diff --git a/.changeset/forty-bats-rule.md b/.changeset/forty-bats-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc090a9242b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/forty-bats-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@builder.io/qwik': patch
+---
+
+updated drizzle to latest version
diff --git a/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle.config.ts b/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle.config.ts
index a9b9455bed0..193ed3d4d27 100644
--- a/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle.config.ts
+++ b/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle.config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import type { Config } from "drizzle-kit";
-export default {
+import { defineConfig } from "drizzle-kit";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  dialect: "sqlite",
   schema: "./drizzle/schema.ts",
   out: "./drizzle/migrations/",
-  driver: "better-sqlite",
   dbCredentials: {
     url: "./drizzle/db/db.sqlite",
   },
-} satisfies Config;
+});
diff --git a/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle/schema.ts b/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle/schema.ts
index 6b64a720465..6af36fdcd33 100644
--- a/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle/schema.ts
+++ b/starters/features/drizzle/drizzle/schema.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
-// // This is your drizzle schema file.
+import { sqliteTable as table } from "drizzle-orm/sqlite-core";
+import * as t from "drizzle-orm/sqlite-core";
 
-// import { pgTable, serial, text, timestamp } from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
-
-// export const users = pgTable("users", {
-//   id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
-//   name: text("name").default("not_provided"),
-//   email: text("email").notNull(),
-// });
-
-// export const schema = {
-//   users,
-// };
-import { sqliteTable, integer, text } from "drizzle-orm/sqlite-core";
-
-export const users = sqliteTable("users", {
-  id: integer("id", { mode: "number" }).primaryKey({ autoIncrement: true }),
-  name: text("name").default("not_provided"),
-  email: text("email").notNull(),
+export const users = table("users", {
+  id: t.int({ mode: "number" }).primaryKey({ autoIncrement: true }),
+  name: t.text().default("not_provided"),
+  email: t.text().notNull(),
 });
 
 export const schema = {
diff --git a/starters/features/drizzle/package.json b/starters/features/drizzle/package.json
index 91f11a52909..a69ab11f7d7 100644
--- a/starters/features/drizzle/package.json
+++ b/starters/features/drizzle/package.json
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
     "priority": -10,
     "viteConfig": {},
     "docs": [
-      "https://qwik.dev/integrations/integration/drizzle/",
+      "https://qwik.dev/integrations/drizzle/",
       "https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/overview"
     ],
     "nextSteps": {
       "title": "Next Steps",
       "lines": [
         " Drizzle was installed with a simple DB schema and some demo routes,",
+        " now you need to run `npm run drizzle:migrate` to setup the database.",
         "",
         " better-sqlite3 was configured by default, but in production",
         " you'll want to use Postgres or MySQL.",
@@ -26,17 +27,19 @@
     "alwaysInRoot": []
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.9",
-    "drizzle-kit": "^0.20.14"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "better-sqlite3": "^9.4.3",
-    "drizzle-orm": "^0.29.4"
+    "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.12",
+    "drizzle-kit": "^0.30.3",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^11.8.1",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.39.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "drizzle-kit generate:sqlite",
-    "drizzle:generate": "drizzle-kit generate:sqlite",
-    "drizzle:migrate": "drizzle-kit push:sqlite",
-    "drizzle:studio": "drizzle-kit studio --host 127.0.0.1"
+    "drizzle:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
+    "drizzle:migrate": "drizzle-kit migrate",
+    "drizzle:push": "drizzle-kit push",
+    "drizzle:pull": "drizzle-kit pull",
+    "drizzle:check": "drizzle-kit check",
+    "drizzle:up": "drizzle-kit up",
+    "drizzle:studio": "drizzle-kit studio",
+    "postinstall": "drizzle-kit generate"
   }
 }