diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index 258425b3167..5175a5f8592 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ maven/mavencentral/com.github.cliftonlabs/json-simple/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approve
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.docker-java/docker-java-api/3.3.6, Apache-2.0, approved, #10346
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.docker-java/docker-java-transport-zerodep/3.3.6, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause), approved, #15251
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.docker-java/docker-java-transport/3.3.6, Apache-2.0, approved, #7942
-maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/btf/1.3, Apache-2.0 AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-3.0-only, restricted, #15201
+maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/btf/1.3, Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-3.0-only, approved, #15201
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/jackson-coreutils-equivalence/1.0, LGPL-3.0 OR Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/jackson-coreutils/2.0, Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-3.0-or-later, approved, #15186
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/json-patch/1.13, Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-3.0-or-later, approved, CQ23929
-maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/json-schema-core/1.2.14, Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND (Apache-2.0 AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only) AND Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-3.0-only, restricted, #15282
-maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/json-schema-validator/2.2.14, Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-3.0-or-later, approved, CQ20779
-maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/msg-simple/1.2, Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only AND (Apache-2.0 AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only) AND Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-3.0-only, restricted, #15239
-maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/uri-template/0.10, Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-3.0-only AND (Apache-2.0 AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only), restricted, #15288
+maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/json-schema-core/1.2.14, Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-3.0-or-later, approved, #15282
+maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/json-schema-validator/2.2.14, Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-3.0-or-later, approved, #15263
+maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/msg-simple/1.2, Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-3.0-or-later, approved, #15239
+maven/mavencentral/com.github.java-json-tools/uri-template/0.10, , approved, #15288
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.luben/zstd-jni/1.5.6-3, BSD-2-Clause, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.github.stephenc.jcip/jcip-annotations/1.0-1, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ21949
 maven/mavencentral/com.google.code.findbugs/jsr305/2.0.1, BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-2.5 AND LGPL-2.1+, approved, CQ13390
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/jdbc/1.19.8, Apache-2.0, approved, #10348
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/junit-jupiter/1.19.8, MIT, approved, #10344
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/kafka/1.19.8, MIT, approved, #14177
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/postgresql/1.19.8, MIT, approved, #10350
-maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/testcontainers/1.19.8, Apache-2.0 AND MIT, approved, #10347
+maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/testcontainers/1.19.8, MIT, approved, #15203
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/vault/1.19.8, MIT, approved, #10852
 maven/mavencentral/org.xerial.snappy/snappy-java/1.1.10.5, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause), approved, #9098
 maven/mavencentral/org.xmlresolver/xmlresolver/5.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
diff --git a/extensions/common/sql/sql-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/sql/SqlCoreExtension.java b/extensions/common/sql/sql-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/sql/SqlCoreExtension.java
index 6e23067a7a1..6b3a9aeaf83 100644
--- a/extensions/common/sql/sql-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/sql/SqlCoreExtension.java
+++ b/extensions/common/sql/sql-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/sql/SqlCoreExtension.java
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@
 package org.eclipse.edc.sql;
 
 import org.eclipse.edc.runtime.metamodel.annotation.Extension;
+import org.eclipse.edc.runtime.metamodel.annotation.Inject;
 import org.eclipse.edc.runtime.metamodel.annotation.Provider;
 import org.eclipse.edc.runtime.metamodel.annotation.Setting;
+import org.eclipse.edc.spi.EdcException;
 import org.eclipse.edc.spi.system.ServiceExtension;
 import org.eclipse.edc.spi.system.ServiceExtensionContext;
+import org.eclipse.edc.transaction.spi.NoopTransactionContext;
+import org.eclipse.edc.transaction.spi.TransactionContext;
 
 import static java.lang.Integer.parseInt;
 
@@ -31,11 +35,21 @@ public class SqlCoreExtension implements ServiceExtension {
     @Setting(value = "Fetch size value used in SQL queries", defaultValue = DEFAULT_EDC_SQL_FETCH_SIZE)
     public static final String EDC_SQL_FETCH_SIZE = "edc.sql.fetch.size";
 
+    @Inject
+    private TransactionContext transactionContext;
+
     @Override
     public String name() {
         return NAME;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(ServiceExtensionContext context) {
+        if (transactionContext instanceof NoopTransactionContext) {
+            throw new EdcException("The EDC SQL implementations cannot be used with a '%s'. Please provide a TransactionContext implementation.".formatted(NoopTransactionContext.class.getName()));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Provider
     public QueryExecutor sqlQueryExecutor(ServiceExtensionContext context) {
         var fetchSize = context.getSetting(EDC_SQL_FETCH_SIZE, parseInt(DEFAULT_EDC_SQL_FETCH_SIZE));
diff --git a/extensions/common/sql/sql-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/sql/SqlCoreExtensionTest.java b/extensions/common/sql/sql-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/sql/SqlCoreExtensionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07e9fa78528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/common/sql/sql-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/sql/SqlCoreExtensionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2024 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
+ *
+ *  This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ *  terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+ *  https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ *  Contributors:
+ *       Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG) - initial API and implementation
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.eclipse.edc.sql;
+
+import org.eclipse.edc.junit.annotations.ComponentTest;
+import org.eclipse.edc.junit.extensions.DependencyInjectionExtension;
+import org.eclipse.edc.spi.EdcException;
+import org.eclipse.edc.spi.system.ServiceExtensionContext;
+import org.eclipse.edc.transaction.spi.NoopTransactionContext;
+import org.eclipse.edc.transaction.spi.TransactionContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+@ComponentTest
+@ExtendWith(DependencyInjectionExtension.class)
+class SqlCoreExtensionTest {
+    private ServiceExtensionContext context;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setup(ServiceExtensionContext context) {
+        this.context = context;
+        context.registerService(TransactionContext.class, new NoopTransactionContext());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void initialize(SqlCoreExtension extension) {
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> extension.initialize(context)).isInstanceOf(EdcException.class)
+                .hasMessage("The EDC SQL implementations cannot be used with a '%s'. Please provide a TransactionContext implementation.".formatted(NoopTransactionContext.class.getName()));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/system-tests/e2e-transfer-test/runner/build.gradle.kts b/system-tests/e2e-transfer-test/runner/build.gradle.kts
index 8c4e175f05a..fd04418fd6e 100644
--- a/system-tests/e2e-transfer-test/runner/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/system-tests/e2e-transfer-test/runner/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(project(":spi:control-plane:transfer-spi"))
     testImplementation(project(":spi:data-plane:data-plane-spi"))
     testImplementation(project(":extensions:common:sql:sql-core"))
+    testImplementation(project(":extensions:common:transaction:transaction-local"))
 
     testImplementation(project(":spi:common:web-spi"))
     testImplementation(project(":core:common:connector-core"))
diff --git a/system-tests/management-api/management-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts b/system-tests/management-api/management-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts
index 7ce375906f7..b6157e96f5e 100644
--- a/system-tests/management-api/management-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/system-tests/management-api/management-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(libs.awaitility)
     testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter.api)
     testImplementation(testFixtures(project(":extensions:common:sql:sql-core")))
+    testImplementation(project(":extensions:common:transaction:transaction-local"))
     testImplementation(libs.testcontainers.junit)
     testImplementation(libs.testcontainers.postgres)
 }
diff --git a/system-tests/version-api/version-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts b/system-tests/version-api/version-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts
index 9be13215dbb..fa16dcf8ace 100644
--- a/system-tests/version-api/version-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/system-tests/version-api/version-api-test-runner/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(libs.awaitility)
     testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter.api)
     testImplementation(testFixtures(project(":extensions:common:sql:sql-core")))
+    testImplementation(project(":extensions:common:transaction:transaction-local"))
     testImplementation(libs.testcontainers.junit)
     testImplementation(libs.testcontainers.postgres)
 }