diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 5b22c15..f273adf 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"zombiezen.com/go/sqlite/sqlitex"
 )
 
+// Stmt is a type alias for sqlite.Stmt to avoid zombiezen being a direct dependency
+type Stmt = sqlite.Stmt
+
 var placeholderRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`%[sd]`)
 
 type DB struct {