diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b3545c67..f98be661d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@ add_executable(
   ${QET_DIR}/qelectrotech.qrc
   )
 
+find_package(SQLite3 REQUIRED)
+
 target_link_libraries(
   ${PROJECT_NAME}
   PUBLIC
   PRIVATE
   pugixml::pugixml
   SingleApplication::SingleApplication
+  SQLite::SQLite3
   ${KF6_PRIVATE_LIBRARIES}
   ${QET_PRIVATE_LIBRARIES}
   )
diff --git a/cmake/start_options.cmake b/cmake/start_options.cmake
index f3494cfd9..b251651bf 100644
--- a/cmake/start_options.cmake
+++ b/cmake/start_options.cmake
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ add_definitions(-DQET_ALLOW_OVERRIDE_CD_OPTION)
 add_definitions(-DQET_ALLOW_OVERRIDE_DD_OPTION)
 
 #comment the line below to disable the project database export
-#add_definitions(-DQET_EXPORT_PROJECT_DB) #error Todo
+add_definitions(-DQET_EXPORT_PROJECT_DB)