diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/strategy/ValidityAuditStrategy.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/strategy/ValidityAuditStrategy.java
index b9a9cdadb0..c2edc22b4e 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/strategy/ValidityAuditStrategy.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/strategy/ValidityAuditStrategy.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.hibernate.LockOptions;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.envers.RevisionType;
 import org.hibernate.envers.configuration.AuditConfiguration;
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ public class ValidityAuditStrategy implements AuditStrategy {
             addEndRevisionNullRestriction(auditCfg, qb);
 
             @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked"})
-            List<Object> l = qb.toQuery(session).list();
+            List<Object> l = qb.toQuery(session).setLockOptions(LockOptions.UPGRADE).list();
 
             updateLastRevision(session, auditCfg, l, id, auditedEntityName, revision);
         }
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ public class ValidityAuditStrategy implements AuditStrategy {
 
         addEndRevisionNullRestriction(auditCfg, qb);
 
-        final List<Object> l = qb.toQuery(session).list();
+        final List<Object> l = qb.toQuery(session).setLockOptions(LockOptions.UPGRADE).list();
 
         // Update the last revision if one exists.
         // HHH-5967: with collections, the same element can be added and removed multiple times. So even if it's an