diff --git a/ci/build.sh b/ci/build.sh
index 7ef385253b0f..12d76976f487 100755
--- a/ci/build.sh
+++ b/ci/build.sh
@@ -23,13 +23,20 @@ elif [ "$RDBMS" == "oracle" ]; then
 elif [ "$RDBMS" == "oracle_xe" ]; then
   # I have no idea why, but these tests don't seem to work on CI...
   goal="-Pdb=oracle_xe_ci"
-elif [ "$RDBMS" == "oracle_atps" ]; then
+elif [ "$RDBMS" == "oracle_atps_tls" ]; then
   echo "Managing Oracle Autonomous Database..."
   export INFO=$(curl -s -k -L -X GET "https://api.atlas-controller.oraclecloud.com/ords/atlas/admin/database?type=autonomous&hostname=`hostname`" -H 'accept: application/json')
   export HOST=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.host')
   export SERVICE=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.service')
   # I have no idea why, but these tests don't seem to work on CI...
   goal="-Pdb=oracle_cloud_autonomous_tls -DrunID=$RUNID -DdbHost=$HOST -DdbService=$SERVICE"
+elif [ "$RDBMS" == "oracle_atps" ]; then
+  echo "Managing Oracle Autonomous Database..."
+  export INFO=$(curl -s -k -L -X GET "https://api.atlas-controller.oraclecloud.com/ords/atlas/admin/database?type=autonomous2&hostname=`hostname`" -H 'accept: application/json')
+  export HOST=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.host')
+  export SERVICE=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.service')
+  # I have no idea why, but these tests don't seem to work on CI...
+  goal="-Pdb=oracle_cloud_autonomous -DrunID=$RUNID -DdbHost=$HOST -DdbService=$SERVICE"
 elif [ "$RDBMS" == "oracle_db19c" ]; then
   echo "Managing Oracle Database 19c..."
   export INFO=$(curl -s -k -L -X GET "https://api.atlas-controller.oraclecloud.com/ords/atlas/admin/database?type=db19c&hostname=`hostname`" -H 'accept: application/json')
diff --git a/docker_db.sh b/docker_db.sh
index d737a1f31202..6992f3f4cf0c 100755
--- a/docker_db.sh
+++ b/docker_db.sh
@@ -727,13 +727,23 @@ disable_userland_proxy() {
 }
 
 oracle_atps() {
+  echo "Managing Oracle Autonomous Database..."
+  export INFO=$(curl -s -k -L -X GET "https://api.atlas-controller.oraclecloud.com/ords/atlas/admin/database?type=autonomous2&hostname=`hostname`" -H 'accept: application/json')
+  export HOST=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.host')
+  export SERVICE=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.service')
+  export PASSWORD=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.password')
+
+  curl -k -s -X POST "https://${HOST}.oraclevcn.com:8443/ords/admin/_/sql" -H 'content-type: application/sql' -H 'accept: application/json' -basic -u admin:${PASSWORD} --data-ascii "create user hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID identified by \"Oracle_19_Password\" DEFAULT TABLESPACE DATA TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP;alter user hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID quota unlimited on data;grant CREATE SESSION, RESOURCE, CREATE VIEW, CREATE SYNONYM to hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID;"
+}
+
+oracle_atps_tls() {
   echo "Managing Oracle Autonomous Database..."
   export INFO=$(curl -s -k -L -X GET "https://api.atlas-controller.oraclecloud.com/ords/atlas/admin/database?type=autonomous&hostname=`hostname`" -H 'accept: application/json')
   export HOST=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.host')
   export SERVICE=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.service')
   export PASSWORD=$(echo $INFO | jq -r '.database' | jq -r '.password')
 
-  curl -s -X POST "https://${HOST}.oraclecloudapps.com/ords/admin/_/sql" -H 'content-type: application/sql' -H 'accept: application/json' -basic -u admin:${PASSWORD} --data-ascii "create user hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID identified by \"Oracle_19_Password\" DEFAULT TABLESPACE DATA TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP;alter user hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID quota unlimited on data;grant CREATE SESSION, RESOURCE, CREATE VIEW, CREATE SYNONYM, CREATE ANY INDEX, EXECUTE ANY TYPE to hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID;"
+  curl -s -X POST "https://${HOST}.oraclecloudapps.com/ords/admin/_/sql" -H 'content-type: application/sql' -H 'accept: application/json' -basic -u admin:${PASSWORD} --data-ascii "create user hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID identified by \"Oracle_19_Password\" DEFAULT TABLESPACE DATA TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP;alter user hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID quota unlimited on data;grant CREATE SESSION, RESOURCE, CREATE VIEW, CREATE SYNONYM, CREATE DOMAIN to hibernate_orm_test_$RUNID;"
 }
 
 oracle_db19c() {
diff --git a/gradle/databases.gradle b/gradle/databases.gradle
index f97dadd08433..11bc29bf0220 100644
--- a/gradle/databases.gradle
+++ b/gradle/databases.gradle
@@ -177,6 +177,19 @@ ext {
                         'jdbc.url'   : 'jdbc:oracle:thin:@(description=(retry_count=5)(retry_delay=1)(address=(protocol=tcps)(port=1521)(host=' + dbHost + '.oraclecloud.com))(connect_data=(service_name=' + dbService + '_tp.adb.oraclecloud.com))(security=(ssl_server_dn_match=no)))?oracle.jdbc.enableQueryResultCache=false&oracle.jdbc.thinForceDNSLoadBalancing=true&tcp.nodelay=yes',
                         'connection.init_sql' : ''
                 ],
+                oracle_cloud_autonomous : [
+                        'db.dialect' : 'org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect',
+                        'jdbc.driver': 'oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver',
+                        'jdbc.user'  : 'hibernate_orm_test_' + runID,
+                        'jdbc.pass'  : 'Oracle_19_Password',
+                        // Requires dbHost (pointing to the right cloud region) AND dbService (unique database name).
+                        // To avoid hibernate-spatial tests failure, JVM must be enabled as stated in documentation:
+                        // https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/autonomous-database/adbsa/autonomous-oracle-java.html
+                        'jdbc.url'   : 'jdbc:oracle:thin:@(description=(retry_count=5)(retry_delay=1)(address=(protocol=tcp)(port=1521)(host=' + dbHost + '.oraclevcn.com))(connect_data=(service_name=' + dbService + '_tp.adb.oraclecloud.com))(security=(ssl_server_dn_match=no)))?oracle.jdbc.enableQueryResultCache=false&oracle.jdbc.thinForceDNSLoadBalancing=true&tcp.nodelay=yes',
+                        'jdbc.datasource' : 'oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver',
+//                        'jdbc.datasource' : 'oracle.jdbc.datasource.impl.OracleDataSource',
+                        'connection.init_sql' : ''
+                ],
                 oracle_cloud_db19c : [
                         'db.dialect' : 'org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect',
                         'jdbc.driver': 'oracle.jdbc.OracleDriver',
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index f5d4e5a16457..5773007b93c5 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
             def mariadbVersion = version "mariadb", "2.7.9"
             def mssqlVersion = version "mssql", "12.2.0.jre11"
             def mysqlVersion = version "mysql", "8.2.0"
-            def oracleVersion = version "oracle", "23.3.0.23.09"
+            def oracleVersion = version "oracle", "23.8.0.25.04"
             def oracleLegacyVersion = version "oracleLegacy", "11.2.0.4"
             def pgsqlVersion = version "pgsql", "42.6.0"
             def sybaseVersion = version "sybase", "1.3.1"