diff --git a/acceptance/repository-cloudant/src/__tests__/cloudant.datasource.ts b/acceptance/repository-cloudant/src/__tests__/cloudant.datasource.ts
index 3fe6f8147ed2..973816b8bb68 100644
--- a/acceptance/repository-cloudant/src/__tests__/cloudant.datasource.ts
+++ b/acceptance/repository-cloudant/src/__tests__/cloudant.datasource.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ export const CLOUDANT_CONFIG: DataSourceOptions = {
   port: process.env.CLOUDANT_PORT || 8080,
   username: process.env.CLOUDANT_USER || 'admin',
   password: process.env.CLOUDANT_PASSWORD || 'pass',
-  database: process.env.CLOUDANT_DATABASE || 'testdb',
+  database: process.env.CLOUDANT_DATABASE || 'repository_tests',
   url: process.env.CLOUDANT_URL || 'http://localhost:8080',
 };
 
 export const CLOUDANT_FEATURES: Partial<CrudFeatures> = {
   idType: 'string',
   supportsTransactions: false,
+  revisionTokenRequired: true,
 };
diff --git a/packages/repository-tests/src/crud-test-suite.ts b/packages/repository-tests/src/crud-test-suite.ts
index 057edd762fc5..b1dbdff69cae 100644
--- a/packages/repository-tests/src/crud-test-suite.ts
+++ b/packages/repository-tests/src/crud-test-suite.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export function crudRepositoryTestSuite(
     emptyValue: undefined,
     supportsTransactions: true,
     supportsInclusionResolvers: true,
+    revisionTokenRequired: false,
     ...partialFeatures,
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/repository-tests/src/crud/replace-by-id.suite.ts b/packages/repository-tests/src/crud/replace-by-id.suite.ts
index 722d23b4c5d0..1ffed64010d0 100644
--- a/packages/repository-tests/src/crud/replace-by-id.suite.ts
+++ b/packages/repository-tests/src/crud/replace-by-id.suite.ts
@@ -76,11 +76,19 @@ export function createSuiteForReplaceById(
       await repo.replaceById(created.id, created);
 
       const found = await repo.findById(created.id);
-      // use containDeep instead of deepEqual because cloudant changes _rev value after
-      // replacement
-      expect(toJSON(found)).to.containDeep(
+      // For revision token required connectors, the value of _rev gets changed
+      // the _rev value varies based on the flag `revisionTokenRequired`
+      let revisionToken;
+      if (features.revisionTokenRequired) {
+        revisionToken = found._rev;
+      } else {
+        revisionToken = features.emptyValue;
+      }
+
+      expect(toJSON(found)).to.deepEqual(
         toJSON({
           id: created.id,
+          _rev: revisionToken,
           name: 'new name',
           description: features.emptyValue,
         }),
@@ -107,11 +115,19 @@ export function createSuiteForReplaceById(
       await repo.replaceById(created.id, created);
 
       const found = await repo.findById(created.id);
-      // use containDeep instead of deepEqual because cloudant changes _rev value after
-      // replacement
-      expect(toJSON(found)).to.containDeep(
+      // For revision token required connectors, the value of _rev gets changed
+      // the _rev value varies based on the flag `revisionTokenRequired`
+      let revisionToken;
+      if (features.revisionTokenRequired) {
+        revisionToken = found._rev;
+      } else {
+        revisionToken = features.emptyValue;
+      }
+
+      expect(toJSON(found)).to.deepEqual(
         toJSON({
           id: created.id,
+          _rev: revisionToken,
           name: 'new name',
           description: features.emptyValue,
         }),
diff --git a/packages/repository-tests/src/types.repository-tests.ts b/packages/repository-tests/src/types.repository-tests.ts
index c41e335a53be..c9d0eb93b36d 100644
--- a/packages/repository-tests/src/types.repository-tests.ts
+++ b/packages/repository-tests/src/types.repository-tests.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ export interface CrudFeatures {
    * Default: `true`
    */
   supportsInclusionResolvers: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Does the connector require the revision token for replacement operations?
+   * (Cloudant)
+   *
+   * Default: `false`
+   */
+  revisionTokenRequired: boolean;
 }
 
 /**