diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 25c0cd7..0ba8f1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ jobs:
       run: go test -race -v -ldflags="-X github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3.driverName=sqlite.mattn -X github.com/dolmen-go/sqlar/sqlarfs_test.sqliteDriver=sqlite.mattn" ./...
     - name: Test modernc.org/sqlite
       run: go test -race -v -tags=modernc ./...
+    - name: Test github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3
+      run: go test -race -v -ldflags="-X github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/driver.driverName=sqlite.ncruces -X github.com/dolmen-go/sqlar/sqlarfs_test.sqliteDriver=sqlite.ncruces" -tags=sqlite.ncruces ./...
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5aaa20a..d0ecd9a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.24.9
 
 require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.32
+	github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3 v0.29.1
 	modernc.org/sqlite v1.39.1
 )
 
@@ -12,7 +13,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v0.1.9 // indirect
+	github.com/ncruces/julianday v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
+	github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.9.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/libc v1.66.10 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2de0622..9924984 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,19 +8,27 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWE
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.32 h1:JD12Ag3oLy1zQA+BNn74xRgaBbdhbNIDYvQUEuuErjs=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.32/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
+github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3 v0.29.1 h1:NIi8AISWBToRHyoz01FXiTNvU147Tqdibgj2tFzJCqM=
+github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3 v0.29.1/go.mod h1:PpccBNNhvjwUOwDQEn2gXQPFPTWdlromj0+fSkd5KSg=
 github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v0.1.9 h1:bY0MQC28UADQmHmaF5dgpLmImcShSi2kHU9XLdhx/f4=
 github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v0.1.9/go.mod h1:Fwc5htZGVVkseilnfgOVb9mKy6w1naJmn9CehxcKcls=
+github.com/ncruces/julianday v1.0.0 h1:fH0OKwa7NWvniGQtxdJRxAgkBMolni2BjDHaWTxqt7M=
+github.com/ncruces/julianday v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Dusn2KvZrrovOMJuOt0TNXL6tB7U2E8kvza5fFc9G7g=
 github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec h1:W09IVJc94icq4NjY3clb7Lk8O1qJ8BdBEF8z0ibU0rE=
 github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec/go.mod h1:qqbHyh8v60DhA7CoWK5oRCqLrMHRGoxYCSS9EjAz6Eo=
+github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.9.0 h1:IcZ56OuxrtaEz8UYNRHBrUa9bYeX9oVY93KspZZBf/I=
+github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.9.0/go.mod h1:TSbcXCfFP0L2FGkRPxHphadXPjo1T6W+CseNNY7EkjM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b h1:M2rDM6z3Fhozi9O7NWsxAkg/yqS/lQJ6PmkyIV3YP+o=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b/go.mod h1:3//PLf8L/X+8b4vuAfHzxeRUl04Adcb341+IGKfnqS8=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.27.0 h1:kb+q2PyFnEADO2IEF935ehFUXlWiNjJWtRNgBLSfbxQ=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.27.0/go.mod h1:rWI627Fq0DEoudcK+MBkNkCe0EetEaDSwJJkCcjpazc=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 h1:ycBJEhp9p4vXvUZNszeOq0kGTPghopOL8q0fq3vstxw=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0/go.mod h1:1dzgHSNfp02xaA81J2MS99Qcpr2w7fw1gpm99rleRqA=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0 h1:l60nONMj9l5drqw6jlhIELNv9I0A4OFgRsG9k2oT9Ug=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0 h1:KVRy2GtZBrk1cBYA7MKu5bEZFxQk4NIDV6RLVcC8o0k=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
+golang.org/x/text v0.29.0 h1:1neNs90w9YzJ9BocxfsQNHKuAT4pkghyXc4nhZ6sJvk=
+golang.org/x/text v0.29.0/go.mod h1:7MhJOA9CD2qZyOKYazxdYMF85OwPdEr9jTtBpO7ydH4=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.36.0 h1:kWS0uv/zsvHEle1LbV5LE8QujrxB3wfQyxHfhOk0Qkg=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.36.0/go.mod h1:WBDiHKJK8YgLHlcQPYQzNCkUxUypCaa5ZegCVutKm+s=
 modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.26.5 h1:xM3bX7Mve6G8K8b+T11ReenJOT+BmVqQj0FY5T4+5Y4=
diff --git a/sqlarfs/driver_modernc_test.go b/sqlarfs/driver_modernc_test.go
index 409c7e3..f5c2ef5 100644
--- a/sqlarfs/driver_modernc_test.go
+++ b/sqlarfs/driver_modernc_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !cgo || modernc
+//go:build modernc || (!cgo && !sqlite.ncruces)
 
 package sqlarfs_test
 
diff --git a/sqlarfs/driver_ncruces_test.go b/sqlarfs/driver_ncruces_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0324fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlarfs/driver_ncruces_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//go:build sqlite.ncruces
+
+package sqlarfs_test
+
+import (
+	_ "github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/driver"
+	_ "github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/embed"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// go test -v -ldflags="-X github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/driver.driverName=sqlite.ncruces -X github.com/dolmen-go/sqlar/sqlarfs_test.sqliteDriver=sqlite.ncruces" -tags=sqlite.ncruces
+	if sqliteDriver == "" {
+		sqliteDriver = "sqlite3"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sqlarfs/driver_test.go b/sqlarfs/driver_test.go
index 3bcc4fc..2e74490 100644
--- a/sqlarfs/driver_test.go
+++ b/sqlarfs/driver_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build cgo && !modernc
+//go:build cgo && !sqlite.no.mattn && !modernc && !sqlite.ncruces
 
 package sqlarfs_test