diff --git a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/package.json b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/package.json
index 9c2881f9..802f17d7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-nitro-sqlite/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@react-native/jest-preset": "0.88.0",
     "@types/better-sqlite3": "^9.6.0",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^12.11.1",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^13.0.3",
     "jest": "^30.2.0",
     "nitrogen": "0.37.1",
     "react": "19.3.1",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     "react-native-nitro-modules": "0.37.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "better-sqlite3": "^12.11.1",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^13.0.3",
     "react": ">=17.0.0",
     "react-native": ">=0.75.0",
     "react-native-nitro-modules": ">=0.35.0"