diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index efbc845..1928763 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stash"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 66772a1..71ff39c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "stash"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 edition = "2024"
 authors = ["NotAShelf <raf@notashelf.dev>"]
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0e8128f..f41ccac 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ fn main() {
                 .join("db")
         });
 
+        if let Some(parent) = db_path.parent() {
+            if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent) {
+                log::error!("Failed to create database directory: {e}");
+                process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+
         let conn = rusqlite::Connection::open(&db_path).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
             log::error!("Failed to open SQLite database: {e}");
             process::exit(1);