diff --git a/shmig b/shmig
index c16883d..16f7b41 100755
--- a/shmig
+++ b/shmig
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ mysql_cli(){
 
 mysql_check(){
   __generic_checker "$MYSQL" "show tables;" \
-    "create table \`$SCHEMA_TABLE\`(version int not null primary key, migrated_at timestamp not null default current_timestamp);"
+    "create table \`$SCHEMA_TABLE\` (version bigint not null primary key, migrated_at timestamp not null default current_timestamp);"
 }
 
 mysql_previous_versions(){