diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 9e19101..0a2b596 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@
 
 (use-package epkg
   :defer t
-  :init (setq epkg-repository
-              (expand-file-name "var/epkgs/" user-emacs-directory)))
+  :init
+  (setq epkg-repository
+        (expand-file-name "var/epkgs/" user-emacs-directory))
+  (setq epkg-database-connector
+        (if (>= emacs-major-version 29) 'sqlite-builtin 'sqlite-module)))
 
 (use-package custom
   :no-require t