diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 689d894..e14398b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM dart:3.7.2
+FROM dart:3.10.2
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     curl \
@@ -27,5 +27,14 @@ ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
+COPY pubspec.yaml pubspec.lock ./
+COPY third_party/sqlite3.dart/sqlite3 ./third_party/sqlite3.dart/sqlite3
+
+RUN dart pub get
+
+RUN dart --disable-analytics
+
+RUN dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
+
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/zsh" ]
-CMD ["-l"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["-l"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 646c12f..529b7dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,3 +31,9 @@ Place it in a standard library path (e.g., `/usr/lib`, or use `/usr/local/lib/`)
 ## 🚀 Usage
 
 Use **any standard SQLite library** in your language/runtime — this project handles the dynamic strategy and connection logic under the hood.
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 How to test
+
+See the dedicated guide: [`README_TESTING.md`](README_TESTING.md).
diff --git a/README_TESTING.md b/README_TESTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2316b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README_TESTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# How To Test
+
+Follow these steps from the project root.
+
+## 1. Pull the submodule dependencies
+
+`pubspec.yaml` uses a local path override from the `third_party/sqlite3.dart` submodule, so initialize and update submodules first.
+
+```bash
+git submodule update --init --recursive third_party/sqlite3.dart
+```
+
+## 2. Build the Docker image
+
+```bash
+docker build -t libturso:sandbox .
+```
+
+## 3. Run the container with the current directory mounted
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm -it \
+  -v "$(pwd):/app" \
+  -w /app \
+  libturso:sandbox
+```
+
+## 4. Compile the binary inside the container
+
+```bash
+cargo build
+```
+
+## 5. Run the Dart file in `bin/` to test
+
+```bash
+dart run bin/libsqlite3_turso.dart
+```
diff --git a/bin/libsqlite3_turso.dart b/bin/libsqlite3_turso.dart
index 57ec111..b065e87 100644
--- a/bin/libsqlite3_turso.dart
+++ b/bin/libsqlite3_turso.dart
@@ -30,28 +30,28 @@ void main() async {
 
   final database = AppDatabase();
 
-  await database.transaction(() async {
-    // Create the table if it doesn't exist
-    final result = await database.into(database.todoItems).insert(
-          TodoItemsCompanion.insert(
-            title: 'todo: setup drift',
-            content: 'We need to set up drift for our SQLite database.',
-          ),
-        );
-
-  await (database
-    .update(database.todoItems)
-    ..where((tbl) => tbl.id.equals(result)))
-    .write(TodoItemsCompanion(content: const Value('Updated content')));
-
-
-    print('Inserted item with ID: $result');
-  });
-
-  // final allItems = await database.select(database.todoItems).get();
-  // for (final item in allItems) {
-  //   print('Item: ${item.title}, Content: ${item.content}');
-  // }
+  // await database.transaction(() async {
+  //   // Create the table if it doesn't exist
+  //   final result = await database.into(database.todoItems).insert(
+  //         TodoItemsCompanion.insert(
+  //           title: 'todo: setup drift',
+  //           content: 'We need to set up drift for our SQLite database.',
+  //         ),
+  //       );
+
+  // await (database
+  //   .update(database.todoItems)
+  //   ..where((tbl) => tbl.id.equals(result)))
+  //   .write(TodoItemsCompanion(content: const Value('Updated content')));
+
+
+  //   print('Inserted item with ID: $result');
+  // });
+
+  final allItems = await database.select(database.todoItems).get();
+  for (final item in allItems) {
+    print('Item: ${item.title}, Content: ${item.content}');
+  }
 
   // final server = await HttpServer.bind(InternetAddress.anyIPv4, 8081);
 
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 8e4a723..f3c1d09 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: _fe_analyzer_shared
-      sha256: da0d9209ca76bde579f2da330aeb9df62b6319c834fa7baae052021b0462401f
+      sha256: f0bb5d1648339c8308cc0b9838d8456b3cfe5c91f9dc1a735b4d003269e5da9a
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "85.0.0"
+    version: "88.0.0"
   analyzer:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: analyzer
-      sha256: "974859dc0ff5f37bc4313244b3218c791810d03ab3470a579580279ba971a48d"
+      sha256: "0b7b9c329d2879f8f05d6c05b32ee9ec025f39b077864bdb5ac9a7b63418a98f"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "7.7.1"
+    version: "8.1.1"
   args:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -45,50 +45,34 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: build
-      sha256: "7174c5d84b0fed00a1f5e7543597b35d67560465ae3d909f0889b8b20419d5e3"
+      sha256: "275bf6bb2a00a9852c28d4e0b410da1d833a734d57d39d44f94bfc895a484ec3"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.1"
+    version: "4.0.4"
   build_config:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: build_config
-      sha256: "4ae2de3e1e67ea270081eaee972e1bd8f027d459f249e0f1186730784c2e7e33"
+      sha256: "4f64382b97504dc2fcdf487d5aae33418e08b4703fc21249e4db6d804a4d0187"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.2"
+    version: "1.2.0"
   build_daemon:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: build_daemon
-      sha256: "8e928697a82be082206edb0b9c99c5a4ad6bc31c9e9b8b2f291ae65cd4a25daa"
+      sha256: bf05f6e12cfea92d3c09308d7bcdab1906cd8a179b023269eed00c071004b957
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.4"
-  build_resolvers:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: build_resolvers
-      sha256: "82730bf3d9043366ba8c02e4add05842a10739899520a6a22ddbd22d333bd5bb"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.1"
+    version: "4.1.1"
   build_runner:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
       name: build_runner
-      sha256: "32c6b3d172f1f46b7c4df6bc4a47b8d88afb9e505dd4ace4af80b3c37e89832b"
+      sha256: "39ad4ca8a2876779737c60e4228b4bcd35d4352ef7e14e47514093edc012c734"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.6.1"
-  build_runner_core:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: build_runner_core
-      sha256: "4b188774b369104ad96c0e4ca2471e5162f0566ce277771b179bed5eabf2d048"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "9.2.1"
+    version: "2.11.1"
   built_collection:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -101,10 +85,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: built_value
-      sha256: ba95c961bafcd8686d1cf63be864eb59447e795e124d98d6a27d91fcd13602fb
+      sha256: "7931c90b84bc573fef103548e354258ae4c9d28d140e41961df6843c5d60d4d8"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "8.11.1"
+    version: "8.12.3"
   charcode:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -141,10 +125,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: code_builder
-      sha256: "0ec10bf4a89e4c613960bf1e8b42c64127021740fb21640c29c909826a5eea3e"
+      sha256: "6a6cab2ba4680d6423f34a9b972a4c9a94ebe1b62ecec4e1a1f2cba91fd1319d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.10.1"
+    version: "4.11.1"
   collection:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -165,50 +149,50 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: coverage
-      sha256: aa07dbe5f2294c827b7edb9a87bba44a9c15a3cc81bc8da2ca19b37322d30080
+      sha256: "5da775aa218eaf2151c721b16c01c7676fbfdd99cebba2bf64e8b807a28ff94d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.14.1"
+    version: "1.15.0"
   crypto:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: crypto
-      sha256: "1e445881f28f22d6140f181e07737b22f1e099a5e1ff94b0af2f9e4a463f4855"
+      sha256: c8ea0233063ba03258fbcf2ca4d6dadfefe14f02fab57702265467a19f27fadf
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.6"
+    version: "3.0.7"
   dart_style:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: dart_style
-      sha256: "8a0e5fba27e8ee025d2ffb4ee820b4e6e2cf5e4246a6b1a477eb66866947e0bb"
+      sha256: c87dfe3d56f183ffe9106a18aebc6db431fc7c98c31a54b952a77f3d54a85697
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.1.1"
+    version: "3.1.2"
   drift:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: drift
-      sha256: "6aaea757f53bb035e8a3baedf3d1d53a79d6549a6c13d84f7546509da9372c7c"
+      sha256: "970cd188fddb111b26ea6a9b07a62bf5c2432d74147b8122c67044ae3b97e99e"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.28.1"
+    version: "2.31.0"
   drift_dev:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
       name: drift_dev
-      sha256: "2fc05ad458a7c562755bf0cae11178dfc58387a416829b78d4da5155a61465fd"
+      sha256: "917184b2fb867b70a548a83bf0d36268423b38d39968c06cce4905683da49587"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.28.1"
+    version: "2.31.0"
   ffi:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: ffi
-      sha256: "16ed7b077ef01ad6170a3d0c57caa4a112a38d7a2ed5602e0aca9ca6f3d98da6"
+      sha256: "6d7fd89431262d8f3125e81b50d3847a091d846eafcd4fdb88dd06f36d705a45"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.3"
+    version: "2.2.0"
   file:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -273,14 +257,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.0.5"
-  js:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: js
-      sha256: c1b2e9b5ea78c45e1a0788d29606ba27dc5f71f019f32ca5140f61ef071838cf
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.1"
   json_annotation:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -309,18 +285,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: matcher
-      sha256: d2323aa2060500f906aa31a895b4030b6da3ebdcc5619d14ce1aada65cd161cb
+      sha256: "12956d0ad8390bbcc63ca2e1469c0619946ccb52809807067a7020d57e647aa6"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.16+1"
+    version: "0.12.18"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: meta
-      sha256: "23f08335362185a5ea2ad3a4e597f1375e78bce8a040df5c600c8d3552ef2394"
+      sha256: "9f29b9bcc8ee287b1a31e0d01be0eae99a930dbffdaecf04b3f3d82a969f296f"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.17.0"
+    version: "1.18.1"
   mime:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -357,10 +333,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: pool
-      sha256: "20fe868b6314b322ea036ba325e6fc0711a22948856475e2c2b6306e8ab39c2a"
+      sha256: "978783255c543aa3586a1b3c21f6e9d720eb315376a915872c61ef8b5c20177d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.5.1"
+    version: "1.5.2"
   pub_semver:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -413,18 +389,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: shelf_web_socket
-      sha256: cc36c297b52866d203dbf9332263c94becc2fe0ceaa9681d07b6ef9807023b67
+      sha256: "3632775c8e90d6c9712f883e633716432a27758216dfb61bd86a8321c0580925"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.0"
   source_gen:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: source_gen
-      sha256: "7b19d6ba131c6eb98bfcbf8d56c1a7002eba438af2e7ae6f8398b2b0f4f381e3"
+      sha256: "1d562a3c1f713904ebbed50d2760217fd8a51ca170ac4b05b0db490699dbac17"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.1.0"
+    version: "4.2.0"
   source_map_stack_trace:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -445,26 +421,25 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: source_span
-      sha256: "254ee5351d6cb365c859e20ee823c3bb479bf4a293c22d17a9f1bf144ce86f7c"
+      sha256: "56a02f1f4cd1a2d96303c0144c93bd6d909eea6bee6bf5a0e0b685edbd4c47ab"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.10.1"
+    version: "1.10.2"
   sqlite3:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: sqlite3
-      sha256: f393d92c71bdcc118d6203d07c991b9be0f84b1a6f89dd4f7eed348131329924
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.9.0"
+      path: "third_party/sqlite3.dart/sqlite3"
+      relative: true
+    source: path
+    version: "2.8.0"
   sqlparser:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: sqlparser
-      sha256: "7c859c803cf7e9a84d6db918bac824545045692bbe94a6386bd3a45132235d09"
+      sha256: "337e9997f7141ffdd054259128553c348635fa318f7ca492f07a4ab76f850d19"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.41.1"
+    version: "0.43.1"
   stack_trace:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -509,58 +484,50 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
       name: test
-      sha256: "75906bf273541b676716d1ca7627a17e4c4070a3a16272b7a3dc7da3b9f3f6b7"
+      sha256: "54c516bbb7cee2754d327ad4fca637f78abfc3cbcc5ace83b3eda117e42cd71a"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.26.3"
+    version: "1.29.0"
   test_api:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
-      sha256: ab2726c1a94d3176a45960b6234466ec367179b87dd74f1611adb1f3b5fb9d55
+      sha256: "93167629bfc610f71560ab9312acdda4959de4df6fac7492c89ff0d3886f6636"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.7"
+    version: "0.7.9"
   test_core:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_core
-      sha256: "0cc24b5ff94b38d2ae73e1eb43cc302b77964fbf67abad1e296025b78deb53d0"
+      sha256: "394f07d21f0f2255ec9e3989f21e54d3c7dc0e6e9dbce160e5a9c1a6be0e2943"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.6.12"
-  timing:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: timing
-      sha256: "62ee18aca144e4a9f29d212f5a4c6a053be252b895ab14b5821996cff4ed90fe"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.2"
+    version: "0.6.15"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: typed_data
-      sha256: facc8d6582f16042dd49f2463ff1bd6e2c9ef9f3d5da3d9b087e244a7b564b3c
+      sha256: f9049c039ebfeb4cf7a7104a675823cd72dba8297f264b6637062516699fa006
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.2"
+    version: "1.4.0"
   vm_service:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vm_service
-      sha256: "0968250880a6c5fe7edc067ed0a13d4bae1577fe2771dcf3010d52c4a9d3ca14"
+      sha256: "45caa6c5917fa127b5dbcfbd1fa60b14e583afdc08bfc96dda38886ca252eb60"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "14.3.1"
+    version: "15.0.2"
   watcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: watcher
-      sha256: "0b7fd4a0bbc4b92641dbf20adfd7e3fd1398fe17102d94b674234563e110088a"
+      sha256: "1398c9f081a753f9226febe8900fce8f7d0a67163334e1c94a2438339d79d635"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.2"
+    version: "1.2.1"
   web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 8f2e0fc..bd46922 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ dependencies:
   drift: ^2.28.1
   sqlite3: ^2.9.0
 
+dependency_overrides:
+  sqlite3:
+    path: ./third_party/sqlite3.dart/sqlite3
+
 dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: ^2.6.1
   drift_dev: ^2.28.1