diff --git a/debezium-core/src/main/java/io/debezium/transforms/ExtractNewRecordState.java b/debezium-core/src/main/java/io/debezium/transforms/ExtractNewRecordState.java
index 4c395b94b..036d39212 100644
--- a/debezium-core/src/main/java/io/debezium/transforms/ExtractNewRecordState.java
+++ b/debezium-core/src/main/java/io/debezium/transforms/ExtractNewRecordState.java
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ private static class NewRecordValueMetadata {
         private final Schema schema;
         private final String operation;
 
-        public NewRecordValueMetadata(Schema schema, String operation) {
+        NewRecordValueMetadata(Schema schema, String operation) {
             this.schema = schema;
             this.operation = operation;
         }