diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/persistence/model/Bar.java b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/persistence/model/Bar.java
index efc6367116..c7f05254cc 100644
--- a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/persistence/model/Bar.java
+++ b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/persistence/model/Bar.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class Bar implements Serializable {
     @Column(name = "timestamp")
     private long timestamp;
 
-    @Column(name = "created_date")
+    @Column(name = "created_date", updatable = false, nullable = false)
     @CreatedDate
     private long createdDate;