diff --git a/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/mysql.properties b/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/mysql.properties
index 4c74b48bbf174..8b1d571082f6e 100644
--- a/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/mysql.properties
+++ b/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/mysql.properties
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ heartbeat.interval.ms=${debezium.heartbeat.interval.ms:-60000}
 # In sharing cdc mode, we will subscribe to multiple tables in the given database,
 # so here we set ${table.name} to a default value `RW_CDC_Sharing` just for display.
 name=${hostname}:${port}:${database.name}.${table.name:-RW_CDC_Sharing}
-provide.transaction.metadata=${transactional:-false}
+# Enable transaction metadata by default
+provide.transaction.metadata=${transactional:-true}
diff --git a/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/postgres.properties b/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/postgres.properties
index 7f9785b7a34b1..8d0284d03892e 100644
--- a/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/postgres.properties
+++ b/java/connector-node/risingwave-connector-service/src/main/resources/postgres.properties
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ heartbeat.interval.ms=${debezium.heartbeat.interval.ms:-300000}
 # In sharing cdc source mode, we will subscribe to multiple tables in the given database,
 # so here we set ${table.name} to a default value `RW_CDC_Sharing` just for display.
 name=${hostname}:${port}:${database.name}.${schema.name}.${table.name:-RW_CDC_Sharing}
-provide.transaction.metadata=${transactional:-false}
+# Enable transaction metadata by default
+provide.transaction.metadata=${transactional:-true}