diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
index 4cc90c82a..94b4bca2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ jobs:
             -DQET_EXPORT_PROJECT_DB=ON \
             -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=/ucrt64/bin/ccache \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=/ucrt64/bin/ccache \
-
             ..
           ninja -j"$NPROC"
 
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index ef4eaef78..4dc4d4387 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ the closest match.
 sudo apt install \
     build-essential cmake ninja-build git \
     qt6-base-dev qt6-base-private-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-tools-dev-tools \
-
     libkf6coreaddons-dev libkf6widgetsaddons-dev
 ```
 
diff --git a/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.cpp b/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.cpp
index 2d3f0ab12..1e199641f 100644
--- a/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.cpp
+++ b/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.cpp
@@ -1290,9 +1290,10 @@ void projectDataBase::exportDb(projectDataBase *db,
 
 	// VACUUM INTO creates a standalone copy of the current database without
 	// requiring access to the SQLite driver's native connection handle.
-	const auto escaped_path = path_.replace("'", "''");
 	QSqlQuery query(db->m_data_base);
-	if (!query.exec("VACUUM INTO '" % escaped_path % "'")) {
+	query.prepare("VACUUM INTO ?");
+	query.bindValue(0, path_);
+	if (!query.exec()) {
 		qWarning() << "Unable to export project database:" << query.lastError().text();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.h b/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.h
index d73a449a6..69ff9f6fc 100644
--- a/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.h
+++ b/sources/dataBase/projectdatabase.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class QETProject;
 class Diagram;
 class Conductor;
 class Terminal;
-class sqlite3;
 
 /**
 	@brief The projectDataBase class