diff --git a/resources/turso/Cargo.toml b/resources/turso/Cargo.toml
index 45685f77d..077887b62 100644
--- a/resources/turso/Cargo.toml
+++ b/resources/turso/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ keywords = ["shuttle-service", "turso"]
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.56"
 dunce = "1.0.4"
-libsql = { version = "0.2.0", default-features = false, features = ["core", "remote"] }
+libsql = { version = "0.3.1", default-features = false, features = ["core", "remote"] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 shuttle-service = { path = "../../service", version = "0.42.0" }
 url = { version = "2.3.1", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/resources/turso/src/lib.rs b/resources/turso/src/lib.rs
index 1159ec9bd..3f7facc81 100644
--- a/resources/turso/src/lib.rs
+++ b/resources/turso/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use libsql::{Connection, Database};
+use libsql::{Builder, Connection};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use shuttle_service::{
     error::{CustomError, Error as ShuttleError},
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl ResourceInputBuilder for Turso {
 impl IntoResource<Connection> for TursoOutput {
     async fn into_resource(self) -> Result<Connection, shuttle_service::Error> {
         let database = if self.remote {
-            Database::open_remote(
+            Builder::new_remote(
                 self.conn_url.to_string(),
                 self.token
                     .clone()
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ impl IntoResource<Connection> for TursoOutput {
                         "missing token for remote database",
                     )))?,
             )
+            .build()
+            .await
         } else {
-            Database::open(self.conn_url.to_string())
+            Builder::new_local(self.conn_url.to_string()).build().await
         };
         database
             .map_err(|err| ShuttleError::Custom(err.into()))?