diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7256454..82ada24 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "k-core"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-nats",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b8e955c..9f100c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "k-core"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 5af69b7..f2a17d6 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "db-sqlx")]
+use sqlx::Pool;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]