diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/config/PersistenceConfig.java b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/config/PersistenceConfig.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/config/PersistenceConfig.java
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+package com.baeldung.jdbc.autogenkey.config;
+
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseType;
+
+@Configuration
+public class PersistenceConfig {
+    
+    @Bean
+    public DataSource dataSource(Environment env) {
+        return new EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder()
+                .setType(EmbeddedDatabaseType.H2)
+                .addScript("autogenkey-schema.sql")
+                .build();
+    }
+    
+    @Bean
+    public JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate(DataSource dataSource) {
+        return new JdbcTemplate(dataSource);
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/repository/MessageRepositoryJDBCTemplate.java b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/repository/MessageRepositoryJDBCTemplate.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/repository/MessageRepositoryJDBCTemplate.java
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+package com.baeldung.jdbc.autogenkey.repository;
+
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.support.GeneratedKeyHolder;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.support.KeyHolder;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+@Repository
+public class MessageRepositoryJDBCTemplate {
+
+    @Autowired
+    JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;
+
+    final String INSERT_MESSAGE_SQL = "insert into sys_message (message) values(?) ";
+
+    public long insert(final String message) {
+        
+        KeyHolder keyHolder = new GeneratedKeyHolder();
+
+        jdbcTemplate.update(connection -> {
+            PreparedStatement ps = connection.prepareStatement(INSERT_MESSAGE_SQL);
+            ps.setString(1, message);
+            return ps;
+        }, keyHolder);
+
+        return (long) keyHolder.getKey();
+    }
+
+    final String SELECT_BY_ID = "select message from sys_message where id = ?";
+
+    public String getMessageById(long id) {
+        return this.jdbcTemplate.queryForObject(SELECT_BY_ID, String.class, new Object[] { id });
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/repository/MessageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert.java b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/repository/MessageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/repository/MessageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert.java
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+package com.baeldung.jdbc.autogenkey.repository;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import javax.sql.DataSource;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcInsert;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+@Repository
+public class MessageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert {
+
+    SimpleJdbcInsert messageInsert;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public MessageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert(DataSource dataSource) {
+        messageInsert = new SimpleJdbcInsert(dataSource).withTableName("sys_message").usingGeneratedKeyColumns("id");
+    }
+
+    public long insert(String message) {
+        Map<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<String, Object>(1);
+        parameters.put("message", message);
+        Number newId = messageInsert.executeAndReturnKey(parameters);
+        return (long) newId;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/resources/autogenkey-schema.sql b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/resources/autogenkey-schema.sql
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/main/resources/autogenkey-schema.sql
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+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sys_message (
+  id bigint(20) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  message varchar(100) NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (id)
+);
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diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/GetAutoGenKeyByJDBC.java b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/GetAutoGenKeyByJDBC.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/autogenkey/GetAutoGenKeyByJDBC.java
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+package com.baeldung.jdbc.autogenkey;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+
+import com.baeldung.jdbc.autogenkey.repository.MessageRepositoryJDBCTemplate;
+import com.baeldung.jdbc.autogenkey.repository.MessageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert;
+
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+public class GetAutoGenKeyByJDBC {
+
+    @Configuration
+    @ComponentScan(basePackages = { "com.baeldung.jdbc.autogenkey" })
+    public static class SpringConfig {
+
+    }
+
+    @Autowired
+    MessageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert messageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert;
+
+    @Autowired
+    MessageRepositoryJDBCTemplate messageRepositoryJDBCTemplate;
+
+    final String MESSAGE_CONTENT = "Test";
+
+    @Test
+    public void insertJDBC_whenLoadMessageByKey_thenGetTheSameMessage() {
+        long key = messageRepositoryJDBCTemplate.insert(MESSAGE_CONTENT);
+        String loadedMessage = messageRepositoryJDBCTemplate.getMessageById(key);
+
+        assertEquals(MESSAGE_CONTENT, loadedMessage);
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void insertSimpleInsert_whenLoadMessageKey_thenGetTheSameMessage() {
+        long key = messageRepositorySimpleJDBCInsert.insert(MESSAGE_CONTENT);
+        String loadedMessage = messageRepositoryJDBCTemplate.getMessageById(key);
+
+        assertEquals(MESSAGE_CONTENT, loadedMessage);
+    }
+
+}