diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 15b3138..5a63eb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
         # with:
           # token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Create database
+        run: npm run build:migration
+
       - name: Build package
         run: npm run build
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 16cb37b..ec1d8b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "lint": "next lint",
     "lint:fix": "next lint --fix",
     "dev": "next dev",
+    "build:migration": "tsx scripts/migrate.ts",
     "build:ui": "next build",
     "postbuild:ui": "rimraf ui && copyfiles -u 2 -a '.next/standalone/**/*' ui && copyfiles -a '.next/static/**/*' ui && copyfiles -a 'public/**/*' ui && rimraf ui/node_modules",
     "build": "npm run build:cli && npm run build:ui"
diff --git a/scripts/migrate.ts b/scripts/migrate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f2d344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/migrate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import migrateAppDatabase from "~/database/migrate";
+
+migrateAppDatabase();
diff --git a/src/database/migrate.ts b/src/database/migrate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573eb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/migrate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+import Database from "better-sqlite3";
+import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3";
+import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3/migrator";
+
+function migrateAppDatabase() {
+  const cwd = process.env.CURRENT_WORKING_DIRECTORY || process.cwd();
+  const migrationsFolder = process.env.DRIZZLE_DIR || path.resolve(cwd, "drizzle");
+  const sqlite = new Database(path.resolve(cwd, "buttler.db"));
+  const db = drizzle(sqlite);
+
+  migrate(db, { migrationsFolder });
+  sqlite.close();
+}
+
+export default migrateAppDatabase;
diff --git a/src/instrumentation.ts b/src/instrumentation.ts
index ccdb20e..7e464b7 100644
--- a/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 export async function register() {
   if (process.env.NEXT_RUNTIME === "nodejs") {
     process.title = "buttler";
-    const path = await import("node:path");
-    const { default: Database } = await import("better-sqlite3");
-    const { drizzle } = await import("drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3");
-    const { migrate } = await import("drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3/migrator");
-
-    const cwd = process.env.CURRENT_WORKING_DIRECTORY || process.cwd();
-    const migrationsFolder = process.env.DRIZZLE_DIR || path.resolve(cwd, "drizzle");
-    const sqlite = new Database(path.resolve(cwd, "buttler.db"));
-    const db = drizzle(sqlite);
-
-    migrate(db, { migrationsFolder });
-    sqlite.close();
+    const { default: migrate } = await import("./database/migrate");
+    migrate();
   }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index eebf6da..5f39f95 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   "include": [
     "src/**/*.ts",
     "src/**/*.tsx",
+    "scripts/**/*.ts",
     "drizzle.config.ts",
     "jest.config.js",
     "next.config.js",