diff --git a/djangocms_version_locking/migrations/0002_migrate_locked_by.py b/djangocms_version_locking/migrations/0002_migrate_locked_by.py
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+# Generated by Django 4.2.8 on 2024-11-07 07:21
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def forwards(apps, schema_editor):
+    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    Version = apps.get_model("djangocms_versioning", "Version")
+    VersionLock = apps.get_model("djangocms_version_locking", "VersionLock")
+
+    version_qs = Version.objects.using(db_alias).all()
+    version_lock_qs = VersionLock.objects.using(db_alias).all()
+    for lock_item in version_lock_qs:
+        locked_version = version_qs.filter(pk=lock_item.version.pk)
+        if locked_version:
+            locked_version.locked_by = lock_item.created_by
+            locked_version.save()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('djangocms_version_locking', '0001_initial'),
+        ('djangocms_versioning', '0017_merge_20230514_1027'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(forwards, reverse_code=migrations.RunPython.noop)
+    ]