diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/leader/LeaderScheduler.java b/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/leader/LeaderScheduler.java
index d7ab374684..f2587a079d 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/leader/LeaderScheduler.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/leader/LeaderScheduler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.rds.coordination.state.ExportProgressState;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.rds.coordination.state.LeaderProgressState;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.rds.coordination.state.MySqlStreamState;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.rds.coordination.state.PostgresStreamState;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.rds.coordination.state.StreamProgressState;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.rds.model.BinlogCoordinate;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugins.source.rds.model.DbTableMetadata;
@@ -167,17 +168,20 @@ private void createStreamPartition(RdsSourceConfig sourceConfig) {
         progressState.setWaitForExport(sourceConfig.isExportEnabled());
         progressState.setPrimaryKeyMap(getPrimaryKeyMap());
         if (sourceConfig.getEngine() == EngineType.MYSQL) {
-            final MySqlStreamState mySqlStreamState = progressState.getMySqlStreamState();
+            final MySqlStreamState mySqlStreamState = new MySqlStreamState();
             getCurrentBinlogPosition().ifPresent(mySqlStreamState::setCurrentPosition);
             mySqlStreamState.setForeignKeyRelations(((MySqlSchemaManager)schemaManager).getForeignKeyRelations(sourceConfig.getTableNames()));
+            progressState.setMySqlStreamState(mySqlStreamState);
         } else {
             // Postgres
             // Create replication slot, which will mark the starting point for stream
             final String publicationName = generatePublicationName();
             final String slotName = generateReplicationSlotName();
             ((PostgresSchemaManager)schemaManager).createLogicalReplicationSlot(sourceConfig.getTableNames(), publicationName, slotName);
-            progressState.getPostgresStreamState().setPublicationName(publicationName);
-            progressState.getPostgresStreamState().setReplicationSlotName(slotName);
+            final PostgresStreamState postgresStreamState = new PostgresStreamState();
+            postgresStreamState.setPublicationName(publicationName);
+            postgresStreamState.setReplicationSlotName(slotName);
+            progressState.setPostgresStreamState(postgresStreamState);
         }
         StreamPartition streamPartition = new StreamPartition(sourceConfig.getDbIdentifier(), progressState);
         sourceCoordinator.createPartition(streamPartition);
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationClient.java b/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationClient.java
index 130f004960..22935fc6e3 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationClient.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationClient.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class LogicalReplicationClient implements ReplicationLogClient {
 
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LogicalReplicationClient.class);
 
+    static final String PROTO_VERSION_KEY = "proto_version";
+    static final String VERSION_ONE = "1";
     static final String PUBLICATION_NAMES_KEY = "publication_names";
 
     private final ConnectionManager connectionManager;
@@ -36,10 +38,10 @@ public class LogicalReplicationClient implements ReplicationLogClient {
     private volatile boolean disconnectRequested = false;
 
     public LogicalReplicationClient(final ConnectionManager connectionManager,
-                                    final String replicationSlotName,
-                                    final String publicationName) {
-        this.publicationName = publicationName;
+                                    final String publicationName,
+                                    final String replicationSlotName) {
         this.connectionManager = connectionManager;
+        this.publicationName = publicationName;
         this.replicationSlotName = replicationSlotName;
     }
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ public void connect() {
                     .replicationStream()
                     .logical()
                     .withSlotName(replicationSlotName)
+                    .withSlotOption(PROTO_VERSION_KEY, VERSION_ONE)
                     .withSlotOption(PUBLICATION_NAMES_KEY, publicationName);
             if (startLsn != null) {
                 logicalStreamBuilder.withStartPosition(startLsn);
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationEventProcessor.java b/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationEventProcessor.java
index f9881d0063..3d5c1a04b1 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationEventProcessor.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/rds-source/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/source/rds/stream/LogicalReplicationEventProcessor.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void processRelationMessage(ByteBuffer msg) {
     }
 
     void processCommitMessage(ByteBuffer msg) {
-        int flag = msg.getInt();
+        int flag = msg.get();
         long commitLsn = msg.getLong();
         long endLsn = msg.getLong();
         long epochMicro = msg.getLong();