diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 54302e978..01314585c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD: "veryStrong123"
         ports:
           - 1433:1433
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 21
@@ -49,9 +48,31 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: maven
-      - name: Run Tests with MSSQL
+      - name: Run tests with MSSQL
         run: mvn test -pl core -am -Dspring.profiles.active=mssql
 
+  test-postgres:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres
+        options: --name pg-container
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: sa
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: veryStrong123
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '21'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: maven
+      - name: Run tests with postgres
+        run: mvn test -pl core -am -Dspring.profiles.active=postgres
 
   java-doc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -84,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
 
   maven-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build, test-mssql]
+    needs: [build, test-mssql, test-postgres]
     if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/RUN_AND_BUILD.md b/RUN_AND_BUILD.md
index ff42b5597..23c0b6a05 100644
--- a/RUN_AND_BUILD.md
+++ b/RUN_AND_BUILD.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mvn versions:display-dependency-updates
-mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=1.2.0 -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
-mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=1.2.1-SNAPSHOT -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=1.2.1 -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=1.2.2-SNAPSHOT -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
-docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=veryStrong123" -p 1433:1433 -d mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest
+docker run --name pg-container -e POSTGRES_USER=sa -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=veryStrong123 -p 5432:5432 -d postgres
 
 docker run --cap-add SYS_PTRACE -e 'ACCEPT_EULA=Y' -e 'MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=veryStrong123' -p 1433:1433 --name azuresqledge -d mcr.microsoft.com/azure-sql-edge
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b5f432b93..fc9fd2187 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.sterl.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-persistent-tasks-root</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
             <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/shared/model/TriggerData.java b/core/src/main/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/shared/model/TriggerData.java
index c4a182db8..1d3bfc607 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/shared/model/TriggerData.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/shared/model/TriggerData.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public void updateRunningDuration() {
     private Long runningDurationInMs;
 
     @Lob
+    @Column(name = "state")
     private byte[] state;
 
     @Column(length = 512)
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/AbstractSpringTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/AbstractSpringTest.java
index b67a6b76a..ccf810d8a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/AbstractSpringTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/sterl/spring/persistent_tasks/AbstractSpringTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.TransactionTemplate;
 import org.sterl.spring.persistent_tasks.api.SpringBeanTask;
 import org.sterl.spring.persistent_tasks.api.TaskId;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 import uk.co.jemos.podam.api.PodamFactory;
 import uk.co.jemos.podam.api.PodamFactoryImpl;
 
-//@ActiveProfiles("mssql")
+//@ActiveProfiles("postgres") // postgres mssql
 @SpringBootTest(classes = SampleApp.class, webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
 public class AbstractSpringTest {
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/application-postgres.yml b/core/src/test/resources/application-postgres.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cdd7fdc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/application-postgres.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+spring:
+  datasource:
+    username: sa
+    password: veryStrong123
+    url: jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/postgres
+    driver-class-name: org.postgresql.Driver
+    hikari:
+      maximum-pool-size: 100
+  jpa:
+    hibernate:
+      ddl-auto: none
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/pom.xml b/db/pom.xml
index ce961d6af..8082322c2 100644
--- a/db/pom.xml
+++ b/db/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.sterl.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-persistent-tasks-root</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/db/src/main/resources/spring-persistent-tasks/db/pt-changelog-v1.xml b/db/src/main/resources/spring-persistent-tasks/db/pt-changelog-v1.xml
index 98a4360ad..f1ab91ea1 100644
--- a/db/src/main/resources/spring-persistent-tasks/db/pt-changelog-v1.xml
+++ b/db/src/main/resources/spring-persistent-tasks/db/pt-changelog-v1.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <property name="offsetdatetime.type" value="DATETIME(6)" dbms="mysql,mariadb" />
 
     <property name="binary.type" value="varbinary(MAX)" dbms="mssql" />
-    <property name="binary.type" value="BYTEA" dbms="postgresql" />
+    <property name="binary.type" value="oid" dbms="postgresql" />
     <property name="binary.type" value="BLOB" dbms="h2" />
     <property name="binary.type" value="LONGBLOB" dbms="mysql,mariadb" />
 
diff --git a/example/pom.xml b/example/pom.xml
index 6273fe343..482ecb536 100644
--- a/example/pom.xml
+++ b/example/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.sterl.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-persistent-tasks-root</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26ed96eb3..aa245564d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.sterl.spring</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-persistent-tasks-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <inceptionYear>2024</inceptionYear>
diff --git a/ui/pom.xml b/ui/pom.xml
index c9a35bdf4..5b533a38f 100644
--- a/ui/pom.xml
+++ b/ui/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.sterl.spring</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-persistent-tasks-root</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>