diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9755be8f7..28121ce36 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 		<project.type>multi</project.type>
 
-		<neo4j.ogm.version>3.2.18</neo4j.ogm.version>
+		<neo4j.ogm.version>3.2.20</neo4j.ogm.version>
 		<springdata.commons>2.2.13.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/AnnotationScanningTests.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/AnnotationScanningTests.java
index a05c6f69f..03efc8286 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/AnnotationScanningTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/AnnotationScanningTests.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.neo4j.ogm.metadata.AnnotationsInfo;
 import org.neo4j.ogm.session.SessionFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.data.neo4j.mapping.gh1568.EntityWithSpringTransientProperties;
 import org.springframework.data.neo4j.test.Neo4jIntegrationTest;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
@@ -44,9 +45,21 @@ public class AnnotationScanningTests {
 				.isEqualTo("foobar");
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-1568
+	public void shouldNotStoreOrTouchTransientProperties() {
+
+		EntityWithSpringTransientProperties t = new EntityWithSpringTransientProperties("Hallo");
+		t.setShouldNotBeThere("foobar");
+		sessionFactory.openSession().save(t);
+
+		t = sessionFactory.openSession().load(EntityWithSpringTransientProperties.class, t.getId());
+
+		assertThat(t.getShouldNotBeThere()).isNull();
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@Neo4jIntegrationTest(
-			domainPackages = { "org.springframework.data.neo4j.mapping.datagraph1303" },
+			domainPackages = { "org.springframework.data.neo4j.mapping.datagraph1303", "org.springframework.data.neo4j.mapping.gh1568" },
 			repositoryPackages = { "org.springframework.data.neo4j.mapping.datagraph1303" }
 	)
 	static class Config {
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/gh1568/EntityWithSpringTransientProperties.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/gh1568/EntityWithSpringTransientProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1b99e4df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/gh1568/EntityWithSpringTransientProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011-2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.neo4j.mapping.gh1568;
+
+import org.neo4j.ogm.annotation.GeneratedValue;
+import org.neo4j.ogm.annotation.Id;
+import org.neo4j.ogm.annotation.NodeEntity;
+import org.springframework.data.annotation.Transient;
+
+/**
+ * @author Michael J. Simons
+ * @soundtrack Evanescence - Fallen
+ */
+@NodeEntity
+public class EntityWithSpringTransientProperties {
+
+	@Id @GeneratedValue
+	private Long id;
+
+	private String name;
+
+	@Transient private String shouldNotBeThere;
+
+	public EntityWithSpringTransientProperties(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	public String getShouldNotBeThere() {
+		return shouldNotBeThere;
+	}
+
+	public void setShouldNotBeThere(String shouldNotBeThere) {
+		this.shouldNotBeThere = shouldNotBeThere;
+	}
+}