diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fdff621f8f..b734ad7369 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ---
 
+## [1.6.3] — 2026-02-28
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- **Database data preservation on upgrade** — Previously, upgrading from older versions (e.g. v1.2.0 → v1.6.x) could cause data loss by renaming the existing database when a legacy `schema_migrations` table was detected. Now checks for actual data before deciding to reset ([#146](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/issues/146))
+- **Hardcoded build-machine paths in npm package** — Next.js standalone output baked absolute paths from the build machine into `server.js` and `required-server-files.json`. On other machines these paths don't exist, causing `ENOENT` errors. The prepublish script now sanitizes all build paths to relative ([#147](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/issues/147))
+
+---
+
 ## [1.6.2] — 2026-02-27
 
 ### ✨ New Features
@@ -769,6 +778,7 @@ New environment variables:
 
 ---
 
+[1.6.3]: https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/releases/tag/v1.6.3
 [1.6.2]: https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/releases/tag/v1.6.2
 [1.6.1]: https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/releases/tag/v1.6.1
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/releases/tag/v1.6.0
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8037dd9653..3a0db7b5d4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "omniroute",
-      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "version": "1.6.2",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
         "open-sse"
@@ -5886,6 +5887,7 @@
       "version": "2.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
@@ -7951,6 +7953,17 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/next-intl/node_modules/@swc/helpers": {
+      "version": "0.5.19",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@swc/helpers/-/helpers-0.5.19.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QamiFeIK3txNjgUTNppE6MiG3p7TdninpZu0E0PbqVh1a9FNLT2FRhisaa4NcaX52XVhA5l7Pk58Ft7Sqi/2sA==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "optional": true,
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.8.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/next/node_modules/postcss": {
       "version": "8.4.31",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.31.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd6f81782c..2fcdaa8998 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute",
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.6.3",
   "description": "Smart AI Router with auto fallback — route to FREE & cheap models, zero downtime. Works with Cursor, Cline, Claude Desktop, Codex, and any OpenAI-compatible tool.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/lib/db/core.ts b/src/lib/db/core.ts
index a9d2a5de64..459ff78932 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/core.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/core.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,9 @@ export function getDbInstance() {
         // Check if the DB has actual data we should preserve
         let hasData = false;
         try {
-          const count = probe.prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) as c FROM provider_connections").get();
+          const count = probe.prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) as c FROM provider_connections").get() as
+            | { c: number }
+            | undefined;
           hasData = count && count.c > 0;
         } catch {
           // Table might not exist at all — truly incompatible