diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/h2/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql b/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/h2/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3431ffd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/h2/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table "contact" rename column "value" to "value_";
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/mariadb/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql b/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/mariadb/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2744742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/mariadb/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table `contact` rename column `value` to `value_`;
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/postgresql/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql b/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/postgresql/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3431ffd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/resources/db/migration/postgresql/V1.39.3__rename_value.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alter table "contact" rename column "value" to "value_";
diff --git a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RContact.scala b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RContact.scala
index e6e79734..350c9ef4 100644
--- a/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RContact.scala
+++ b/modules/store/src/main/scala/docspell/store/records/RContact.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ object RContact {
     val tableName = "contact"
 
     val contactId = Column[Ident]("contactid", this)
-    val value = Column[String]("value", this)
+    val value = Column[String]("value_", this)
     val kind = Column[ContactKind]("kind", this)
     val personId = Column[Ident]("pid", this)
     val orgId = Column[Ident]("oid", this)