diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index d3d5bfeb6..602067f28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Version
 === Changed
 
 - Update Elasticsearch driver to 8.17.4
+- Changed Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory's constructor visibility to protected
 
 === Fixed
 
diff --git a/jnosql-neo4j/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/databases/neo4j/communication/Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory.java b/jnosql-neo4j/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/databases/neo4j/communication/Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory.java
index 87b3a94dd..6c2db73d5 100644
--- a/jnosql-neo4j/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/databases/neo4j/communication/Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory.java
+++ b/jnosql-neo4j/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jnosql/databases/neo4j/communication/Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory.java
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public class Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory implements DatabaseManagerFactory {
 
     private final Driver driver;
 
-    private Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory(Driver driver) {
-        this.driver = driver;
+    Neo4JDatabaseManagerFactory(Driver driver) {
+        this.driver = Objects.requireNonNull(driver, "driver is required");
     }
 
     /**