diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
index 65a526e009a33..644b7266b8e1a 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/service/persistent/PersistentTopic.java
@@ -2571,13 +2571,18 @@ public CompletableFuture<MessageId> getLastMessageId() {
         ledgerImpl.asyncReadEntry(position, new AsyncCallbacks.ReadEntryCallback() {
             @Override
             public void readEntryComplete(Entry entry, Object ctx) {
-                MessageMetadata metadata = Commands.parseMessageMetadata(entry.getDataBuffer());
-                if (metadata.hasNumMessagesInBatch()) {
-                    completableFuture.complete(new BatchMessageIdImpl(position.getLedgerId(), position.getEntryId(),
-                            partitionIndex, metadata.getNumMessagesInBatch() - 1));
-                } else {
-                    completableFuture
-                            .complete(new MessageIdImpl(position.getLedgerId(), position.getEntryId(), partitionIndex));
+                try {
+                    MessageMetadata metadata = Commands.parseMessageMetadata(entry.getDataBuffer());
+                    if (metadata.hasNumMessagesInBatch()) {
+                        completableFuture.complete(new BatchMessageIdImpl(position.getLedgerId(), position.getEntryId(),
+                                partitionIndex, metadata.getNumMessagesInBatch() - 1));
+                    } else {
+                        completableFuture
+                                .complete(new MessageIdImpl(position.getLedgerId(), position.getEntryId(),
+                                        partitionIndex));
+                    }
+                } finally {
+                    entry.release();
                 }
             }