diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/BaseContactEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/BaseContactEntity.ts
index 64f219243..d0f548eb0 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/BaseContactEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/BaseContactEntity.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { BaseEntity, CreateDateColumn, Entity, JoinColumn, OneToOne, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, TableInheritance, UpdateDateColumn } from 'typeorm'
+import { BaseEntity,
+  BeforeInsert,
+  BeforeUpdate, CreateDateColumn, Entity, JoinColumn, OneToOne, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, TableInheritance, UpdateDateColumn } from 'typeorm'
 import { PartyEntity } from './PartyEntity'
 
 @Entity('BaseContact')
@@ -18,4 +20,11 @@ export abstract class BaseContactEntity extends BaseEntity {
   })
   @JoinColumn({ name: 'party_id' })
   party!: PartyEntity
+
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/ElectronicAddressEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/ElectronicAddressEntity.ts
index d2d60914e..ba633bd99 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/ElectronicAddressEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/ElectronicAddressEntity.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ export class ElectronicAddressEntity extends BaseEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'last_updated_at', nullable: false })
   lastUpdatedAt!: Date
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async validate(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/IdentityEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/IdentityEntity.ts
index e3db4ba5c..356f528f0 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/IdentityEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/IdentityEntity.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ export class IdentityEntity extends BaseEntity {
   @Column({ name: 'partyId', nullable: true })
   partyId!: string
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async validate(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyEntity.ts
index db7adc9de..43bb09279 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyEntity.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export class PartyEntity extends BaseEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'last_updated_at', nullable: false })
   lastUpdatedAt!: Date
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async checkUniqueTenantId(): Promise<undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyRelationshipEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyRelationshipEntity.ts
index 7807b2058..2cc482262 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyRelationshipEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyRelationshipEntity.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ export class PartyRelationshipEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'last_updated_at', nullable: false })
   lastUpdatedAt!: Date
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async checkRelationshipSides(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts
index 472628203..8436b615d 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ export class PartyTypeEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'last_updated_at', nullable: false })
   lastUpdatedAt!: Date
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async validate(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/BaseLocaleBrandingEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/BaseLocaleBrandingEntity.ts
index f60a96101..6435f9e83 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/BaseLocaleBrandingEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/BaseLocaleBrandingEntity.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ export class BaseLocaleBrandingEntity extends BaseEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'last_updated_at', nullable: false })
   lastUpdatedAt!: Date
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async validate(): Promise<undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/CredentialBrandingEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/CredentialBrandingEntity.ts
index 178d01521..b1161044a 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/CredentialBrandingEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/CredentialBrandingEntity.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ export class CredentialBrandingEntity extends BaseEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'last_updated_at', nullable: false })
   lastUpdatedAt!: Date
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async validate(): Promise<undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/IssuerBrandingEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/IssuerBrandingEntity.ts
index e3e83ba44..404e94d2d 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/IssuerBrandingEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/issuanceBranding/IssuerBrandingEntity.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ export class IssuerBrandingEntity extends BaseEntity {
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'last_updated_at', nullable: false })
   lastUpdatedAt!: Date
 
+  // By default, @UpdateDateColumn in TypeORM updates the timestamp only when the entity's top-level properties change.
+  @BeforeInsert()
+  @BeforeUpdate()
+  updateUpdatedDate(): void {
+    this.lastUpdatedAt = new Date()
+  }
+
   @BeforeInsert()
   @BeforeUpdate()
   async validate(): Promise<undefined> {