diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.micronaut.build.internal.sql-module.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.micronaut.build.internal.sql-module.gradle
index c4be9dcd3..e7be5d0c8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.micronaut.build.internal.sql-module.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/io.micronaut.build.internal.sql-module.gradle
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@ plugins {
     id 'io.micronaut.build.internal.sql-base'
 }
 
+def h2Version = libs.versions.managed.h2.get()
+
 ossIndexAudit {
     excludeCoordinates = [
-            "com.h2database:h2:2.4.240" // no version patched https://ossindex.sonatype.org/component/pkg:maven/com.h2database/h2
+            "com.h2database:h2:${h2Version}" // no version patched https://ossindex.sonatype.org/component/pkg:maven/com.h2database/h2
     ]
 }
 
+tasks.withType(org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test).configureEach {
+    systemProperty('h2.version', h2Version)
+}
+
 micronautBuild {
     descriptor {
         parentModuleId = "io.micronaut.sql:micronaut-sql-jdbc"
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 4263d6c6b..6be8826da 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ managed-tomcat-jdbc = "11.0.25"
 managed-jakarta-persistence-api = "3.2.0"
 managed-jakarta-transaction-api = "2.0.1"
 
-managed-h2 = "2.4.240"
+managed-h2 = "2.5.250"
 
 # Other
 
diff --git a/jdbc-dbcp/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/dbcp/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy b/jdbc-dbcp/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/dbcp/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
index 3a5e5ab7f..879787117 100644
--- a/jdbc-dbcp/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/dbcp/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
+++ b/jdbc-dbcp/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/dbcp/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class DatasourceConfigurationSpec extends Specification {
         String version = resultSet.getString(1)
 
         then:
-        version == '2.4.240'
+        version == System.getProperty('h2.version')
 
         cleanup:
         applicationContext.close()
diff --git a/jdbc-hikari/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/hikari/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy b/jdbc-hikari/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/hikari/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
index f82848932..372a93682 100644
--- a/jdbc-hikari/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/hikari/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
+++ b/jdbc-hikari/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/hikari/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class DatasourceConfigurationSpec extends Specification {
         String version = resultSet.getString(1)
 
         then:
-        version == '2.4.240'
+        version == System.getProperty('h2.version')
 
         cleanup:
         applicationContext.close()
diff --git a/jdbc-tomcat/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/tomcat/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy b/jdbc-tomcat/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/tomcat/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
index 9860352d3..b7c867711 100644
--- a/jdbc-tomcat/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/tomcat/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
+++ b/jdbc-tomcat/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/configuration/jdbc/tomcat/DatasourceConfigurationSpec.groovy
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class DatasourceConfigurationSpec extends Specification {
         String version = resultSet.getString(1)
 
         then:
-        version == '2.4.240'
+        version == System.getProperty('h2.version')
 
         cleanup:
         applicationContext.close()