diff --git a/lib/keyValueRepository.ts b/lib/keyValueRepository.ts
index d783a103..7f660dca 100644
--- a/lib/keyValueRepository.ts
+++ b/lib/keyValueRepository.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   ScanCommandOutput,
   UpdateCommand,
   UpdateCommandInput,
+  UpdateCommandOutput,
 } from '@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb';
 
 import { ConstructorArgs, IdOptions } from './types';
@@ -158,29 +159,12 @@ class KeyValueRepository {
     return itemToSave;
   }
 
-  async updatePartial(item: any) {
+  async updatePartial(item: any): Promise<Record<string, any>> {
     validateHashKeyPropertyExists({ item, keyName: this.keyName });
-    const { revision: previousRevision } = item;
-    const itemToSave = setRepositoryModifiedProperties(item);
-    const key = createDynamoDbKey({ keyName: this.keyName, keyValue: itemToSave[this.keyName] });
-    const updateInput: UpdateCommandInput = {
-      TableName: this.tableName,
-      Key: key,
-      ConditionExpression: 'attribute_exists(#key) AND #revision = :prevRev',
-      UpdateExpression: this.updateExpressionsBuilder.buildUpdateExpression(itemToSave),
-      ExpressionAttributeNames: {
-        '#key': this.keyName,
-        '#revision': 'revision',
-        ...this.updateExpressionsBuilder.buildExpressionNames(itemToSave),
-      },
-      ExpressionAttributeValues: {
-        ':prevRev': previousRevision,
-        ...this.updateExpressionsBuilder.buildExpressionValues(itemToSave),
-      },
-      ReturnValuesOnConditionCheckFailure: 'ALL_OLD',
-    };
+    const updateInput = this.buildUpdateCommandInput(item);
+    let result: UpdateCommandOutput;
     try {
-      await this.docClient.send(new UpdateCommand(updateInput));
+      result = await this.docClient.send(new UpdateCommand(updateInput));
     } catch (err: any) {
       if (err.name === 'ConditionalCheckFailedException') {
         const { Item } = err;
@@ -189,19 +173,43 @@ class KeyValueRepository {
         }
         if (
           isRevisionConflict({
-            expectedRevision: previousRevision,
+            expectedRevision: item.revision,
             actualRevision: Item?.revision?.N,
           })
         ) {
           throw Conflict(
-            `Conflict: Item in DB has revision [${Item?.revision?.N}]. You are using revision [${previousRevision}]`,
+            `Conflict: Item in DB has revision [${Item?.revision?.N}]. You are using revision [${item.revision}]`,
           );
         }
       }
       throw err;
     }
+    return result.Attributes || {};
+  }
 
-    return itemToSave;
+  private buildUpdateCommandInput(item: any): UpdateCommandInput {
+    const { revision: previousRevision } = item;
+    const itemToSave = setRepositoryModifiedPropertiesForPartialUpdate(item);
+    const key = createDynamoDbKey({ keyName: this.keyName, keyValue: itemToSave[this.keyName] });
+    const updateInput: UpdateCommandInput = {
+      TableName: this.tableName,
+      Key: key,
+      ConditionExpression: 'attribute_exists(#key) AND #revision = :prevRev',
+      UpdateExpression: this.updateExpressionsBuilder.buildUpdateExpression(itemToSave),
+      ExpressionAttributeNames: {
+        '#key': this.keyName,
+        '#revision': 'revision',
+        ...this.updateExpressionsBuilder.buildExpressionNames(itemToSave),
+      },
+      ExpressionAttributeValues: {
+        ':prevRev': previousRevision,
+        ...this.updateExpressionsBuilder.buildExpressionValues(itemToSave),
+      },
+      ReturnValues: 'ALL_NEW',
+      ReturnValuesOnConditionCheckFailure: 'ALL_OLD',
+    };
+
+    return updateInput;
   }
 }
 
@@ -228,4 +236,13 @@ const setRepositoryModifiedProperties = (item: any) => {
   return returnItem;
 };
 
+const setRepositoryModifiedPropertiesForPartialUpdate = (item: any) => {
+  const returnItem = { ...item };
+  delete returnItem.createdAt;
+  returnItem.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+  returnItem.revision = item.revision + 1;
+
+  return returnItem;
+};
+
 export default KeyValueRepository;
diff --git a/test/updatePartial.int.test.ts b/test/updatePartial.int.test.ts
index 439ee41b..e6fafd69 100644
--- a/test/updatePartial.int.test.ts
+++ b/test/updatePartial.int.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('When updating an item', () => {
     expect(result.field1).toEqual(newField1);
   });
 
-  it.skip('should maintain original createdAt value', async () => {
+  it('should maintain original createdAt value', async () => {
     // ARRANGE
     const item = createTestKeyValueItem();
     const originalCreatedAt = item.createdAt;