diff --git a/spring-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/Foo.java b/spring-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/Foo.java
index ca058652a5ef..5bede8a464a3 100644
--- a/spring-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/Foo.java
+++ b/spring-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/Foo.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 public class Foo {
 
     @Id
-    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
     private long id;
 
     private String name;