3073cc420 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/config/AbstractAuditingViaJavaConfigRepositoriesTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/config/AbstractAuditingViaJavaConfigRepositoriesTests.java
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
-import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Jens Schauder
  * @author Krzysztof Krason
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 @Transactional
@@ -111,13 +112,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractAuditingViaJavaConfigRepositoriesTests {
 		em.detach(thomas);
 		em.detach(auditor);
 
-		FixedDate.INSTANCE.setDate(new Date());
+		FixedDate.INSTANCE.setDate(Instant.now());
 
 		SampleSecurityContextHolder.getCurrent().setPrincipal(thomas);
 		auditableUserRepository.updateAllNamesToUpperCase();
 
 		// DateTime now = new DateTime(FixedDate.INSTANCE.getDate());
-		LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(FixedDate.INSTANCE.getDate().toInstant(), ZoneId.systemDefault());
+		LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(FixedDate.INSTANCE.getDate(), ZoneId.systemDefault());
 		List<AuditableUser> users = auditableUserRepository.findAll();
 
 		for (AuditableUser user : users) {
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/FixedDate.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/FixedDate.java
index a6e280078..091c3b24f 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/FixedDate.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/FixedDate.java
@@ -15,24 +15,25 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.jpa.util;
 
-import java.util.Date;
+import java.time.Instant;
 
 /**
- * Holds a fixed {@link Date} value to use in components that have no direct connection.
+ * Holds a fixed {@link Instant} value to use in components that have no direct connection.
  *
  * @author Thomas Darimont
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
 public enum FixedDate {
 
 	INSTANCE;
 
-	private Date fixedDate;
+	private Instant fixedDate;
 
-	public void setDate(Date date) {
+	public void setDate(Instant date) {
 		this.fixedDate = date;
 	}
 
-	public Date getDate() {
+	public Instant getDate() {
 		return fixedDate;
 	}
 }