diff --git a/packages/utils/upgrade/resources/codemods/5.0.0/sqlite3-to-better-sqlite3.json.ts b/packages/utils/upgrade/resources/codemods/5.0.0/sqlite3-to-better-sqlite3.json.ts
index 0329f872d5..823d8a00f6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/upgrade/resources/codemods/5.0.0/sqlite3-to-better-sqlite3.json.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/upgrade/resources/codemods/5.0.0/sqlite3-to-better-sqlite3.json.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ const transform: modules.runner.json.JSONTransform = (file, params) => {
     const oldSqliteDependency = `dependencies.${targetProperty}`;
     if (j.has(oldSqliteDependency)) {
       j.remove(oldSqliteDependency);
-      // TODO check this version when releasing V5
-      j.set('dependencies.better-sqlite3', '9.0.0');
     }
   });
 
+  if (!j.has('dependencies.better-sqlite3')) {
+    // TODO check this version when releasing V5
+    j.set('dependencies.better-sqlite3', '9.0.0');
+  }
+
   return j.root();
 };