Spring Boot 4.0.6 and Spring Batch 6 - the Spring Batch tables are not being created

I am using Spring Boot 4.0.6 with Spring Batch and MySQL with Docker; however, the Spring Batch tables (e.g. BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION, etc.) in the spring_batch schema are not being created automatically.

Below are the source code and configurations:

package com.dom.project.batch.batch; import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication; import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication; import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan; @SpringBootApplication @ComponentScan("com.dom.project.batch.batch.*") public class BatchApplication { public static void main(String[] args) { SpringApplication.run(BatchApplication.class, args); } } package com.dom.project.batch.batch.config; import org.springframework.batch.core.job.Job; import org.springframework.batch.core.job.builder.FlowBuilder; import org.springframework.batch.core.job.builder.JobBuilder; import org.springframework.batch.core.job.flow.Flow; import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository; import org.springframework.batch.core.step.Step; import org.springframework.batch.core.step.builder.StepBuilder; import org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.Tasklet; import org.springframework.batch.infrastructure.repeat.RepeatStatus; import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean; import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration; import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager; @Configuration public class SampleJob { @Bean public Flow mainFlow(Step firstStep, Step thirdStep) { return new FlowBuilder<Flow>("mainFlow") .start(firstStep) //“Il primo Step da eseguire in questo flow del Job” .next(thirdStep)//“Il secondo Step da eseguire in questo flow del Job” .end(); //“Il flow termina qui” } @Bean public Job firstJob(JobRepository jobRepository, Flow mainFlow) { Job firstJob = new JobBuilder("firstJob", jobRepository) .start(mainFlow) //“Il flow da eseguire in questo Job” .end() //“Il Job termina qui” .build(); // creo l'oggetto Job return firstJob; //return lo consegna a Spring } @Bean public Step firstStep(JobRepository jobRepository, PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) { //motore transazionale di Spring Batch return new StepBuilder("firstStep", jobRepository) .tasklet(firstTask(), transactionManager) .build(); } @Bean public Step thirdStep(JobRepository jobRepository, PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) { //motore transazionale di Spring Batch return new StepBuilder("thirdStep", jobRepository) .tasklet(thirdTask(), transactionManager) .build(); } private Tasklet firstTask() { return (contribution, chunkContext) -> { System.out.println("This is first tasklet step"); return RepeatStatus.FINISHED; }; } private Tasklet thirdTask() { return (contribution, chunkContext) -> { System.out.println("This is third tasklet step"); return RepeatStatus.FINISHED; }; } } server: port: 8080 spring: application: name: batch datasource: url: jdbc:mysql://localhost:3310/spring_batch?useSSL=false&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true&autocommit=true driver-class-name: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver username: root password: root sql: init: mode: always #schema-locations: classpath:org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql batch: jdbc: initialize-schema: always job: enabled: true logging: level: org: springframework: batch: DEBUG jdbc: DEBUG

And theese are the logs:

:: Spring Boot :: (v4.0.6) 2026-05-09T16:59:44.044+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] c.d.p.batch.batch.BatchApplication : Starting BatchApplication using Java 21.0.8 with PID 8108 (/Users/domenicoiaderosa/Documents/batch/target/classes started by domenicoiaderosa in /Users/domenicoiaderosa/Documents/batch) 2026-05-09T16:59:44.050+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] c.d.p.batch.batch.BatchApplication : No active profile set, falling back to 1 default profile: "default" 2026-05-09T16:59:44.619+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] .s.d.r.c.RepositoryConfigurationDelegate : Bootstrapping Spring Data JPA repositories in DEFAULT mode. 2026-05-09T16:59:44.636+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] .s.d.r.c.RepositoryConfigurationDelegate : Finished Spring Data repository scanning in 8 ms. Found 0 JPA repository interfaces. 2026-05-09T16:59:44.955+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource : HikariPool-1 - Starting... 2026-05-09T16:59:45.323+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] com.zaxxer.hikari.pool.HikariPool : HikariPool-1 - Added connection com.mysql.cj.jdbc.ConnectionImpl@d5af0a5 2026-05-09T16:59:45.324+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource : HikariPool-1 - Start completed. 2026-05-09T16:59:45.363+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] org.hibernate.orm.jpa : HHH008540: Processing PersistenceUnitInfo [name: default] 2026-05-09T16:59:45.424+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] org.hibernate.orm.core : HHH000001: Hibernate ORM core version 7.2.12.Final 2026-05-09T16:59:46.058+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.o.j.p.SpringPersistenceUnitInfo : No LoadTimeWeaver setup: ignoring JPA class transformer 2026-05-09T16:59:46.281+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] org.hibernate.orm.connections.pooling : HHH10001005: Database info: Database JDBC URL [jdbc:mysql://localhost:3310/spring_batch?useSSL=false&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true&autocommit=true] Database driver: MySQL Connector/J Database dialect: MySQLDialect Database version: 9.4 Default catalog/schema: spring_batch/undefined Autocommit mode: undefined/unknown Isolation level: REPEATABLE_READ [default REPEATABLE_READ] JDBC fetch size: none Pool: DataSourceConnectionProvider Minimum pool size: undefined/unknown Maximum pool size: undefined/unknown 2026-05-09T16:59:46.718+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] org.hibernate.orm.core : HHH000489: No JTA platform available (set 'hibernate.transaction.jta.platform' to enable JTA platform integration) 2026-05-09T16:59:46.723+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] j.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean : Initialized JPA EntityManagerFactory for persistence unit 'default' 2026-05-09T16:59:46.782+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] .c.a.BatchObservabilityBeanPostProcessor : No Micrometer observation registry found, defaulting to ObservationRegistry.NOOP 2026-05-09T16:59:46.784+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] .c.a.BatchObservabilityBeanPostProcessor : No Micrometer observation registry found, defaulting to ObservationRegistry.NOOP 2026-05-09T16:59:46.793+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.job.AbstractJob : No ObservationRegistry has been set, defaulting to ObservationRegistry NOOP 2026-05-09T16:59:46.794+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] .c.a.BatchObservabilityBeanPostProcessor : No Micrometer observation registry found, defaulting to ObservationRegistry.NOOP 2026-05-09T16:59:46.846+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] ultJobOperatorTransactionAttributeSource : Adding transactional method [public boolean org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.TaskExecutorJobOperator.stop(org.springframework.batch.core.job.JobExecution) throws org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobExecutionNotRunningException] with attribute [PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,ISOLATION_DEFAULT] 2026-05-09T16:59:46.847+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] ultJobOperatorTransactionAttributeSource : Adding transactional method [public org.springframework.batch.core.job.JobExecution org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.TaskExecutorJobOperator.abandon(org.springframework.batch.core.job.JobExecution) throws org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException] with attribute [PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,ISOLATION_DEFAULT] 2026-05-09T16:59:46.847+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] ultJobOperatorTransactionAttributeSource : Adding transactional method [public org.springframework.batch.core.job.JobExecution org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.TaskExecutorJobOperator.recover(org.springframework.batch.core.job.JobExecution)] with attribute [PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,ISOLATION_DEFAULT] 2026-05-09T16:59:46.983+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] c.d.p.batch.batch.BatchApplication : Started BatchApplication in 3.632 seconds (process running for 4.188) 2026-05-09T16:59:46.987+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.b.a.JobLauncherApplicationRunner : Running default command line with: [] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.070+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.c.l.s.TaskExecutorJobLauncher : Creating a new job instance for job = firstJob with parameters = {} 2026-05-09T16:59:47.073+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.c.l.s.TaskExecutorJobLauncher : Job: [FlowJob: [name=firstJob]] launched with the following parameters: [{}] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.073+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.job.AbstractJob : Job execution starting: JobExecution: id=1, version=null, startTime=null, endTime=null, lastUpdated=null, status=STARTING, exitStatus=exitCode=UNKNOWN;exitDescription=, job=[JobInstance: id=1, version=null, Job=[firstJob]], jobParameters=[{}] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.077+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.core.job.flow.support.SimpleFlow : Resuming state=mainFlow.step0 with status=UNKNOWN 2026-05-09T16:59:47.078+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.core.job.flow.support.SimpleFlow : Handling state=mainFlow.step0 2026-05-09T16:59:47.079+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Executing: id=1 2026-05-09T16:59:47.080+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Executing step: [firstStep] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.082+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.i.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate : Starting repeat context. 2026-05-09T16:59:47.083+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.i.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate : Repeat operation about to start at count=1 2026-05-09T16:59:47.083+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.c.s.c.StepContextRepeatCallback : Preparing chunk execution for StepContext: org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.StepContext@395197cb 2026-05-09T16:59:47.083+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.c.s.c.StepContextRepeatCallback : Chunk execution starting: queue size=0 This is first tasklet step 2026-05-09T16:59:47.145+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.tasklet.TaskletStep : Applying contribution: [StepContribution: read=0, written=0, filtered=0, readSkips=0, writeSkips=0, processSkips=0, exitStatus=EXECUTING] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.146+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.tasklet.TaskletStep : Saving step execution before commit: StepExecution: id=1, version=0, name=firstStep, status=STARTED, exitStatus=EXECUTING, readCount=0, filterCount=0, writeCount=0, readSkipCount=0, writeSkipCount=0, processSkipCount=0, commitCount=1, rollbackCount=0, exitDescription= 2026-05-09T16:59:47.157+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.i.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate : Repeat is complete according to policy and result value. 2026-05-09T16:59:47.158+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Step execution success: id=1 2026-05-09T16:59:47.158+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Step: [firstStep] executed in 77ms 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Step execution complete: StepExecution: id=1, version=0, name=firstStep, status=COMPLETED, exitStatus=COMPLETED, readCount=0, filterCount=0, writeCount=0, readSkipCount=0, writeSkipCount=0, processSkipCount=0, commitCount=1, rollbackCount=0 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.core.job.flow.support.SimpleFlow : Completed state=mainFlow.step0 with status=COMPLETED 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.core.job.flow.support.SimpleFlow : Handling state=mainFlow.step1 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Executing: id=2 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Executing step: [thirdStep] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.i.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate : Starting repeat context. 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.i.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate : Repeat operation about to start at count=1 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.c.s.c.StepContextRepeatCallback : Preparing chunk execution for StepContext: org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.StepContext@7030b74c 2026-05-09T16:59:47.159+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.c.s.c.StepContextRepeatCallback : Chunk execution starting: queue size=0 This is third tasklet step 2026-05-09T16:59:47.161+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.tasklet.TaskletStep : Applying contribution: [StepContribution: read=0, written=0, filtered=0, readSkips=0, writeSkips=0, processSkips=0, exitStatus=EXECUTING] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.161+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.tasklet.TaskletStep : Saving step execution before commit: StepExecution: id=2, version=0, name=thirdStep, status=STARTED, exitStatus=EXECUTING, readCount=0, filterCount=0, writeCount=0, readSkipCount=0, writeSkipCount=0, processSkipCount=0, commitCount=1, rollbackCount=0, exitDescription= 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.i.repeat.support.RepeatTemplate : Repeat is complete according to policy and result value. 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Step execution success: id=2 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Step: [thirdStep] executed in 3ms 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.step.AbstractStep : Step execution complete: StepExecution: id=2, version=0, name=thirdStep, status=COMPLETED, exitStatus=COMPLETED, readCount=0, filterCount=0, writeCount=0, readSkipCount=0, writeSkipCount=0, processSkipCount=0, commitCount=1, rollbackCount=0 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.core.job.flow.support.SimpleFlow : Completed state=mainFlow.step1 with status=COMPLETED 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.core.job.flow.support.SimpleFlow : Handling state=mainFlow.COMPLETED 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.core.job.flow.support.SimpleFlow : Completed state=mainFlow.COMPLETED with status=COMPLETED 2026-05-09T16:59:47.163+02:00 DEBUG 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.batch.core.job.AbstractJob : Job execution complete: JobExecution: id=1, version=null, startTime=2026-05-09T16:59:47.077349, endTime=null, lastUpdated=2026-05-09T16:59:47.163619, status=COMPLETED, exitStatus=exitCode=COMPLETED;exitDescription=, job=[JobInstance: id=1, version=null, Job=[firstJob]], jobParameters=[{}] 2026-05-09T16:59:47.165+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ main] o.s.b.c.l.s.TaskExecutorJobLauncher : Job: [FlowJob: [name=firstJob]] completed with the following parameters: [{}] and the following status: [COMPLETED] in 86ms 2026-05-09T16:59:47.169+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ionShutdownHook] j.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean : Closing JPA EntityManagerFactory for persistence unit 'default' 2026-05-09T16:59:47.172+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ionShutdownHook] com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource : HikariPool-1 - Shutdown initiated... 2026-05-09T16:59:47.180+02:00 INFO 8108 --- [batch] [ionShutdownHook] com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource : HikariPool-1 - Shutdown completed. Process finished with exit code 0

How can I fix this?