diff --git a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/mongodb/MongoDbEventPublicationRepository.java b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/mongodb/MongoDbEventPublicationRepository.java
index a6ffd5b4..a3339dab 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/mongodb/MongoDbEventPublicationRepository.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-events/spring-modulith-events-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/events/mongodb/MongoDbEventPublicationRepository.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class MongoDbEventPublicationRepository implements EventPublicationRepository {
 
 		var update = Update.update(COMPLETION_DATE, completionDate);
 
-		mongoTemplate.updateFirst(byEventAndListenerId(event, identifier), update, MongoDbEventPublication.class);
+		mongoTemplate.findAndModify(byEventAndListenerId(event, identifier), update, MongoDbEventPublication.class);
 	}
 
 	/*