diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index a87630e..ea1b6ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog
 Unreleased
 ==========
 * Dropped Support for Python 3.8
+* Dropped Support for Django CMS < 4.1
 * Introduced Django CMS 4.1 support.
 * delete `VersionLock` as It's moved to Version.locked_by field.
 * monkeypatch `ChangeListActionsMixin` in cms.admin.utils to support action list burger menu.
diff --git a/djangocms_version_locking/migrations/0002_migrate_locked_by.py b/djangocms_version_locking/migrations/0002_migrate_locked_by.py
index 9036c2f..f9f2502 100644
--- a/djangocms_version_locking/migrations/0002_migrate_locked_by.py
+++ b/djangocms_version_locking/migrations/0002_migrate_locked_by.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by Django 4.2.8 on 2024-11-07 07:21
 
-from django.db import migrations, transaction
+from django.db import migrations
 
 
 def forwards(apps, schema_editor):
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ def forwards(apps, schema_editor):
     version_lock_qs = VersionLock.objects.using(db_alias).all()
     versions = set(Version.objects.using(db_alias).filter(pk__in=version_lock_qs.values('version')))
 
-    with transaction.atomic():
-        for version in versions:
-            version.locked_by = version.versionlock.created_by
-
+    for version in versions:
+        version.locked_by = version.versionlock.created_by
     Version.objects.using(db_alias).bulk_update(versions, ['locked_by'])