diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
index 12f3fda8f..0c2333026 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBeanIntercept.java
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
    */
   private static final byte FLAG_CHANGED_PROP = 2;
 
+  private static final byte FLAG_CHANGEDLOADED_PROP = 3;
+
   /**
    * Flags indicating if a property is a dirty embedded bean. Used to distinguish
    * between an embedded bean being completely overwritten and one of its
@@ -569,6 +571,10 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
     flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_CHANGED_PROP;
   }
 
+  private void setChangeLoaded(int propertyIndex) {
+    flags[propertyIndex] |= FLAG_CHANGEDLOADED_PROP;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set that an embedded bean has had one of its properties changed.
    */
@@ -937,7 +943,7 @@ public final class EntityBeanIntercept implements Serializable {
       if (readOnly) {
         throw new IllegalStateException("This bean is readOnly");
       }
-      setChangedProperty(propertyIndex);
+      setChangeLoaded(propertyIndex);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ebean-bom/pom.xml b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
index aaa2b5961..edc2708cf 100644
--- a/ebean-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-bom/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     <ebean-migration.version>12.4.0</ebean-migration.version>
     <ebean-test-docker.version>4.1</ebean-test-docker.version>
     <ebean-datasource.version>7.0</ebean-datasource.version>
-    <ebean-agent.version>12.8.2</ebean-agent.version>
-    <ebean-maven-plugin.version>12.8.2</ebean-maven-plugin.version>
+    <ebean-agent.version>12.8.4</ebean-agent.version>
+    <ebean-maven-plugin.version>12.8.4</ebean-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 13732d513..559d763ac 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.2</version>
+        <version>12.8.4</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>test</id>
diff --git a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
index f94924830..0c5089130 100644
--- a/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-ddl-generator/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.2</version>
+        <version>12.8.4</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>test</id>
diff --git a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
index a556671bb..99433a038 100644
--- a/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-querybean-generator/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
         <artifactId>ebean-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>12.8.2</version>
+        <version>12.8.4</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>test</id>