diff --git a/Database/Persist/Sqlite.hs b/Database/Persist/Sqlite.hs
--- a/Database/Persist/Sqlite.hs
+++ b/Database/Persist/Sqlite.hs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import Data.Conduit
 import qualified Data.Conduit.List as CL
 import Control.Applicative
+import Data.Int (Int64)
 
 createSqlitePool :: MonadIO m => Text -> Int -> m ConnectionPool
 createSqlitePool s = createSqlPool $ open' s
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
   where
     helper t getter = do
         stmt <- getter t
-        execute stmt []
+        _ <- execute stmt []
         reset stmt
     ignoreExceptions = E.handle (\(_ :: E.SomeException) -> return ())
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
     return Statement
         { finalize = Sqlite.finalize stmt
         , reset = Sqlite.reset stmt
-        , execute = execute' stmt
+        , execute = execute' conn stmt
         , withStmt = withStmt' stmt
         }
 
@@ -96,11 +97,11 @@
         , ")"
         ]
 
-execute' :: Sqlite.Statement -> [PersistValue] -> IO ()
-execute' stmt vals = flip finally (liftIO $ Sqlite.reset stmt) $ do
+execute' :: Sqlite.Connection -> Sqlite.Statement -> [PersistValue] -> IO Int64
+execute' conn stmt vals = flip finally (liftIO $ Sqlite.reset stmt) $ do
     Sqlite.bind stmt vals
     Sqlite.Done <- Sqlite.step stmt
-    return ()
+    Sqlite.changes conn
 
 withStmt'
           :: MonadResource m
diff --git a/Database/Sqlite.hs b/Database/Sqlite.hs
--- a/Database/Sqlite.hs
+++ b/Database/Sqlite.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
                          bindText,
                          bind,
                          column,
-                         columns
+                         columns,
+                         changes
                         )
     where
 
@@ -418,3 +419,9 @@
 columns statement = do
   count <- columnCount statement
   mapM (\i -> column statement i) [0..count-1]
+
+foreign import ccall "sqlite3_changes"
+  changesC :: Connection -> IO Int
+
+changes :: Connection -> IO Int64
+changes = fmap fromIntegral . changesC
diff --git a/persistent-sqlite.cabal b/persistent-sqlite.cabal
--- a/persistent-sqlite.cabal
+++ b/persistent-sqlite.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            persistent-sqlite
-version:         1.1.2
+version:         1.1.3
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 library
     build-depends:   base                    >= 4         && < 5
                    , bytestring              >= 0.9.1
-                   , transformers            >= 0.2.1     && < 0.4
-                   , persistent              >= 1.1.2     && < 1.2
-                   , monad-control           >= 0.2       && < 0.4
+                   , transformers            >= 0.2.1
+                   , persistent              >= 1.1.5     && < 1.2
+                   , monad-control           >= 0.2
                    , containers              >= 0.2
-                   , text                    >= 0.7       && < 1
+                   , text                    >= 0.7
                    , aeson                   >= 0.5
-                   , conduit                 >= 0.5.3     && < 0.6
+                   , conduit                 >= 0.5.3
     exposed-modules: Database.Sqlite
                      Database.Persist.Sqlite
     ghc-options:     -Wall