diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index de0cbe6..d44106c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
             os: windows,
             shell: msys2
           }
-        nim: [1.6.18, 2.0.14]
+        nim: [2.0.14]
     name: ${{ matrix.platform.icon }} ${{ matrix.platform.label }} - Nim v${{ matrix.nim }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.os }}-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/datastore.nimble b/datastore.nimble
index d9e0fa5..cc57207 100644
--- a/datastore.nimble
+++ b/datastore.nimble
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ author        = "Status Research & Development GmbH"
 description   = "Simple, unified API for multiple data stores"
 license       = "Apache License 2.0 or MIT"
 
-requires "nim >= 1.2.0",
+requires "nim >= 2.0.14",
          "asynctest >= 0.5.2 & < 0.6.0",
          "chronos >= 4.0.3 & < 5.0.0",
          "questionable >= 0.10.15 & < 0.11.0",
-         "sqlite3_abi == 3.47.0.0",
+         "sqlite3_abi >= 3.47.0.0 & < 4.0.0.0",
          "leveldbstatic >= 0.2.0 & < 1.0.0",
-         "stew >= 0.2.0",
-         "unittest2 >= 0.2.3"
+         "stew >= 0.2.0 & < 0.3.0",
+         "unittest2 >= 0.2.3 & < 0.3.0"
 
 task coverage, "generates code coverage report":
   var (output, exitCode) = gorgeEx("which lcov")
diff --git a/datastore/sql/sqliteutils.nim b/datastore/sql/sqliteutils.nim
index 2103e53..7426238 100644
--- a/datastore/sql/sqliteutils.nim
+++ b/datastore/sql/sqliteutils.nim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type
   AutoDisposed*[T: ptr|ref] = object
     val*: T
 
-  DataProc* = proc(s: RawStmtPtr) {.closure, gcsafe.}
+  DataProc* = proc(s: RawStmtPtr) {.closure, gcsafe, raises: [].}
 
   NoParams* = tuple # empty tuple
 
@@ -241,10 +241,7 @@ proc query*[P](
 
     case v
     of SQLITE_ROW:
-      try:
-        onData(s)
-      except Exception as err:
-        return failure("sqliteutils.query (stmt) exception: " & $err.msg)
+      onData(s)
       res = success true
     of SQLITE_DONE:
       break