diff --git a/packages/compost-core/package.json b/packages/compost-core/package.json
index 3caf572..24fa27e 100644
--- a/packages/compost-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/compost-core/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "better-sqlite3": "^11.8.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^12.9.0",
     "zod": "^3.24.0",
     "uuid": "^14.0.0",
     "pino": "^9.6.0",
diff --git a/packages/compost-engram-adapter/package.json b/packages/compost-engram-adapter/package.json
index 7a21d93..b457ab7 100644
--- a/packages/compost-engram-adapter/package.json
+++ b/packages/compost-engram-adapter/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "test": "bun test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "better-sqlite3": "^11.8.0",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^12.9.0",
     "zod": "^3.24.0",
     "uuid": "^14.0.0",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.29.0"