diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 891efb2bf..7cab81b8b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_NUMBER),)
 	BUILD_DATE := n/a
 endif
 
-BUILD_TAGS += json1
+BUILD_TAGS += json1 sqlite3
 
 LDFLAGS += -X "github.com/mattermost/focalboard/server/model.BuildNumber=$(BUILD_NUMBER)"
 LDFLAGS += -X "github.com/mattermost/focalboard/server/model.BuildDate=$(BUILD_DATE)"
diff --git a/server/services/store/sqlstore/blocks.go b/server/services/store/sqlstore/blocks.go
index e84d1b6ed..361128eca 100644
--- a/server/services/store/sqlstore/blocks.go
+++ b/server/services/store/sqlstore/blocks.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	sq "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq" // postgres driver
 	"github.com/mattermost/focalboard/server/model"
-	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3" // sqlite driver
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6/shared/mlog"
 )
diff --git a/server/services/store/sqlstore/data_retention.go b/server/services/store/sqlstore/data_retention.go
index 402df0fc6..519a2d7c1 100644
--- a/server/services/store/sqlstore/data_retention.go
+++ b/server/services/store/sqlstore/data_retention.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	sq "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq" // postgres driver
 	"github.com/mattermost/focalboard/server/model"
-	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3" // sqlite driver
 
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v6/shared/mlog"
 )
diff --git a/server/services/store/sqlstore/sqlite.go b/server/services/store/sqlstore/sqlite.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f63feaa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/services/store/sqlstore/sqlite.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build sqlite3
+
+package sqlstore
+
+import _ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3" // sqlite driver