diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf6670e..2ac0a92 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .DS_Store
 .idea
+.update.timestamp
 .vscode
 /lib
 /nimcache
diff --git a/sqlcipher.nimble b/sqlcipher.nimble
index 579b30f..ef7778c 100644
--- a/sqlcipher.nimble
+++ b/sqlcipher.nimble
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ proc buildAndRunTest(name: string,
 
 task tests, "Run all tests":
   buildAndRunTest "db_smoke"
+  buildAndRunTest "sqlite_boolean_literals"
diff --git a/sqlcipher/tiny_sqlite.nim b/sqlcipher/tiny_sqlite.nim
index 795b16e..b29ca32 100644
--- a/sqlcipher/tiny_sqlite.nim
+++ b/sqlcipher/tiny_sqlite.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import std / [options, macros, typetraits], sequtils, unicode
+import std / [options, macros, typetraits], sequtils, unicode, strutils
 
 from sqlite_wrapper as sqlite import nil
 from stew/shims/macros as stew_macros import hasCustomPragmaFixed, getCustomPragmaFixed
@@ -179,7 +179,24 @@ proc toDbValues*(values: varargs[DbValue, toDbValue]): seq[DbValue] =
 
 proc fromDbValue*(value: DbValue, T: typedesc[Ordinal]): T =
     # Convert a DbValue to an ordinal.
-    value.intVal.T
+
+    ### START CUSTOM SUPPORT ###
+    # FOR STRING REPRESENTATIONS OF BOOLEANS.
+    # SQLITE VERSIONS <3.23.0 DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATE BOOLEAN
+    # LITERALS IN SQL SYNTAX TO 0/1. SEE https://sqlite.org/lang_expr.html
+    # (section 14) FOR MORE DETAIL.
+    when T is bool:
+        if (value.kind == sqliteText):
+            try:
+                result = value.strVal.toLower.parseBool
+            except ValueError as ve:
+                ve.msg = "Error parsing string value into boolean: " & ve.msg
+                raise ve
+        else:
+            result = value.intVal.T
+    else:
+        ### END CUSTOM SUPPORT ###
+        value.intVal.T
 
 proc fromDbValue*(value: DbValue, T: typedesc[SomeFloat]): float64 =
     ## Convert a DbValue to a float.
diff --git a/test/sqlite_boolean_literals.nim b/test/sqlite_boolean_literals.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef79953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sqlite_boolean_literals.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import # nim libs
+  options, os, unittest, strformat
+
+import # vendor libs
+  ../sqlcipher
+
+type
+  BoolTest* {.dbTableName("boolTest").} = object
+    testId* {.dbColumnName("testId").}: string
+    boolCol1* {.dbColumnName("boolCol1").}: bool
+    boolCol2* {.dbColumnName("boolCol2").}: bool
+    boolCol3* {.dbColumnName("boolCol3").}: Option[bool]
+  SqliteBool = bool | int | string | Option[bool]
+
+proc createBoolTable(db: DbConn) =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  db.exec(fmt"""CREATE TABLE {boolTest.tableName} (
+      {boolTest.testId.columnName} VARCHAR NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+      {boolTest.boolCol1.columnName} BOOLEAN,
+      {boolTest.boolCol2.columnName} BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
+      {boolTest.boolCol3.columnName} BOOLEAN
+    )""")
+
+proc getBoolRow(db: DbConn, testId: string): BoolTest =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  let query = fmt"""SELECT * FROM {boolTest.tableName} WHERE {boolTest.testId.columnName} = ?"""
+  let resultOption = db.one(BoolTest, query, testId)
+  if resultOption.isNone:
+    raise newException(ValueError, fmt"Failed to get row with testId '{testId}'")
+  resultOption.get()
+
+proc insertBoolRowString(db: DbConn, testId: string, bool1: SqliteBool, bool2: SqliteBool, bool3: Option[SqliteBool]): BoolTest =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  let bool3Param = if bool3.isNone: "null" else: fmt"'{bool3.get}'"
+  db.execScript(fmt"""INSERT INTO {boolTest.tableName} VALUES ('{testId}', '{bool1}', '{bool2}', {bool3Param});""")
+  db.getBoolRow(testId)
+
+proc insertBoolRowString(db: DbConn, testId: string, bool1: SqliteBool, bool3: Option[SqliteBool]): BoolTest =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  let bool3Param = if bool3.isNone: "null" else: fmt"'{bool3.get}'"
+  db.execScript(fmt"""
+    INSERT INTO {boolTest.tableName} (
+      {boolTest.testId.columnName}, {boolTest.boolCol1.columnName}, {boolTest.boolCol3.columnName}
+    )
+    VALUES (
+      '{testId}', '{bool1}', {bool3Param}
+    );""")
+  db.getBoolRow(testId)
+
+proc insertBoolRowInt(db: DbConn, testId: string, bool1: SqliteBool, bool2: SqliteBool, bool3: Option[SqliteBool]): BoolTest =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  let bool3Param = if bool3.isNone: "null" else: fmt"{bool3.get}"
+  db.execScript(fmt"""INSERT INTO {boolTest.tableName} VALUES ('{testId}', {bool1}, {bool2}, {bool3Param});""")
+  db.getBoolRow(testId)
+
+proc insertBoolRowInt(db: DbConn, testId: string, bool1: SqliteBool, bool3: Option[SqliteBool]): BoolTest =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  let bool3Param = if bool3.isNone: "null" else: fmt"{bool3.get}"
+  db.execScript(fmt"""INSERT INTO {boolTest.tableName} ({boolTest.testId.columnName}, {boolTest.boolCol1.columnName}, {boolTest.boolCol3.columnName}) VALUES ('{testId}', {bool1}, {bool3Param});""")
+  db.getBoolRow(testId)
+
+proc insertBoolRowBool(db: DbConn, testId: string, bool1: SqliteBool, bool2: SqliteBool, bool3: Option[SqliteBool]): BoolTest =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  db.exec(fmt"""INSERT INTO {boolTest.tableName} VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?);""", testId, bool1, bool2, bool3)
+  db.getBoolRow(testId)
+
+proc insertBoolRowBool(db: DbConn, testId: string, bool1: SqliteBool, bool3: Option[SqliteBool]): BoolTest =
+  var boolTest: BoolTest
+  db.exec(fmt"""INSERT INTO {boolTest.tableName} ({boolTest.testId.columnName}, {boolTest.boolCol1.columnName}, {boolTest.boolCol3.columnName}) VALUES (?, ?, ?);""", testId, bool1, bool3)
+  db.getBoolRow(testId)
+
+suite "sqlite_booleans":
+  let password = "qwerty"
+  let path = currentSourcePath.parentDir() & "/build/my.db"
+  removeFile(path)
+  let db = openDatabase(path)
+  db.key(password)
+  debugEcho "creating bool test table"
+  db.createBoolTable()
+  
+  test "using nim boolean types":
+    let falseFalseNone1 = db.insertBoolRowBool("falseFalseNone1", false, false, bool.none)
+    let falseTrueFalse1 = db.insertBoolRowBool("falseTrueFalse1", false, false.some)
+    let trueFalseNone1 = db.insertBoolRowBool("trueFalseNone1", true, false, bool.none)
+    let trueTrueTrue1 = db.insertBoolRowBool("trueTrueTrue1", true, true.some)
+
+    check:
+      falseFalseNone1 == BoolTest(testId: "falseFalseNone1", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      falseTrueFalse1 == BoolTest(testId: "falseTrueFalse1", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: false.some)
+      trueFalseNone1 == BoolTest(testId: "trueFalseNone1", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      trueTrueTrue1 == BoolTest(testId: "trueTrueTrue1", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: true.some)
+
+  test "using strings":
+    let falseFalseNone2 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseFalseNone2", "false", "false", string.none)
+    let falseTrueFalse2 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseTrueFalse2", "false", "false".some)
+    let trueFalseNone2 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueFalseNone2", "true", "false", string.none)
+    let trueTrueTrue2 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueTrueTrue2", "true", "true".some)
+    
+    check:
+      falseFalseNone2 == BoolTest(testId: "falseFalseNone2", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      falseTrueFalse2 == BoolTest(testId: "falseTrueFalse2", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: false.some)
+      trueFalseNone2 == BoolTest(testId: "trueFalseNone2", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      trueTrueTrue2 == BoolTest(testId: "trueTrueTrue2", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: true.some)
+      
+
+  test "using uppercase strings":
+    let falseFalseNone3 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseFalseNone3", "FALSE", "FALSE", string.none)
+    let falseTrueFalse3 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseTrueFalse3", "FALSE", "FALSE".some)
+    let trueFalseNone3 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueFalseNone3", "TRUE", "FALSE", string.none)
+    let trueTrueTrue3 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueTrueTrue3", "TRUE", "TRUE".some)
+
+    check:
+      falseFalseNone3 == BoolTest(testId: "falseFalseNone3", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      falseTrueFalse3 == BoolTest(testId: "falseTrueFalse3", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: false.some)
+      trueFalseNone3 == BoolTest(testId: "trueFalseNone3", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      trueTrueTrue3 == BoolTest(testId: "trueTrueTrue3", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: true.some)
+
+
+  test "using ints":
+    let falseFalseNone4 = db.insertBoolRowInt("falseFalseNone4", 0, 0, int.none)
+    let falseTrueFalse4 = db.insertBoolRowInt("falseTrueFalse4", 0, 0.some)
+    let trueFalseNone4 = db.insertBoolRowInt("trueFalseNone4", 1, 0, int.none)
+    let trueTrueTrue4 = db.insertBoolRowInt("trueTrueTrue4", 1, 1.some)
+
+    check:
+      falseFalseNone4 == BoolTest(testId: "falseFalseNone4", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      falseTrueFalse4 == BoolTest(testId: "falseTrueFalse4", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: false.some)
+      trueFalseNone4 == BoolTest(testId: "trueFalseNone4", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      trueTrueTrue4 == BoolTest(testId: "trueTrueTrue4", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: true.some)
+
+  test "using string ints":
+    let falseFalseNone5 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseFalseNone5", "0", "0", string.none)
+    let falseTrueFalse5 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseTrueFalse5", "0", "0".some)
+    let trueFalseNone5 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueFalseNone5", "1", "0", string.none)
+    let trueTrueTrue5 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueTrueTrue5", "1", "1".some)
+
+    check:
+      falseFalseNone5 == BoolTest(testId: "falseFalseNone5", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      falseTrueFalse5 == BoolTest(testId: "falseTrueFalse5", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: false.some)
+      trueFalseNone5 == BoolTest(testId: "trueFalseNone5", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      trueTrueTrue5 == BoolTest(testId: "trueTrueTrue5", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: true.some)
+
+  # Nim's standard lib strutils.parseBool supports yes/no and on/off, see
+  # https://nim-lang.org/docs/strutils.html#parseBool%2Cstring for more information.
+  # The following tests are just to illustrate support for these values, as well.
+
+  test "using yes/no":
+    let falseFalseNone6 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseFalseNone6", "no", "no", string.none)
+    let falseTrueFalse6 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseTrueFalse6", "no", "no".some)
+    let trueFalseNone6 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueFalseNone6", "yes", "no", string.none)
+    let trueTrueTrue6 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueTrueTrue6", "yes", "yes".some)
+
+    check:
+      falseFalseNone6 == BoolTest(testId: "falseFalseNone6", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      falseTrueFalse6 == BoolTest(testId: "falseTrueFalse6", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: false.some)
+      trueFalseNone6 == BoolTest(testId: "trueFalseNone6", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      trueTrueTrue6 == BoolTest(testId: "trueTrueTrue6", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: true.some)
+
+  test "using on/off":
+    let falseFalseNone7 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseFalseNone7", "off", "off", string.none)
+    let falseTrueFalse7 = db.insertBoolRowString("falseTrueFalse7", "off", "off".some)
+    let trueFalseNone7 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueFalseNone7", "on", "off", string.none)
+    let trueTrueTrue7 = db.insertBoolRowString("trueTrueTrue7", "on", "on".some)
+
+    check:
+      falseFalseNone7 == BoolTest(testId: "falseFalseNone7", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      falseTrueFalse7 == BoolTest(testId: "falseTrueFalse7", boolCol1: false, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: false.some)
+      trueFalseNone7 == BoolTest(testId: "trueFalseNone7", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: false, boolCol3: bool.none)
+      trueTrueTrue7 == BoolTest(testId: "trueTrueTrue7", boolCol1: true, boolCol2: true, boolCol3: true.some)
+
+  db.close()
+  removeFile(path)
diff --git a/vendor/nim-stew b/vendor/nim-stew
index ff524ed..3c91b86 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-stew
+++ b/vendor/nim-stew
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ff524ed832b9933760a5c500252323ec840951a6
+Subproject commit 3c91b8694e15137a81ec7db37c6c58194ec94a6a
diff --git a/vendor/nimbus-build-system b/vendor/nimbus-build-system
index 92e5042..a1da1f4 160000
--- a/vendor/nimbus-build-system
+++ b/vendor/nimbus-build-system
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 92e5042667b747d22106f085eaa9b5e9766ba474
+Subproject commit a1da1f403d9034f0f09582c832863c902751e9fb
diff --git a/vendor/sqlcipher b/vendor/sqlcipher
index 50376d0..0663d85 160000
--- a/vendor/sqlcipher
+++ b/vendor/sqlcipher
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 50376d07a5919f1777ac983921facf0bf0fc1976
+Subproject commit 0663d8500204e14bd2bb0ca25162d91e4555528d