diff --git a/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.mod b/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.mod
index 8a728ea..342d858 100644
--- a/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.mod
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
 )
+
+replace (
+	github.com/therootcompany/golib/database/sqlmigrate => ../../../../database/sqlmigrate
+	github.com/therootcompany/golib/database/sqlmigrate/msmigrate => ../../../../database/sqlmigrate/msmigrate
+)
diff --git a/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.sum b/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.sum
index 8690555..dc711c4 100644
--- a/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.sum
+++ b/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/go.sum
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.4.0 h1:bxl37RwXBklmTi0C79JfXCEBD1cqqHt0bbgBAGFp
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.4.0/go.mod h1:gawqmDU56v4yIKSwfBSFip1HdCCXN8/+DMd9qYNcwME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
-github.com/therootcompany/golib/database/sqlmigrate v1.0.2 h1:hcmhYyUFVj/GqyChP+0Ry2WZCHnoruFMbsy+2KVzsfA=
-github.com/therootcompany/golib/database/sqlmigrate v1.0.2/go.mod h1:7PQUjwT78Hx+SftcIKI2PH4zSFlrSO0V9h618PJqC38=
-github.com/therootcompany/golib/database/sqlmigrate/msmigrate v1.0.2 h1:pqQX7RIqIuB1N3wALUYI6+gQmwGggTW7BusNZ1B2OzU=
-github.com/therootcompany/golib/database/sqlmigrate/msmigrate v1.0.2/go.mod h1:/8Or/f+7lSwspebv4fNagW4gEwJfu/JvfQiOrT8SqDk=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 h1:/VRzVqiRSggnhY7gNRxPauEQ5Drw9haKdM0jqfcCFts=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0/go.mod h1:r0kV5h3qnFPlQnBSrULhlsRfryS2pmewsg+XfMgkVos=
 golang.org/x/net v0.51.0 h1:94R/GTO7mt3/4wIKpcR5gkGmRLOuE/2hNGeWq/GBIFo=
diff --git a/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/main.go b/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/main.go
index 35ab9b0..d913ad6 100644
--- a/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sql-migrate/examples/ms-todos/main.go
@@ -70,8 +70,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
 
+	// migrations require a single connection, not a pool
+	conn, err := db.Conn(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: acquiring connection for migrations: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = conn.Close() }()
+
 	migrations := mustCollectMigrations()
-	runner := msmigrate.New(db)
+	runner := msmigrate.New(conn)
 
 	subcmd := args[0]
 	subArgs := args[1:]