diff --git a/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp b/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp
index 63f3ba35b..e09a24664 100644
--- a/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp
+++ b/common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp
@@ -5758,6 +5758,18 @@ ALTER TABLE `inventory_snapshots`
 ALTER TABLE `character_exp_modifiers`
 MODIFY COLUMN `aa_modifier` float NOT NULL DEFAULT 1.0 AFTER `instance_version`,
 MODIFY COLUMN `exp_modifier` float NOT NULL DEFAULT 1.0 AFTER `aa_modifier`;
+)"
+	},
+	ManifestEntry{
+		.version = 9285,
+		.description = "2024_11_08_data_buckets_indexes.sql",
+		.check = "SHOW CREATE TABLE `data_buckets`",
+		.condition = "contains",
+		.match = "idx_character_expires",
+		.sql = R"(
+CREATE INDEX idx_character_expires ON data_buckets (character_id, expires);
+CREATE INDEX idx_npc_expires ON data_buckets (npc_id, expires);
+CREATE INDEX idx_bot_expires ON data_buckets (bot_id, expires);
 )"
 	}
 // -- template; copy/paste this when you need to create a new entry
diff --git a/common/version.h b/common/version.h
index f7a44bb87..708dbe9d2 100644
--- a/common/version.h
+++ b/common/version.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * Manifest: https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/blob/master/utils/sql/db_update_manifest.txt
  */
 
-#define CURRENT_BINARY_DATABASE_VERSION 9284
+#define CURRENT_BINARY_DATABASE_VERSION 9285
 #define CURRENT_BINARY_BOTS_DATABASE_VERSION 9045
 
 #endif