diff --git a/.metwork-framework/components.md b/.metwork-framework/components.md
index 827fbe11..1dcc552c 100644
--- a/.metwork-framework/components.md
+++ b/.metwork-framework/components.md
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
 | [six](https://github.com/benjaminp/six) | 1.16.0 | python3_core |
 | [sloccount](https://www.dwheeler.com/sloccount/) | 2.26 | devtools |
 | [snowballstemmer](https://github.com/snowballstem/snowball) | 2.2.0 | python3_devtools |
+| [sqlite](http://sqlite.org/) | 3450000 | core |
 | [stack_data](http://github.com/alexmojaki/stack_data) | 0.6.3 | python3_devtools |
 | [statsd](https://github.com/jsocol/pystatsd) | 075001f | python3 |
 | [structlog](https://pypi.org/project/structlog) | 23.1.0 | python3 |
@@ -269,4 +270,4 @@
 | [zeromq](https://zeromq.org/) | 4.3.4 | core |
 | [zipp](https://github.com/jaraco/zipp) | 3.16.2 | python3_core |
 
-*(268 components)*
+*(269 components)*
diff --git a/layers/layer0_core/.system_dependencies b/layers/layer0_core/.system_dependencies
index cdbf7551..e074df02 100644
--- a/layers/layer0_core/.system_dependencies
+++ b/layers/layer0_core/.system_dependencies
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ libpthread.so.0()(64bit)@generic
 libresolv.so.2()(64bit)@generic
 librt.so.1()(64bit)@generic
 libSM.so.6()(64bit)@generic
-libsqlite3.so.0()(64bit)@generic
 libssl.so.1.1()(64bit)@generic
 libstdc++.so.6()(64bit)@generic
 libtcl8.6.so()(64bit)@generic
diff --git a/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/Makefile b/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a539cdc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include ../../../adm/root.mk
+include ../../layer_wrapper.mk
diff --git a/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/Makefile.mk b/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/Makefile.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8129af66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/Makefile.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+include ../../../adm/root.mk
+include ../../package.mk
+
+export NAME=sqlite
+export VERSION=3450000
+export EXTENSION=tar.gz
+export CHECKTYPE=MD5
+export CHECKSUM=d6150f5dc837ae94b7d735f1b611b634
+export EXPLICIT_NAME=$(NAME)-autoconf-$(VERSION)
+DESCRIPTION=\
+SQLite is a C-language library that implements a small, fast, self-contained, high-reliability, full-featured, SQL database engine (the database is a file)
+WEBSITE=http://sqlite.org/
+LICENSE=Domain public
+
+all:: $(PREFIX)/lib/libsqlite3.so
+$(PREFIX)/lib/libsqlite3.so: Makefile Makefile.mk sources
+	$(MAKE) --file=../../Makefile.standard PREFIX=$(PREFIX) EXPLICIT_NAME="$(EXPLICIT_NAME)" OPTIONS="--enable-shared --disable-static" EXTRACFLAGS="-I$(PREFIX)/include -DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA" EXTRALDFLAGS="-L$(PREFIX)/lib" download uncompress configure build install
diff --git a/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/sources b/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/sources
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..312d7e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/layer0_core/0020_sqlite/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://sqlite.org/2024/sqlite-autoconf-3450000.tar.gz
diff --git a/layers/layer1_scientific_core/0015_proj/Makefile.mk b/layers/layer1_scientific_core/0015_proj/Makefile.mk
index 03f5ba6b..d34a39e8 100644
--- a/layers/layer1_scientific_core/0015_proj/Makefile.mk
+++ b/layers/layer1_scientific_core/0015_proj/Makefile.mk
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ LICENSE=MIT
 
 all:: $(PREFIX)/lib/libproj.so
 $(PREFIX)/lib/libproj.so:
-	$(MAKE) --file=../../Makefile.standard PREFIX=$(PREFIX) OPTIONS="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF" download uncompress configure_cmake build_cmake install_cmake
+	$(MAKE) --file=../../Makefile.standard PREFIX=$(PREFIX) OPTIONS="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='$(PREFIX);$(PREFIX)/../core'" download uncompress configure_cmake build_cmake install_cmake