diff --git a/schemas/ispyb/stored_programs/sp_update_reg_container_barcode.sql b/schemas/ispyb/stored_programs/sp_update_reg_container_barcode.sql
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+-- Test call:
+-- CALL update_reg_container_barcode('DLS123', 'DLS456');
+
+DELIMITER ;;
+CREATE OR REPLACE DEFINER=`ispyb_root`@`%` PROCEDURE `update_reg_container_barcode`(IN p_oldBarcode varchar(20), IN p_newBarcode varchar(20))
+MODIFIES SQL DATA
+COMMENT 'For Registered Container with barcode==p_oldBarcode: Sets barcode=p_newBarcode'
+BEGIN
+    DECLARE row_containerRegistryId int(11) unsigned DEFAULT NULL;
+
+    IF NOT (p_oldBarcode IS NULL) AND NOT (p_newBarcode IS NULL) THEN
+        START TRANSACTION;
+          SELECT containerRegistryId INTO row_containerRegistryId FROM ContainerRegistry WHERE barcode = p_oldBarcode FOR UPDATE;
+          IF NOT (row_containerRegistryId IS NULL) THEN
+              UPDATE ContainerRegistry SET barcode = p_newBarcode WHERE containerRegistryId = row_containerRegistryId;
+          ELSE
+              SIGNAL SQLSTATE '02000' SET MYSQL_ERRNO=1643, MESSAGE_TEXT='Barcode given by p_oldBarcode not found';
+          END IF;
+        COMMIT;
+    ELSE
+        SIGNAL SQLSTATE '45000' SET MYSQL_ERRNO=1644, MESSAGE_TEXT='Mandatory argument(s) p_oldBarcode and/or p_newBarcode are NULL';
+    END IF;
+END ;;
+DELIMITER ;