diff --git a/src/core/db.rs b/src/core/db.rs
index 1a0083d..59086db 100644
--- a/src/core/db.rs
+++ b/src/core/db.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ pub fn run_migrations(conn: &Connection) -> Result<()> {
 
         match conn.execute_batch(sql) {
             Ok(()) => {
+                // Framework-managed version bookkeeping: ensures the version is
+                // always recorded even if a migration .sql omits the INSERT.
+                // Uses OR REPLACE so legacy migrations that self-register are harmless.
+                conn.execute(
+                    "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO schema_version (version, applied_at, description) \
+                     VALUES (?1, strftime('%s', 'now') * 1000, ?2)",
+                    rusqlite::params![version, version_str],
+                )
+                .map_err(|e| LoreError::MigrationFailed {
+                    version,
+                    message: format!("Failed to record schema version: {e}"),
+                    source: Some(e),
+                })?;
+
                 conn.execute_batch(&format!("RELEASE {}", savepoint_name))
                     .map_err(|e| LoreError::MigrationFailed {
                         version,