diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml b/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml
index 951002cd7d..ecf9d0c2e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: "Git tag, release & create merge-up PR"
     uses: "doctrine/.github/.github/workflows/release-on-milestone-closed.yml@7.3.0"
+    with:
+      use-next-minor-as-default-branch: true
     secrets:
       GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL }}
       GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: ${{ secrets.GIT_AUTHOR_NAME }}
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Persisters/DocumentPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Persisters/DocumentPersister.php
index 44cef23070..6148832d82 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Persisters/DocumentPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Persisters/DocumentPersister.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public function executeInserts(array $options = []): void
                     $this->class->reflFields[$this->class->versionField]->setValue($document, $nextVersion);
                 }
 
-                $data[$versionMapping['name']] = $type->convertPHPToDatabaseValue($nextVersion);
+                $data[$versionMapping['name']] = $type->convertToDatabaseValue($nextVersion);
             }
 
             $inserts[] = $data;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ private function executeUpsert(object $document, array $options): void
                 $this->class->reflFields[$this->class->versionField]->setValue($document, $nextVersion);
             }
 
-            $data['$set'][$versionMapping['name']] = $type->convertPHPToDatabaseValue($nextVersion);
+            $data['$set'][$versionMapping['name']] = $type->convertToDatabaseValue($nextVersion);
         }
 
         foreach (array_keys($criteria) as $field) {
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ public function update(object $document, array $options = []): void
             $type           = Type::getType($versionMapping['type']);
             assert($type instanceof Versionable);
             $nextVersion                             = $type->getNextVersion($currentVersion);
-            $update['$set'][$versionMapping['name']] = Type::convertPHPToDatabaseValue($nextVersion);
-            $query[$versionMapping['name']]          = Type::convertPHPToDatabaseValue($currentVersion);
+            $update['$set'][$versionMapping['name']] = $type->convertToDatabaseValue($nextVersion);
+            $query[$versionMapping['name']]          = $type->convertToDatabaseValue($currentVersion);
         }
 
         if (! empty($update)) {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/IdTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/IdTest.php
index b764a2de84..298f0c38af 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/IdTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/IdTest.php
@@ -364,19 +364,22 @@ private function createIdTestClass(string $type, string $strategy): string
 
         if (! class_exists($className)) {
             $code = sprintf(
-                'namespace Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Tests\Functional;
-
-use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as ODM;
-
-#[ODM\Document]
-class %s
-{
-    #[ODM\Id(strategy: "%s", options: ["type" => "%s"])]
-    public $id;
-
-    #[ODM\Field(type: "string")]
-    public $test = "test";
-}',
+                <<<'PHP'
+                namespace %s;
+
+                use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as ODM;
+
+                #[ODM\Document]
+                class %s
+                {
+                    #[ODM\Id(strategy: "%s", options: ["type" => "%s"])]
+                    public $id;
+
+                    #[ODM\Field(type: "string")]
+                    public $test = "test";
+                }
+                PHP,
+                __NAMESPACE__,
                 $shortClassName,
                 $strategy,
                 $type,
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/Ticket/GH2789Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/Ticket/GH2789Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bae9c72e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/ODM/MongoDB/Tests/Functional/Ticket/GH2789Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Tests\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Mapping\Annotations as ODM;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Tests\BaseTestCase;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Types\Type;
+use Doctrine\ODM\MongoDB\Types\Versionable;
+use MongoDB\BSON\Binary;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\BackupGlobals;
+
+use function assert;
+use function is_int;
+
+#[BackupGlobals(true)]
+class GH2789Test extends BaseTestCase
+{
+    public function testVersionWithCustomType(): void
+    {
+        Type::addType(GH2789CustomType::class, GH2789CustomType::class);
+        $doc = new GH2789VersionedUuid('original message');
+
+        $this->dm->persist($doc);
+        $this->dm->flush();
+
+        $documents = $this->dm->getDocumentCollection(GH2789VersionedUuid::class)->find()->toArray();
+        self::assertCount(1, $documents);
+        self::assertEquals(new Binary('1', 142), $documents[0]['version'], 'The version field should be stored using the custom type');
+
+        $doc->message = 'new message';
+        $this->dm->persist($doc);
+        $this->dm->flush();
+
+        $documents = $this->dm->getDocumentCollection(GH2789VersionedUuid::class)->find()->toArray();
+        self::assertCount(1, $documents);
+        self::assertEquals(new Binary('2', 142), $documents[0]['version'], 'The version field should be incremented and stored using the custom type');
+    }
+}
+
+#[ODM\Document(collection: 'gh2789_versioned_uuid')]
+class GH2789VersionedUuid
+{
+    #[ODM\Id]
+    public string $id;
+
+    #[ODM\Version]
+    #[ODM\Field(type: GH2789CustomType::class)]
+    public int $version;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        #[ODM\Field(type: 'string')]
+        public string $message,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Custom type that stores an integer as a MongoDB Binary subtype 142.
+ */
+class GH2789CustomType extends Type implements Versionable
+{
+    public function convertToPHPValue($value): int
+    {
+        assert($value instanceof Binary);
+
+        return (int) $value->getData();
+    }
+
+    public function convertToDatabaseValue($value): Binary
+    {
+        assert(is_int($value));
+
+        return new Binary((string) $value, 142);
+    }
+
+    public function getNextVersion($current): int
+    {
+        if ($current === null) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        assert(is_int($current));
+
+        return $current + 1;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Documents/GH2310Container.php b/tests/Documents/GH2310Container.php
index 0802b5ff58..b0323a94a1 100644
--- a/tests/Documents/GH2310Container.php
+++ b/tests/Documents/GH2310Container.php
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ public function __construct(?string $id, ?GH2310Embedded $embedded)
 #[ODM\EmbeddedDocument]
 class GH2310Embedded
 {
-    #[ODM\Field(type: 'integer')]
+    #[ODM\Field(type: 'int')]
     public int $value;
 }