diff --git a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java
index 7cca0a4535e..d5dcdb6c49d 100644
--- a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java
+++ b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/serlialization/SerializationUtils.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ private static ObjectMapper buildObjectMapper() {
         ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper()
                 .registerModule(new JavaTimeModule())
                 .registerModule(JsonFormat.getCloudEventJacksonModule())
-                .disable(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
+                .disable(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS)
+                .disable(com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature.ADJUST_DATES_TO_CONTEXT_TIME_ZONE);
         registerDescriptors(objectMapper);
         return objectMapper;
     }
diff --git a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java
index e4088fdc83d..d83677f74b9 100644
--- a/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java
+++ b/api/kogito-jobs-service-api/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/jobs/service/api/event/serialization/JobCloudEventDeserializerTest.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private static void assertCreateJobEvent(JobCloudEvent<?> result) {
 
         assertThat(job.getSchedule()).isInstanceOf(TimerSchedule.class);
         TimerSchedule schedule = (TimerSchedule) job.getSchedule();
-        assertThat(schedule.getStartTime()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_START_TIME);
+        assertThat(schedule.getStartTime()).hasToString(SCHEDULE_START_TIME.toString());
         assertThat(schedule.getRepeatCount()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_REPEAT_COUNT);
         assertThat(schedule.getDelay()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_DELAY);
         assertThat(schedule.getDelayUnit()).isEqualTo(SCHEDULE_DELAY_UNIT);
diff --git a/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperQuarkusTemplate.java b/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperQuarkusTemplate.java
index c670e699f90..035438a8143 100644
--- a/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperQuarkusTemplate.java
+++ b/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperQuarkusTemplate.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public void customize(ObjectMapper mapper) {
         if (!configBean.failOnEmptyBean()) {
             mapper.disable(SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);
         }
+        mapper.disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
         mapper.setDateFormat(new StdDateFormat().withColonInTimeZone(true).withTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault()));
         mapper.registerModule(JsonFormat.getCloudEventJacksonModule()).findAndRegisterModules();
     }
diff --git a/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperSpringTemplate.java b/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperSpringTemplate.java
index 86896e5799e..77d853abd9d 100644
--- a/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperSpringTemplate.java
+++ b/kogito-codegen-modules/kogito-codegen-core/src/main/resources/class-templates/config/GlobalObjectMapperSpringTemplate.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public void customize(Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder builder) {
                 if (!configBean.failOnEmptyBean()) {
                     builder.featuresToDisable (SerializationFeature.FAIL_ON_EMPTY_BEANS);
                 }
+                builder.featuresToDisable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS);
                 builder.dateFormat(new StdDateFormat().withColonInTimeZone(true).withTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault()));
                 builder.modulesToInstall(new JavaTimeModule());
             }
diff --git a/kogito-workitems/kogito-jackson-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jackson/utils/ObjectMapperFactory.java b/kogito-workitems/kogito-jackson-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jackson/utils/ObjectMapperFactory.java
index dcc12089e8c..18e13872c0a 100644
--- a/kogito-workitems/kogito-jackson-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jackson/utils/ObjectMapperFactory.java
+++ b/kogito-workitems/kogito-jackson-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/jackson/utils/ObjectMapperFactory.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.MapperFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type.TypeFactory;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ private static class DefaultObjectMapper {
                 .setTypeFactory(TypeFactory.defaultInstance().withClassLoader(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()))
                 .registerModule(JsonFormat.getCloudEventJacksonModule())
                 .registerModule(new CommonObjectModule())
+                .disable(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS)
                 .findAndRegisterModules();
     }