diff --git a/.github/workflows/jdk-18-ea.yml b/.github/workflows/jdk-18-ea.yml
index 73121f1d4..b814c77c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jdk-18-ea.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jdk-18-ea.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: JDK 18-ea
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-#  schedule:
-#    - cron: '30 6 * * *'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 6 * * 1,3,5'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mariadb-10.6.yml b/.github/workflows/mariadb-10.6.yml
index 797e948ff..cae97ac27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mariadb-10.6.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mariadb-10.6.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 
 name: MariaDB 10.6
 
-on: [workflow_dispatch]
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '10 7 * * 1,4'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sqlserver-2017-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/sqlserver-2017-latest.yml
index 83649d080..6c72d8980 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sqlserver-2017-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sqlserver-2017-latest.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 
 name: SqlServer 2017 latest
 
-on: [workflow_dispatch]
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '10 7 * * 2,5'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index a27749023..ca0b583c5 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean api</name>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-config</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!--
diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mariadb/MariaDbPlatform.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mariadb/MariaDbPlatform.java
index 082f31c11..0abdef7bd 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mariadb/MariaDbPlatform.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mariadb/MariaDbPlatform.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.mariadb;
 
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+
+import io.ebean.BackgroundExecutor;
 import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.PlatformIdGenerator;
 import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.mysql.BaseMySqlPlatform;
 
 /**
@@ -11,6 +15,14 @@ public class MariaDbPlatform extends BaseMySqlPlatform {
   public MariaDbPlatform() {
     super();
     this.platform = Platform.MARIADB;
+    this.sequenceBatchMode = false;
     this.historySupport = new MariaDbHistorySupport();
+    this.dbIdentity.setSupportsSequence(true);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public PlatformIdGenerator createSequenceIdGenerator(BackgroundExecutor be, DataSource ds, int stepSize, String seqName) {
+    return new MariaDbSequence(be, ds, seqName, stepSize);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mariadb/MariaDbSequence.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mariadb/MariaDbSequence.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6350213f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/dbplatform/mariadb/MariaDbSequence.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.ebean.config.dbplatform.mariadb;
+
+import io.ebean.BackgroundExecutor;
+import io.ebean.config.dbplatform.SequenceStepIdGenerator;
+
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+
+public class MariaDbSequence extends SequenceStepIdGenerator {
+
+  private final String nextSql;
+
+  /**
+   * Construct where batchSize is the sequence step size.
+   */
+  public MariaDbSequence(BackgroundExecutor be, DataSource ds, String seqName, int stepSize) {
+    super(be, ds, seqName, stepSize);
+    this.nextSql = "select next value for " + seqName;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getSql(int batchSize) {
+    return nextSql;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/plugin/LoadErrorHandler.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/plugin/LoadErrorHandler.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 278a70f96..000000000
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/plugin/LoadErrorHandler.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package io.ebean.plugin;
-
-import io.ebean.bean.EntityBean;
-
-/**
- * Errorhandler to handle load errors and may be recover correct value.
- *
- * @author Roland Praml, FOCONIS AG
- *
- */
-@FunctionalInterface
-public interface LoadErrorHandler {
-  void handleLoadError(EntityBean bean, Property prop, String fullName, Exception e);
-}
diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
index 583c99009..709019158 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/util/AnnotationUtil.java
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ public class AnnotationUtil {
     return typeGet(clazz, annotation) != null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if an element is annotated with an annotation of given type searching meta-annotations.
+   */
+  public static boolean metaHas(AnnotatedElement element, Class<?> annotationType) {
+    return !metaFindAll(element, annotationType).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find all the annotations of a given type searching meta-annotations.
+   */
+  public static Set<Annotation> metaFindAll(AnnotatedElement element, Class<?> annotationType) {
+    return metaFindAllFor(element, Collections.singleton(annotationType));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Find all the annotations for the filter searching meta-annotations.
    */
diff --git a/ebean-autotune/pom.xml b/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
index 5f01ea3cd..dedf2e053 100644
--- a/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-autotune/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-bom/pom.xml b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
index de70b12e4..47f0f4ce4 100644
--- a/ebean-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean bom</name>
@@ -71,88 +71,88 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-xml</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-autotune</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-querybean-generator</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-postgis</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
-        <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
index 0e4062b6f..9eb1859c9 100644
--- a/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core-type/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 08752f040..89aa0e6e5 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
index f2c56db74..701b76402 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
    * Recursively delete the bean. This calls back to the EbeanServer.
    */
   private int deleteRecurse(EntityBean detailBean, Transaction t, DeleteMode deleteMode) {
+    return deleteRequest(createDeleteCascade(detailBean, t, deleteMode.persistType()));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete without being a cascade.
+   */
+  private int delete(EntityBean detailBean, Transaction t, DeleteMode deleteMode) {
     return deleteRequest(createDeleteRequest(detailBean, t, deleteMode.persistType()));
   }
 
@@ -560,7 +567,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
     }
   }
 
-  private void deleteList(List<?> beanList, SpiTransaction t, DeleteMode deleteMode, boolean children) {
+  private void deleteCascade(List<?> beanList, SpiTransaction t, DeleteMode deleteMode, boolean children) {
     if (children) {
       t.depth(-1);
       t.checkBatchEscalationOnCollection();
@@ -604,7 +611,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
     for (Object id : ids) {
       EntityBean bean = descriptor.createEntityBean();
       descriptor.convertSetId(id, bean);
-      int rowCount = deleteRecurse(bean, transaction, deleteMode);
+      int rowCount = delete(bean, transaction, deleteMode);
       if (rowCount == -1) {
         total = -1;
       } else if (total != -1) {
@@ -656,7 +663,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
             t.logSummary("-- DeleteById of " + descriptor.name() + " ids[" + idList + "] requires fetch of foreign key values");
           }
           List<?> beanList = server.findList(q, t);
-          deleteList(beanList, t, deleteMode, false);
+          deleteCascade(beanList, t, deleteMode, false);
           return beanList.size();
 
         } else {
@@ -994,6 +1001,8 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
           executeSqlUpdate(sqlDelete, t);
 
         } else {
+          // TODO: Review first checking if many property is loaded and using the loaded beans
+          // ... and only using findIdsByParentId() when the many property isn't loaded
           // Delete recurse using the Id values of the children
           Object parentId = desc.getId(parentBean);
           List<Object> idsByParentId = many.findIdsByParentId(parentId, null, t, excludeDetailIds, deleteMode.isHard());
@@ -1017,7 +1026,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
       for (Object id : childIds) {
         refList.add(targetDesc.createReference(id, null));
       }
-      deleteList(refList, t, deleteMode, true);
+      deleteCascade(refList, t, deleteMode, true);
     } else {
       // perform delete by statement if possible
       delete(targetDesc, null, childIds, t, deleteMode);
@@ -1157,6 +1166,10 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
     return createDeleteRequest(bean, t, type, Flags.ZERO);
   }
 
+  private <T> PersistRequestBean<T> createDeleteCascade(EntityBean bean, Transaction t, Type type) {
+    return createDeleteRequest(bean, t, type, Flags.RECURSE);
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
   private <T> PersistRequestBean<T> createDeleteRequest(Object bean, Transaction t, PersistRequest.Type type, int flags) {
     BeanManager<T> mgr = beanManager(bean.getClass());
@@ -1167,7 +1180,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
       type = Type.DELETE_SOFT;
     }
 
-    PersistRequestBean<T> request =  new PersistRequestBean<>(server, (T)bean, null, mgr, (SpiTransaction) t, persistExecute, type, flags);
+    PersistRequestBean<T> request = new PersistRequestBean<>(server, (T) bean, null, mgr, (SpiTransaction) t, persistExecute, type, flags);
     request.initForSoftDelete();
     return request;
   }
@@ -1186,7 +1199,7 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
    */
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   private <T> BeanManager<T> beanManager(Class<?> cls) {
-    BeanManager<T> mgr = (BeanManager<T>)beanDescriptorManager.beanManager(cls);
+    BeanManager<T> mgr = (BeanManager<T>) beanDescriptorManager.beanManager(cls);
     if (mgr == null) {
       throw new PersistenceException(errNotRegistered(cls));
     }
diff --git a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
index 4a189ed69..6d009ead8 100644
--- a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean ddl generation</name>
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core-type</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
index 0566534a9..1f7620729 100644
--- a/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-externalmapping-api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean external mapping api</name>
diff --git a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
index 5a651b9dc..d9727054a 100644
--- a/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-externalmapping-xml/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 <!--  <parent>-->
 <!--    <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>-->
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-externalmapping-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml b/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml
index 22fafea6c..b9a3e50c4 100644
--- a/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-postgis/pom.xml b/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
index 0862a5696..3e6e22ede 100644
--- a/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-postgis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean postgis</name>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
index a6e2507d7..e04cb19ea 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean querybean</name>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-redis/pom.xml b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
index dca810bd2..5acd9874b 100644
--- a/ebean-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>ebean-redis</artifactId>
@@ -16,41 +16,41 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>redis.clients</groupId>
       <artifactId>jedis</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.3</version>
+      <version>3.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index 98d355e3d..4a2cdf3be 100644
--- a/ebean-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean test</name>
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/config/platform/SqlServerSetup.java b/ebean-test/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/config/platform/SqlServerSetup.java
index 2dc68b5d7..09b76323e 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/config/platform/SqlServerSetup.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/main/java/io/ebean/test/config/platform/SqlServerSetup.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class SqlServerSetup implements PlatformSetup {
     config.setDefaultPort(1433);
     config.setUsernameDefault();
     config.setPassword("SqlS3rv#r");
-    config.setUrl("jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:${port};databaseName=${databaseName}");
+    config.setUrl("jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:${port};databaseName=${databaseName};sendTimeAsDateTime=false");
     config.setDriver("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver");
     config.datasourceDefaults();
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/event/TestPreInsertValidation.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/event/TestPreInsertValidation.java
index c67e63c4a..8b86b1f87 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/event/TestPreInsertValidation.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/event/TestPreInsertValidation.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import io.ebean.DB;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.tests.model.basic.TWithPreInsert;
 import org.tests.model.basic.TWithPreInsertChild;
+import org.tests.model.basic.event.TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class TestPreInsertValidation extends BaseTestCase {
     assertThat(e.requestCascadeState()).isEqualTo(2);
 
     TWithPreInsert e1 = DB.find(TWithPreInsert.class, e.getId());
+    assert e1 != null;
 
     e1.setTitle("Missus");
     DB.save(e1);
@@ -54,11 +56,21 @@ class TestPreInsertValidation extends BaseTestCase {
     assert e1 != null;
 
     e1.setTitle("ParentCascading-changed");
-    e1.children().get(0).setName("Child0-changed");
+    TWithPreInsertChild childBean = e1.children().get(0);
+    childBean.setName("Child0-changed");
     DB.save(e1);
 
     assertThat(e1.requestCascadeState()).isEqualTo(12);
-    assertThat(e1.children().get(0).requestCascadeState()).isEqualTo(11);
+    assertThat(childBean.requestCascadeState()).isEqualTo(11);
+
+    DB.delete(e1);
+
+    assertThat(e1.requestCascadeState()).isEqualTo(22);
+
+    // assert that isCascade() was true for the child bean
+    assertThat(TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter.cascadeDelete).hasSize(1);
+    String deleteCascade = TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter.cascadeDelete.get(0);
+    assertThat(deleteCascade).isEqualTo("class org.tests.model.basic.TWithPreInsertChild:1");
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/idkeys/TestGeneratedKeys.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/idkeys/TestGeneratedKeys.java
index 56245930c..8f57569a0 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/idkeys/TestGeneratedKeys.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/idkeys/TestGeneratedKeys.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import org.tests.idkeys.db.GenKeySeqB;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Statement;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.assumeTrue;
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ public class TestGeneratedKeys extends BaseTestCase {
   @ForPlatform(Platform.H2) // readSequenceValue is H2 specific
   public void testGenKeySeqA() throws SQLException {
     assumeTrue(idType() == IdType.SEQUENCE);
+    
     SpiEbeanServer server = spiEbeanServer();
 
     try (Transaction tx = server.beginTransaction()) {
@@ -69,20 +72,34 @@ public class TestGeneratedKeys extends BaseTestCase {
   }
 
   private long readSequenceValue(Transaction tx, String sequence) throws SQLException {
-    Statement stm = null;
-    try {
-      stm = tx.connection().createStatement();
-      ResultSet rs = stm.executeQuery("select currval('" + sequence + "')");
-      rs.next();
+    String sql;
+    switch (spiEbeanServer().databasePlatform().getPlatform().base()) {
+      case H2 :
+        sql = "select currval('" + sequence + "')";
+        break;
 
+      case DB2 :
+        sql = "values previous value for " + sequence;
+
+        break;
+      case SQLSERVER :
+        sql = "select current_value from sys.sequences where name = '" + sequence + "'";
+        break;
+
+      case MARIADB :
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("reading sequence value outside of the current connection is not supported. "
+            + "See https://mariadb.com/kb/en/previous-value-for-sequence_name/#description");
+        
+      default :
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("reading sequence value from "
+            + spiEbeanServer().databasePlatform().getPlatform()
+            + " is not supported.");
+
+    }
+    try (Statement stm = tx.connection().createStatement()) {
+      ResultSet rs = stm.executeQuery(sql);
+      rs.next();
       return rs.getLong(1);
-    } finally {
-      if (stm != null) {
-        try {
-          stm.close();
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-        }
-      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -109,5 +126,25 @@ public class TestGeneratedKeys extends BaseTestCase {
       assertNotNull(al.getId());
     }
   }
+  
+  @Test
+  @ForPlatform({Platform.H2, Platform.MARIADB, Platform.SQLSERVER, Platform.DB2})
+  public void testGeneratedKeys() throws SQLException {
+    assumeTrue(idType() == IdType.SEQUENCE);
+
+    SpiEbeanServer server = spiEbeanServer();
+    List<Long> idList = new ArrayList<>(52);
+
+    try (Transaction tx = server.beginTransaction()) {
+      // bigger than increment
+      for (int i = 1; i < 52; i++) {
+        GenKeySeqA gks = new GenKeySeqA();
+        gks.setDescription("my description " + i);
+        server.save(gks);
+        assertFalse(idList.contains(gks.getId()));
+        idList.add(gks.getId());
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
 }
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsert.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsert.java
index 21398bc7a..acfffce20 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsert.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsert.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static javax.persistence.CascadeType.PERSIST;
+import static javax.persistence.CascadeType.ALL;
 
 @Entity
 public class TWithPreInsert implements TWithPreInsertCommon {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class TWithPreInsert implements TWithPreInsertCommon {
 
   private String title;
 
-  @OneToMany(cascade = PERSIST)
+  @OneToMany(cascade = ALL)
   private List<TWithPreInsertChild> children = new ArrayList<>();
 
   /**
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsertCommon.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsertCommon.java
index dc61e28ba..632c7ade9 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsertCommon.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/TWithPreInsertCommon.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package org.tests.model.basic;
 
 public interface TWithPreInsertCommon {
 
+  Integer getId();
+
   String getName();
 
   void setName(String name);
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/event/TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/event/TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter.java
index 03143d385..ffc87e00a 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/event/TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/event/TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter.java
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import io.ebean.event.BeanPersistAdapter;
 import io.ebean.event.BeanPersistRequest;
 import org.tests.model.basic.TWithPreInsertCommon;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter extends BeanPersistAdapter {
 
+  public static List<String> cascadeDelete = new ArrayList<>();
+
   @Override
   public boolean isRegisterFor(Class<?> cls) {
     return TWithPreInsertCommon.class.isAssignableFrom(cls);
@@ -32,4 +37,14 @@ public class TWithPreInsertPersistAdapter extends BeanPersistAdapter {
     return super.preUpdate(request);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean preDelete(BeanPersistRequest<?> request) {
+    TWithPreInsertCommon bean = (TWithPreInsertCommon) request.bean();
+    if (request.isCascade()) {
+      cascadeDelete.add(bean.getClass() + ":" + bean.getId());
+    } else {
+      bean.requestCascadeState(22);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReader.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReader.java
index 313f5017c..5658d3263 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReader.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReader.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.tests.model.basic.ResetBasicData;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 public class TestCsvReader extends TransactionalTestCase {
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public class TestCsvReader extends TransactionalTestCase {
       // csvReader.addProperty("id");
       csvReader.addProperty("status");
       csvReader.addProperty("name");
-      csvReader.addDateTime("anniversary", "dd-MMM-yyyy");
+      csvReader.addDateTime("anniversary", "dd-MMM-yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);
       csvReader.addProperty("billingAddress.line1");
       csvReader.addProperty("billingAddress.city");
       csvReader.addProperty("billingAddress.country.code");
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReaderWithCallback.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReaderWithCallback.java
index ef6bfd8c7..bd620401e 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReaderWithCallback.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/text/csv/TestCsvReaderWithCallback.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.tests.model.basic.Customer;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public class TestCsvReaderWithCallback extends TransactionalTestCase {
     // csvReader.addProperty("id");
     csvReader.addProperty("status");
     csvReader.addProperty("name");
-    csvReader.addDateTime("anniversary", "dd-MMM-yyyy");
+    csvReader.addDateTime("anniversary", "dd-MMM-yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);
     csvReader.addProperty("billingAddress.line1");
     csvReader.addProperty("billingAddress.city");
     // processor.addReference("billingAddress.country.code");
diff --git a/ebean/pom.xml b/ebean/pom.xml
index 2c3dacdf5..751a7d829 100644
--- a/ebean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>ebean composite</name>
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-api</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Technically optional but most expected to use query beans -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
index e897804e2..da44acb28 100644
--- a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>kotlin querybean generator</name>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-querybean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-ddl-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
                 <annotationProcessorPath>
                   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
                   <artifactId>kotlin-querybean-generator</artifactId>
-                  <version>12.8.2</version>
+                  <version>12.13.0</version>
                 </annotationProcessorPath>
               </annotationProcessorPaths>
             </configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b48a5474..9d8573072 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
   <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>ebean parent</name>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/querybean-generator/pom.xml b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
index ef25adaa8..3e50a4758 100644
--- a/querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>ebean-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-    <version>12.13.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>querybean generator</name>
diff --git a/tests/test-java16/pom.xml b/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
index 0f4927da5..302af2a2f 100644
--- a/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             <path>
               <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
               <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+              <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </path>
           </annotationProcessorPaths>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
index 3ab10cdf5..5e65046dd 100644
--- a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -36,21 +36,21 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-core</artifactId>
-      <version>12.13.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>12.14.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.3</version>
+      <version>1.2.9</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>