diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/custom/database.xml b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/custom/database.xml
index 3ca536aa75a..65cd887f893 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/custom/database.xml
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/custom/database.xml
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ docker run --rm --name xe -p 1521:1521 -p 8888:8080 -e ORACLE_PWD=oracle wnamele
                         <includes>
                             <include>src/main/java/**</include>
                             <include>src/*/resources/*/persistence.xml.mustache</include>
+                            <include if="${server} == 'oracledb'">src/*/resources/**/serial-config.properties</include>
                         </includes>
                     </templates>
                     <model>
diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/database/files/src/main/resources/META-INF/helidon/serial-config.properties b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/database/files/src/main/resources/META-INF/helidon/serial-config.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..353014db54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/mp/database/files/src/main/resources/META-INF/helidon/serial-config.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern=oracle.sql.converter.*;oracle.i18n.text.converter.* 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/database.xml b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/database.xml
index 548ae352f14..9158fb457f8 100644
--- a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/database.xml
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/custom/database.xml
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ docker run --rm --name mongo -p 27017:27017 mongo
                             <include>src/*/java/**/*.java.mustache</include>
                             <include>src/*/resources/**/*</include>
                         </includes>
+                        <excludes>
+                            <exclude if="${server} != 'oracledb'">src/*/resources/**/serial-config.properties</exclude>
+                        </excludes>
                     </templates>
                     <model>
                         <list key="native-sections" if="${docker}">
diff --git a/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/database/files/src/main/resources/META-INF/helidon/serial-config.properties b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/database/files/src/main/resources/META-INF/helidon/serial-config.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..353014db54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/helidon/src/main/archetype/se/database/files/src/main/resources/META-INF/helidon/serial-config.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern=oracle.sql.converter.*;oracle.i18n.text.converter.* 
\ No newline at end of file