diff --git a/embed/README.md b/embed/README.md
index 06c4886..a40f65e 100644
--- a/embed/README.md
+++ b/embed/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The following optional features are compiled in:
 - [JSON](https://www.sqlite.org/json1.html)
 - [R*Tree](https://www.sqlite.org/rtree.html)
 - [GeoPoly](https://www.sqlite.org/geopoly.html)
+- [soundex](https://www.sqlite.org/lang_corefunc.html#soundex)
 - [base64](https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/master/ext/misc/base64.c)
 - [decimal](https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/master/ext/misc/decimal.c)
 - [regexp](https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/master/ext/misc/regexp.c)
diff --git a/embed/sqlite3.wasm b/embed/sqlite3.wasm
index 7260b42..020d130 100755
Binary files a/embed/sqlite3.wasm and b/embed/sqlite3.wasm differ
diff --git a/ext/unicode/unicode.go b/ext/unicode/unicode.go
index 2955965..4a75aa0 100644
--- a/ext/unicode/unicode.go
+++ b/ext/unicode/unicode.go
@@ -130,12 +130,10 @@ func like(ctx sqlite3.Context, arg ...sqlite3.Value) {
 
 	re, ok := ctx.GetAuxData(0).(likeData)
 	if !ok || re.escape != escape {
-		r, err := regexp.Compile(like2regex(arg[0].Text(), escape))
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ResultError(err)
-			return
+		re = likeData{
+			regexp.MustCompile(like2regex(arg[0].Text(), escape)),
+			escape,
 		}
-		re = likeData{r, escape}
 		ctx.SetAuxData(0, re)
 	}
 	ctx.ResultBool(re.Match(arg[1].RawBlob()))
diff --git a/gormlite/go.mod b/gormlite/go.mod
index aeac9e7..8004625 100644
--- a/gormlite/go.mod
+++ b/gormlite/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/ncruces/julianday v0.1.5 // indirect
-	github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.3.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/gormlite/go.sum b/gormlite/go.sum
index b6ca830..9d58f0f 100644
--- a/gormlite/go.sum
+++ b/gormlite/go.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3 v0.8.2 h1:U28YYK/Kl5aUsRljcnvShZZHBgWLzuR26zUntP4u
 github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3 v0.8.2/go.mod h1:yGeN+m3ug1wD/+Kg2A3TnochT6H6Or6+2q8KHN//r9k=
 github.com/ncruces/julianday v0.1.5 h1:hDJ9ejiMp3DHsoZ5KW4c1lwfMjbARS7u/gbYcd0FBZk=
 github.com/ncruces/julianday v0.1.5/go.mod h1:Dusn2KvZrrovOMJuOt0TNXL6tB7U2E8kvza5fFc9G7g=
-github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.2.1 h1:J4X2hrGzJvt+wqltuvcSjHQ7ujQxA9gb6PeMs4qlUWs=
-github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.2.1/go.mod h1:wYx2gNRg8/WihJfSDxA1TIL8H+GkfLYm+bIfbblu9VQ=
+github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.3.1 h1:rnb9FgOEQRLLR8tgoD1mfjNjMhFeWRUk+a4b4j/GpUM=
+github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.3.1/go.mod h1:wYx2gNRg8/WihJfSDxA1TIL8H+GkfLYm+bIfbblu9VQ=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 h1:SqMFp9UcQJZa+pmYuAKjd9xq1f0j5rLcDIk0mj4qAsA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.10.0 h1:UpjohKhiEgNc0CSauXmwYftY1+LlaC75SJwh0SgCX58=
diff --git a/sqlite3/sqlite_cfg.h b/sqlite3/sqlite_cfg.h
index 0ee4e41..89b8681 100644
--- a/sqlite3/sqlite_cfg.h
+++ b/sqlite3/sqlite_cfg.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define SQLITE_USE_ALLOCA
 
 // Other Options
+
 #define SQLITE_ALLOW_URI_AUTHORITY
 #define SQLITE_ENABLE_BATCH_ATOMIC_WRITE
 #define SQLITE_ENABLE_ATOMIC_WRITE
@@ -55,5 +56,7 @@
 // #define SQLITE_ENABLE_SESSION
 // #define SQLITE_ENABLE_PREUPDATE_HOOK
 
+#define SQLITE_SOUNDEX
+
 // Implemented in vfs.c.
 int localtime_s(struct tm *const pTm, time_t const *const pTime);
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