diff --git a/play-java-ebean-example/build.sbt b/play-java-ebean-example/build.sbt
index e22e5e5e1..3e2c6541e 100644
--- a/play-java-ebean-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-java-ebean-example/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       guice,
       jdbc,
-      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
       "org.awaitility" % "awaitility" % "3.1.6" % Test,
       "org.assertj" % "assertj-core" % "3.12.2" % Test,
       "org.mockito" % "mockito-core" % "5.23.0" % Test,
diff --git a/play-java-grpc-example/build.sbt b/play-java-grpc-example/build.sbt
index e53d46012..44ac0ab3d 100644
--- a/play-java-grpc-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-java-grpc-example/build.sbt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ val CompileDeps = Seq(
   "com.typesafe.akka"       %% "akka-http"            % akkaHttpVersion,
   "com.typesafe.akka"       %% "akka-http-spray-json" % akkaHttpVersion,
   // Test Database
-  "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240"
+  "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250"
 )
 
 val TestDeps = Seq(
diff --git a/play-java-jpa-example/build.sbt b/play-java-jpa-example/build.sbt
index d7dc03cbf..a8f97cfb5 100644
--- a/play-java-jpa-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-java-jpa-example/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       guice,
       javaJpa,
-      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
       "org.hibernate" % "hibernate-core" % "6.6.56.Final",
       javaWs % "test",
       "org.awaitility" % "awaitility" % "4.3.0" % "test",
diff --git a/play-java-rest-api-example/build.sbt b/play-java-rest-api-example/build.sbt
index a6744f47a..6e56e2c21 100644
--- a/play-java-rest-api-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-java-rest-api-example/build.sbt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       guice,
       javaJpa,
-      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
       "org.hibernate" % "hibernate-core" % "6.6.56.Final",
       "io.dropwizard.metrics" % "metrics-core" % "4.2.40",
       "com.palominolabs.http" % "url-builder" % "1.1.5",
diff --git a/play-java-starter-example/build.sbt b/play-java-starter-example/build.sbt
index 6afaeffc5..1e452f2d4 100644
--- a/play-java-starter-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-java-starter-example/build.sbt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       guice,
       // Test Database
-      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
       // Testing libraries for dealing with CompletionStage...
       "org.assertj" % "assertj-core" % "3.27.7" % Test,
       "org.awaitility" % "awaitility" % "4.3.0" % Test,
diff --git a/play-scala-anorm-example/build.sbt b/play-scala-anorm-example/build.sbt
index b2da1979d..f21dad980 100644
--- a/play-scala-anorm-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-scala-anorm-example/build.sbt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
       guice,
       jdbc,
       evolutions,
-      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
       "org.playframework.anorm" %% "anorm" % "2.11.0",
       "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "6.0.2" % Test,
     ),
diff --git a/play-scala-grpc-example/build.sbt b/play-scala-grpc-example/build.sbt
index ee5743ebf..4f91a677f 100644
--- a/play-scala-grpc-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-scala-grpc-example/build.sbt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ val CompileDeps = Seq(
   "com.typesafe.akka"       %% "akka-http"            % akkaHttpVersion,
   "com.typesafe.akka"       %% "akka-http-spray-json" % akkaHttpVersion,
   // Test Database
-  "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240"
+  "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250"
 )
 
 val playVersion = play.core.PlayVersion.current
diff --git a/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/build.sbt b/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/build.sbt
index 50276445f..3a203b015 100644
--- a/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/build.sbt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
     TwirlKeys.templateImports += "com.example.user.User",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       guice,
-      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
       ws % Test,
       ("org.flywaydb" % "flyway-core" % FlywayVersion % Test).excludeAll(
         // Note: Jackson 3 Databind still depends on Jackson 2 Annotations. We do not exclude the later however,
diff --git a/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/project/plugins.sbt b/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/project/plugins.sbt
index c306bf9e1..080fd98e0 100644
--- a/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/play-scala-isolated-slick-example/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libraryDependencies += "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240"
+libraryDependencies += "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250"
 
 // Database migration
 // https://github.com/flyway/flyway-sbt
diff --git a/play-scala-slick-example/build.sbt b/play-scala-slick-example/build.sbt
index 58ea7e51d..495399bba 100644
--- a/play-scala-slick-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-scala-slick-example/build.sbt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def sampleProject(name: String) =
         guice,
         "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-slick" % "5.4.0",
         "com.typesafe.play" %% "play-slick-evolutions" % "5.4.0",
-        "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+        "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
         specs2 % Test,
       ),
       (Global / concurrentRestrictions) += Tags.limit(Tags.Test, 1)
diff --git a/play-scala-starter-example/build.sbt b/play-scala-starter-example/build.sbt
index 8eb2f5476..e524cf5bb 100644
--- a/play-scala-starter-example/build.sbt
+++ b/play-scala-starter-example/build.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file("."))
     scalaVersion := crossScalaVersions.value.head,
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       guice,
-      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.4.240",
+      "com.h2database" % "h2" % "2.5.250",
       "org.scalatestplus.play" %% "scalatestplus-play" % "6.0.2" % Test,
     ),
     scalacOptions ++= Seq(