diff --git a/scripts/create-migration.cjs b/scripts/create-migration.cjs
index 91145c34..00877888 100644
--- a/scripts/create-migration.cjs
+++ b/scripts/create-migration.cjs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function createMigration() {
 
     const timestamp = generateTimestamp();
     const fileName = `${timestamp}_${slugify(String(migrationName), { lower: true })}.sql`;
-    const migrationsDir = path.join(__dirname, '../src-tauri/migrations');
+    const migrationsDir = path.join(__dirname, '../src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations');
     const filePath = path.join(migrationsDir, fileName);
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(migrationsDir)) {
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index da1e51af..66a88d17 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -2475,6 +2475,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "tiff",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "include_dir"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "923d117408f1e49d914f1a379a309cffe4f18c05cf4e3d12e613a15fc81bd0dd"
+dependencies = [
+ "include_dir_macros",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "include_dir_macros"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7cab85a7ed0bd5f0e76d93846e0147172bed2e2d3f859bcc33a8d9699cad1a75"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.9.3"
@@ -7654,6 +7673,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "hex",
+ "include_dir",
  "log",
  "nanoid",
  "r2d2",
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 3d78887f..16a28fac 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     ],
     "longDescription": "A cross-platform desktop app for interacting with REST, GraphQL, and gRPC",
     "resources": [
-      "migrations",
       "vendored/protoc/include",
       "vendored/plugins",
       "vendored/plugin-runtime"
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml
index aeb897cb..b69bb5e5 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-models/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { version = "0.4.38", features = ["serde"] }
+hex = "0.4.3"
+include_dir = "0.7"
 log = "0.4.22"
 nanoid = "0.4.0"
 r2d2 = "0.8.10"
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ tauri-plugin-dialog = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = "2.0.11"
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 ts-rs = { workspace = true, features = ["chrono-impl", "serde-json-impl"] }
-hex = "0.4.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 tauri-plugin = { workspace = true, features = ["build"] }
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20230225181302_init.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230225181302_init.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20230225181302_init.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230225181302_init.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20230319042610_sort-priority.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230319042610_sort-priority.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20230319042610_sort-priority.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230319042610_sort-priority.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20230330143214_request-auth.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230330143214_request-auth.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20230330143214_request-auth.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230330143214_request-auth.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20230413232435_response-body-blob.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230413232435_response-body-blob.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20230413232435_response-body-blob.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20230413232435_response-body-blob.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20231022205109_environments.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231022205109_environments.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20231022205109_environments.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231022205109_environments.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20231028161007_variables.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231028161007_variables.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20231028161007_variables.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231028161007_variables.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20231103004111_workspace-variables.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231103004111_workspace-variables.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20231103004111_workspace-variables.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231103004111_workspace-variables.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20231103142807_folders.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231103142807_folders.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20231103142807_folders.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231103142807_folders.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20231112180500_body_object.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231112180500_body_object.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20231112180500_body_object.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231112180500_body_object.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20231113183810_url_params.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231113183810_url_params.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20231113183810_url_params.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231113183810_url_params.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20231122055216_remove_body.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231122055216_remove_body.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20231122055216_remove_body.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20231122055216_remove_body.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240111221224_settings.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240111221224_settings.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240111221224_settings.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240111221224_settings.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240115193751_workspace_settings.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240115193751_workspace_settings.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240115193751_workspace_settings.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240115193751_workspace_settings.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240118181105_channel_setting.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240118181105_channel_setting.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240118181105_channel_setting.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240118181105_channel_setting.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240127013915_cookies.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240127013915_cookies.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240127013915_cookies.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240127013915_cookies.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240128230717_more_response_attrs.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240128230717_more_response_attrs.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240128230717_more_response_attrs.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240128230717_more_response_attrs.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240203164833_grpc.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240203164833_grpc.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240203164833_grpc.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240203164833_grpc.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240522031045_theme-settings.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240522031045_theme-settings.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240522031045_theme-settings.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240522031045_theme-settings.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240529143147_more-settings.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240529143147_more-settings.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240529143147_more-settings.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240529143147_more-settings.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240607151115_open-workspace-setting.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240607151115_open-workspace-setting.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240607151115_open-workspace-setting.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240607151115_open-workspace-setting.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240814013812_fix-env-model.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240814013812_fix-env-model.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240814013812_fix-env-model.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240814013812_fix-env-model.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240826184943_disable-telemetry.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240826184943_disable-telemetry.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240826184943_disable-telemetry.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240826184943_disable-telemetry.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20240829131004_plugins.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240829131004_plugins.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20240829131004_plugins.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20240829131004_plugins.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20241003134208_response-state.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241003134208_response-state.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20241003134208_response-state.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241003134208_response-state.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20241012181547_proxy-setting.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241012181547_proxy-setting.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20241012181547_proxy-setting.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241012181547_proxy-setting.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20241217204951_docs.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241217204951_docs.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20241217204951_docs.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241217204951_docs.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20241219140051_base-environments.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241219140051_base-environments.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20241219140051_base-environments.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20241219140051_base-environments.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250102141937_sync.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250102141937_sync.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250102141937_sync.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250102141937_sync.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250108035425_editor-keymap.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250108035425_editor-keymap.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250108035425_editor-keymap.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250108035425_editor-keymap.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250108205117_workspace-meta.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250108205117_workspace-meta.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250108205117_workspace-meta.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250108205117_workspace-meta.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250114160022_remove-workspace-sync-setting.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250114160022_remove-workspace-sync-setting.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250114160022_remove-workspace-sync-setting.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250114160022_remove-workspace-sync-setting.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250123192023_plugin-kv.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250123192023_plugin-kv.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250123192023_plugin-kv.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250123192023_plugin-kv.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250128155623_websockets.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250128155623_websockets.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250128155623_websockets.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250128155623_websockets.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250302041707_hide-window-controls.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250302041707_hide-window-controls.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250302041707_hide-window-controls.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250302041707_hide-window-controls.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250326193143_key-value-id.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250326193143_key-value-id.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250326193143_key-value-id.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250326193143_key-value-id.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250401122407_encrypted-key.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250401122407_encrypted-key.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250401122407_encrypted-key.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250401122407_encrypted-key.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250402144842_encryption-key-challenge.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250402144842_encryption-key-challenge.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250402144842_encryption-key-challenge.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250402144842_encryption-key-challenge.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250424152740_remove-fks.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250424152740_remove-fks.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250424152740_remove-fks.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250424152740_remove-fks.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250507140702_remove-ev-sync-states.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250507140702_remove-ev-sync-states.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250507140702_remove-ev-sync-states.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250507140702_remove-ev-sync-states.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250508161145_public-environments.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250508161145_public-environments.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250508161145_public-environments.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250508161145_public-environments.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250516182745_default-attrs.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250516182745_default-attrs.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250516182745_default-attrs.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250516182745_default-attrs.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250530174021_graphql-introspection.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250530174021_graphql-introspection.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250530174021_graphql-introspection.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250530174021_graphql-introspection.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250531193722_sync-state-index.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250531193722_sync-state-index.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250531193722_sync-state-index.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250531193722_sync-state-index.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250604102922_colored-methods-setting.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250604102922_colored-methods-setting.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250604102922_colored-methods-setting.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250604102922_colored-methods-setting.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/migrations/20250611120000_environment-color.sql b/src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250611120000_environment-color.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from src-tauri/migrations/20250611120000_environment-color.sql
rename to src-tauri/yaak-models/migrations/20250611120000_environment-color.sql
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs
index 2ad98813..061aaa72 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn init<R: Runtime>() -> TauriPlugin<R> {
                 .build(manager)
                 .unwrap();
 
-            if let Err(e) = migrate_db(app_handle.app_handle(), &pool) {
+            if let Err(e) = migrate_db(&pool) {
                 error!("Failed to run database migration {e:?}");
                 app_handle
                     .dialog()
diff --git a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs
index 8155e262..dbcd1ac9 100644
--- a/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/yaak-models/src/migrate.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
 use crate::error::Error::MigrationError;
 use crate::error::Result;
-use log::info;
+use include_dir::{include_dir, Dir, DirEntry};
+use log::{debug, info};
 use r2d2::Pool;
 use r2d2_sqlite::SqliteConnectionManager;
-use rusqlite::{OptionalExtension, TransactionBehavior, params};
+use rusqlite::{params, OptionalExtension, TransactionBehavior};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha384};
-use std::fs;
-use std::path::Path;
-use std::result::Result as StdResult;
-use tauri::path::BaseDirectory;
-use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, Runtime};
 
-pub(crate) fn migrate_db<R: Runtime>(
-    app_handle: &AppHandle<R>,
-    pool: &Pool<SqliteConnectionManager>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let migrations_dir = app_handle
-        .path()
-        .resolve("migrations", BaseDirectory::Resource)
-        .expect("failed to resolve resource");
+static MIGRATIONS_DIR: Dir = include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/migrations");
 
-    info!("Running database migrations from: {:?}", migrations_dir);
+pub(crate) fn migrate_db(pool: &Pool<SqliteConnectionManager>) -> Result<()> {
+    info!("Running database migrations");
 
     // Ensure the table exists
     // NOTE: Yaak used to use sqlx for migrations, so we need to mirror that table structure. We
@@ -39,20 +29,22 @@ pub(crate) fn migrate_db<R: Runtime>(
     )?;
 
     // Read and sort all .sql files
-    let mut entries = fs::read_dir(migrations_dir)
-        .expect("Failed to find migrations directory")
-        .filter_map(StdResult::ok)
+    let mut entries = MIGRATIONS_DIR
+        .entries()
+        .into_iter()
         .filter(|e| e.path().extension().map(|ext| ext == "sql").unwrap_or(false))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
     // Ensure they're in the correct order
-    entries.sort_by_key(|e| e.file_name());
+    entries.sort_by_key(|e| e.path());
 
     // Run each migration in a transaction
+    let mut num_migrations = 0;
     for entry in entries {
+        num_migrations += 1;
         let mut conn = pool.get()?;
         let mut tx = conn.transaction_with_behavior(TransactionBehavior::Immediate)?;
-        match run_migration(entry.path().as_path(), &mut tx) {
+        match run_migration(entry, &mut tx) {
             Ok(_) => tx.commit()?,
             Err(e) => {
                 let msg = format!(
@@ -66,16 +58,15 @@ pub(crate) fn migrate_db<R: Runtime>(
         };
     }
 
-    info!("Finished running migrations");
+    info!("Finished running {} migrations", num_migrations);
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn run_migration(migration_path: &Path, tx: &mut rusqlite::Transaction) -> Result<bool> {
+fn run_migration(migration_path: &DirEntry, tx: &mut rusqlite::Transaction) -> Result<bool> {
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
-    let (version, description) =
-        split_migration_filename(migration_path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap())
-            .expect("Failed to parse migration filename");
+    let (version, description) = split_migration_filename(migration_path.path().to_str().unwrap())
+        .expect("Failed to parse migration filename");
 
     // Skip if already applied
     let row: Option<i64> = tx
@@ -85,11 +76,13 @@ fn run_migration(migration_path: &Path, tx: &mut rusqlite::Transaction) -> Resul
         .optional()?;
 
     if row.is_some() {
+        debug!("Skipping migration {description}");
         // Migration was already run
         return Ok(false);
     }
 
-    let sql = fs::read_to_string(migration_path).expect("Failed to read migration file");
+    let sql =
+        migration_path.as_file().unwrap().contents_utf8().expect("Failed to read migration file");
     info!("Applying migration {description}");
 
     // Split on `;`? → optional depending on how your SQL is structured