diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index c55826180..ffa74becc 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.androidx.lifecycle.runtime.compose)
     implementation(libs.androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel)
     implementation(libs.androidx.room)
+    implementation(libs.androidx.sqlite)
     implementation(libs.androidx.appcompat)
     implementation(libs.iconics)
     implementation(libs.markwon)
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/tasks/injection/TestModule.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/tasks/injection/TestModule.kt
index 148e3b8d9..b5b19d07d 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/tasks/injection/TestModule.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/tasks/injection/TestModule.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.tasks.injection
 
 import android.content.Context
 import androidx.room.Room
+import androidx.sqlite.driver.bundled.BundledSQLiteDriver
 import dagger.Module
 import dagger.Provides
 import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class TestModule {
     @Singleton
     fun getDatabase(@ApplicationContext context: Context): Database {
         return Room.inMemoryDatabaseBuilder(context, Database::class.java)
+                .setDriver(BundledSQLiteDriver())
                 .fallbackToDestructiveMigration(dropAllTables = true)
                 .build()
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/injection/ProductionModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/injection/ProductionModule.kt
index efe71de18..3e249d830 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/injection/ProductionModule.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/injection/ProductionModule.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ package org.tasks.injection
 
 import android.content.Context
 import androidx.room.Room
+import androidx.room.RoomDatabase
+import androidx.sqlite.SQLiteConnection
+import androidx.sqlite.driver.bundled.BundledSQLiteDriver
+import androidx.sqlite.execSQL
 import dagger.Module
 import dagger.Provides
 import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import dagger.hilt.components.SingletonComponent
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import org.tasks.BuildConfig
 import org.tasks.R
 import org.tasks.caldav.FileStorage
@@ -36,6 +41,15 @@ internal class ProductionModule {
             context = context,
             name = databaseFile.absolutePath
         )
+            .setDriver(BundledSQLiteDriver())
+            .setQueryCoroutineContext(Dispatchers.IO)
+            .addCallback(object : RoomDatabase.Callback() {
+                override fun onOpen(connection: SQLiteConnection) {
+                    super.onOpen(connection)
+
+                    connection.execSQL("PRAGMA busy_timeout = 30000")
+                }
+            })
             .addMigrations(*Migrations.migrations(context, fileStorage))
         if (!BuildConfig.DEBUG || !preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_crash_main_queries, false)) {
             builder.allowMainThreadQueries()
diff --git a/deps_fdroid.txt b/deps_fdroid.txt
index 3a0b34292..0d7d599dc 100644
--- a/deps_fdroid.txt
+++ b/deps_fdroid.txt
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.8.1 -> 1.9.1 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
 +|    |         |         \--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:2.1.0 -> 2.1.10 (c)
 +|    |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.5.0-alpha13
 +|    |         |    \--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework-android:2.5.0-alpha13
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
 +|    |         |         \--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:2.1.0 -> 2.1.10 (c)
 +|    |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
 +|    |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.3 -> 1.9.0 (*)
@@ -1172,6 +1174,13 @@
 ++--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose:2.8.7 (*)
 ++--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:2.8.7 (*)
 ++--- androidx.room:room-runtime:2.7.0-alpha13 (*)
+++--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled:2.5.0-alpha13
++|    \--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled-android:2.5.0-alpha13
++|         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (*)
++|         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
++|         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|         \--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:2.1.0 -> 2.1.10 (c)
 ++--- androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0 (*)
 ++--- com.mikepenz:iconics-core:5.5.0-b01 (*)
 ++--- io.noties.markwon:core:4.6.2
diff --git a/deps_googleplay.txt b/deps_googleplay.txt
index 6a1ad0cd4..07fc6ff64 100644
--- a/deps_googleplay.txt
+++ b/deps_googleplay.txt
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.annotation:annotation:1.8.1 -> 1.9.1 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
 +|    |         |         \--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:2.1.0 -> 2.1.10 (c)
 +|    |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.5.0-alpha13
 +|    |         |    \--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework-android:2.5.0-alpha13
@@ -815,6 +816,7 @@
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
 +|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|    |         |         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
 +|    |         |         \--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:2.1.0 -> 2.1.10 (c)
 +|    |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
 +|    |         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.3 -> 1.9.0 (*)
@@ -1521,6 +1523,13 @@
 ++--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose:2.8.7 (*)
 ++--- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel:2.8.7 (*)
 ++--- androidx.room:room-runtime:2.7.0-alpha13 (*)
+++--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled:2.5.0-alpha13
++|    \--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled-android:2.5.0-alpha13
++|         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (*)
++|         +--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib -> 2.1.10 (*)
++|         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|         +--- androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework:2.5.0-alpha13 (c)
++|         \--- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:2.1.0 -> 2.1.10 (c)
 ++--- androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0 (*)
 ++--- com.mikepenz:iconics-core:5.5.0-b01 (*)
 ++--- io.noties.markwon:core:4.6.2
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6122c7a14..9e31b91e9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ androidx-preference = { module = "androidx.preference:preference", version.ref =
 androidx-recyclerview = { module = "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview", version.ref = "recyclerview" }
 androidx-room = { module = "androidx.room:room-runtime", version.ref = "room" }
 androidx-room-compiler = { module = "androidx.room:room-compiler", version.ref = "room"}
+androidx-sqlite = { module = "androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled", version = "2.5.0-alpha13" }
 androidx-swiperefreshlayout = { module = "androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout", version.ref = "swiperefreshlayout" }
 androidx-test-core = { module = "androidx.test:core", version.ref = "androidx-test" }
 androidx-test-rules = { module = "androidx.test:rules", version.ref = "androidx-test" }