diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c29c36fc..9fa504ec0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.2.1 - 2023-11-18
+### Changed
+- Allow timestamp data in events to override default timestamps update.
+- This allows us to create temporal events for example in the case of snapshots.
+
 ## 1.2.0 - 2023-09-26
 ### Changed
 - Fix issue where the reactor worker might not work correctly for models not inheriting from ApplicationRecord.
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index f26e810c5..896a5bdba 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    eventsimple (1.2.0)
+    eventsimple (1.2.1)
       dry-struct (~> 1.6)
       dry-types (~> 1.7)
       pg (~> 1.4)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ GEM
     coderay (1.1.3)
     concurrent-ruby (1.2.2)
     crass (1.0.6)
-    date (3.3.3)
+    date (3.3.4)
     diff-lcs (1.5.0)
     dry-core (1.0.1)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ GEM
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
     minitest (5.20.0)
     nenv (0.3.0)
-    net-imap (0.3.7)
+    net-imap (0.4.5)
       date
       net-protocol
     net-pop (0.1.2)
       net-protocol
-    net-protocol (0.2.1)
+    net-protocol (0.2.2)
       timeout
     net-smtp (0.4.0)
       net-protocol
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ GEM
       lint_roller (~> 1.0)
       rubocop-rails (~> 2.20.2)
     thor (1.2.2)
-    timeout (0.4.0)
+    timeout (0.4.1)
     treetop (1.6.12)
       polyglot (~> 0.3)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a93293d23..adff70af3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ module UserComponent
       def apply(user)
         user.canonical_id = data.canonical_id
         user.email = data.email
-
-        user
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/eventsimple/entity.rb b/lib/eventsimple/entity.rb
index b4b506f54..03fb9ea98 100644
--- a/lib/eventsimple/entity.rb
+++ b/lib/eventsimple/entity.rb
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def reproject(at: nil)
         assign_attributes(self.class.column_defaults.except(*ignore_props))
 
         event_history.each do |event|
-          event.apply(self)
           event.apply_timestamps(self)
+          event.apply(self)
         end
 
         self
diff --git a/lib/eventsimple/event.rb b/lib/eventsimple/event.rb
index 40416f529..4c3361869 100644
--- a/lib/eventsimple/event.rb
+++ b/lib/eventsimple/event.rb
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def extend_validation
 
       # Apply the transformation to the aggregate and save it.
       def apply_and_persist
-        apply(aggregate)
         apply_timestamps(aggregate)
+        apply(aggregate)
 
         # Persist!
         aggregate.save!
diff --git a/lib/eventsimple/support/spec_helpers.rb b/lib/eventsimple/support/spec_helpers.rb
index 261117a8f..5b7f97eea 100644
--- a/lib/eventsimple/support/spec_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/eventsimple/support/spec_helpers.rb
@@ -45,3 +45,5 @@
     end
   end
 end
+
+RSpec::Matchers.define_negated_matcher(:not_change, :change)
diff --git a/lib/eventsimple/version.rb b/lib/eventsimple/version.rb
index 83dadb83d..5c112833d 100644
--- a/lib/eventsimple/version.rb
+++ b/lib/eventsimple/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Eventsimple
-  VERSION = '1.2.0'
+  VERSION = '1.2.1'
 end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/created.rb b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/created.rb
index bb9758648..54655b259 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/created.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/created.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ def apply(user)
         user.canonical_id = data.canonical_id
         user.username = data.username
         user.email = data.email
-        user
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/deleted.rb b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/deleted.rb
index 5c76a684d..967d34a36 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/deleted.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/deleted.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ def apply(user)
 
         user.created_at ||= created_at
         user.updated_at = created_at
-
-        user
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/override_timestamp.rb b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/override_timestamp.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..601a3535b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/override_timestamp.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module UserComponent
+  module Events
+    class OverrideTimestamp < UserEvent
+      attribute :data, Eventsimple::DataType.new(self)
+
+      class Message < Eventsimple::Message
+        attribute :canonical_id, DryTypes::Strict::String
+        attribute :created_at, DryTypes::JSON::Time
+        attribute :updated_at, DryTypes::JSON::Time
+      end
+
+      def apply(user)
+        user.canonical_id = data.canonical_id
+        user.created_at = data.created_at
+        user.updated_at = data.updated_at
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition.rb b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition.rb
index 58434c4ca..3d444ae11 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ def apply(user)
         user.canonical_id = data.canonical_id
         user.username = 'test'
         user.email = 'test@example.com'
-        user
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition_with_reraise.rb b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition_with_reraise.rb
index 3341bc2f2..b69f8be03 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition_with_reraise.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/rescued_invalid_transition_with_reraise.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def apply(user)
         user.canonical_id = data.canonical_id
         user.username = 'test'
         user.email = 'test@example.com'
-        user
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/updated.rb b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/updated.rb
index c1153fb18..081081a07 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/updated.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/app/components/user_component/events/updated.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def can_apply?(user)
 
       def apply(user)
         user.email = data.email
-        user
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/dummy/db/migrate/20220917150826_create_users.rb b/spec/dummy/db/migrate/20220917150826_create_users.rb
index be1fbce1f..cb6edbf2c 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/db/migrate/20220917150826_create_users.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/db/migrate/20220917150826_create_users.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ def change
     create_table :users do |t|
       t.string :canonical_id, null: false
 
-      t.string :username, null: false
+      t.string :username
       t.string :email
 
       t.integer :lock_version
diff --git a/spec/dummy/db/schema.rb b/spec/dummy/db/schema.rb
index aa0ed4328..448630da2 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/db/schema.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/db/schema.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
   create_table "users", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "canonical_id", null: false
-    t.string "username", null: false
+    t.string "username"
     t.string "email"
     t.integer "lock_version"
     t.datetime "deleted_at"
diff --git a/spec/dummy/spec/components/user_component/events/override_timestamp_spec.rb b/spec/dummy/spec/components/user_component/events/override_timestamp_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65160c5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/dummy/spec/components/user_component/events/override_timestamp_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe UserComponent::Events::OverrideTimestamp do
+  describe '#create' do
+    subject(:create_event) { event.save }
+
+    let(:canonical_id) { SecureRandom.uuid }
+
+    let(:user) { User.new }
+    let(:event) do
+      described_class.new(
+        user: user,
+        data: {
+          canonical_id: canonical_id,
+          created_at: Time.new(2023, 1, 1),
+          updated_at: Time.new(2023, 1, 1),
+        },
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'updates the user properties' do
+      create_event
+
+      expect(user.canonical_id).to eq(event.data.canonical_id)
+      expect(user.created_at).to eq(event.data.created_at)
+      expect(user.updated_at).to eq(event.data.updated_at)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 47d898964..065d10d13 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   ENV['RAILS_ROOT'] ||= "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}../../../spec/dummy"
 
   require 'rspec/rails'
-  RSpec::Matchers.define_negated_matcher(:not_change, :change)
 
   ActiveRecord::Migration.maintain_test_schema!