diff --git a/crates/core/build.rs b/crates/core/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25c393629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fn main() {
+    // trigger recompilation when a new migration is added
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=migrations");
+}