diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs b/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs
index 8d9817856..bfbbce227 100644
--- a/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/tag/mod.rs
@@ -171,17 +171,8 @@ impl SqliteStorage {
                 })
             })?
             .collect::<Result<Vec<Tag>>>()?;
-        self.db.execute_batch(
-            "
-        drop table tags;
-        create table tags (
-          id integer primary key not null,
-          name text not null collate unicase,
-          usn integer not null,
-          config blob not null
-        );
-        ",
-        )?;
+        self.db
+            .execute_batch(include_str!["../upgrades/schema17_upgrade.sql"])?;
         tags.into_iter().try_for_each(|mut tag| -> Result<()> {
             tag.name = human_tag_name_to_native(&tag.name);
             self.register_tag(&mut tag)
diff --git a/rslib/src/storage/upgrades/schema17_upgrade.sql b/rslib/src/storage/upgrades/schema17_upgrade.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a324181f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rslib/src/storage/upgrades/schema17_upgrade.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+drop table tags;
+create table tags (
+    id integer primary key not null,
+    name text not null collate unicase,
+    usn integer not null,
+    config blob not null
+);
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