diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-conan.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-conan.yaml
index 7792853..1395061 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-conan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-conan.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: linux-cxx20-conan
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+
 jobs:
   linux:
     strategy:
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ jobs:
             compiler-version: 12
             link: "shared" 
     name: "${{ github.job }} (${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ matrix.compiler-version }}-${{ matrix.link }})"
+    concurrency:
+      group: ci-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ matrix.compiler-version }}-${{ matrix.link }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
index b7d26e1..6adda0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: linux-cxx20-vcpkg
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+
 env: 
     VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,readwrite"
 
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ jobs:
             compiler-version: 14
             db: mysql
     name: "${{ github.job }} (${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ matrix.compiler-version }}-${{ matrix.db }})"
+    concurrency:
+      group: ci-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ matrix.compiler-version }}-${{ matrix.db }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-conan.yaml b/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-conan.yaml
index cb88eae..b01bb41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-conan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-conan.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: macos-cxx20-conan
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+
 jobs:
   macos-clang:
     strategy:
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: "macos-13"
             link: "shared" 
     name: "${{ github.job }} (${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.link }})"
+    concurrency:
+      group: ci-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.link }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
index 72e636a..b4e7c37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: macos-cxx20-vcpkg
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+
 env: 
     VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: "clear;x-gha,readwrite"
 
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: "macos-13"
             db: mysql 
     name: "${{ github.job }} (${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.db }})"
+    concurrency:
+      group: ci-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.db }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
index 4785be7..f8a2f71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-cxx20-vcpkg.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ jobs:
           - db: postgres
           - db: sqlite
           - db: mysql 
+          - db: headers 
     name: "(windows-${{ matrix.db }})"
+    concurrency:
+      group: ci-${{ github.ref }}-windows-${{ matrix.db }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -30,21 +34,27 @@ jobs:
             core.exportVariable('ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN', process.env.ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN || '');
       - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       - uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+      - name: Compile
+        if: matrix.db == 'headers' 
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DSQLGEN_CHECK_HEADERS=ON 
+          cmake --build build --config Release -j4 
       - name: Compile
         if: matrix.db == 'postgres' 
         run: |
-          cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DSQLGEN_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DSQLGEN_SQLITE3=OFF -DSQLGEN_BUILD_DRY_TESTS_ONLY=ON 
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSQLGEN_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DSQLGEN_SQLITE3=OFF -DSQLGEN_BUILD_DRY_TESTS_ONLY=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-release
           cmake --build build --config Release -j4 
       - name: Compile
         if: matrix.db == 'sqlite' 
         run: |
-          cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DSQLGEN_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DSQLGEN_POSTGRES=OFF -DSQLGEN_CHECK_HEADERS=ON
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSQLGEN_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DSQLGEN_POSTGRES=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-release
           cmake --build build --config Release -j4 
       - name: Compile
         if: matrix.db == 'mysql' 
         run: |
-          cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DSQLGEN_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DSQLGEN_MYSQL=ON -DSQLGEN_POSTGRES=OFF -DSQLGEN_SQLITE3=OFF -DSQLGEN_BUILD_DRY_TESTS_ONLY=ON
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DSQLGEN_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DSQLGEN_MYSQL=ON -DSQLGEN_POSTGRES=OFF -DSQLGEN_SQLITE3=OFF -DSQLGEN_BUILD_DRY_TESTS_ONLY=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-release
           cmake --build build --config Release -j4 
       - name: Run tests
+        if: matrix.db != 'headers' 
         run: |
           ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fe31ab..27492ce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 *.out
 *.app
 
+.cache/
 build/
 vcpkg_installed/
 CMakeUserPresets.json
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 25967ee..7a2237d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.23)
 
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 option(SQLGEN_BUILD_SHARED "Build shared library" ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
 
 option(SQLGEN_MYSQL "Enable MySQL support" OFF) 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ if (SQLGEN_USE_VCPKG)
     set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake CACHE STRING "Vcpkg toolchain file")
 endif ()
 
-project(sqlgen VERSION 0.3.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(sqlgen VERSION 0.4.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 if (SQLGEN_BUILD_SHARED)
     add_library(sqlgen SHARED)
@@ -52,10 +54,30 @@ else()
     add_library(sqlgen STATIC)
 endif()
 
+add_library(sqlgen::sqlgen ALIAS sqlgen)
+
 if (MSVC)
-    target_compile_options(sqlgen PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-Wall>)
+    target_compile_options(sqlgen PRIVATE 
+        $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:
+            -Wall
+        >
+        $<$<CONFIG:Release>:
+            -DNDEBUG
+        >
+    )
 else()
-    target_compile_options(sqlgen PRIVATE $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-Wall -Wextra>)
+    target_compile_options(sqlgen PRIVATE
+        $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:
+            -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wshadow -Wconversion
+        >
+        $<$<CONFIG:Release>:
+            -DNDEBUG
+        >
+    )
+endif()
+
+if (SQLGEN_BUILD_SHARED)
+    target_compile_definitions(sqlgen PUBLIC SQLGEN_BUILD_SHARED)
 endif()
 
 set(SQLGEN_SOURCES
@@ -114,9 +136,11 @@ set_target_properties(sqlgen PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
 target_sources(sqlgen PRIVATE ${SQLGEN_SOURCES})
 
 if (SQLGEN_BUILD_TESTS)
+    add_library(sqlgen_tests_crt INTERFACE)
+    target_link_libraries(sqlgen_tests_crt INTERFACE sqlgen GTest::gtest_main)
+
     enable_testing()
     find_package(GTest CONFIG REQUIRED)
-    set(SQLGEN_GTEST_LIB sqlgen GTest::gtest_main)
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif ()
 
diff --git a/include/sqlgen.hpp b/include/sqlgen.hpp
index 8de6a00..c9faeeb 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "sqlgen/Flatten.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/ForeignKey.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/Iterator.hpp"
-#include "sqlgen/IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/JSON.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/Literal.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/Pattern.hpp"
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "sqlgen/read.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/rollback.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/select_from.hpp"
+#include "sqlgen/sqlgen_api.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/to.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/update.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/where.hpp"
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/Iterator.hpp b/include/sqlgen/Iterator.hpp
index ba2e585..f3d4a9b 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/Iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/Iterator.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <ranges>
 
-#include "IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "Ref.hpp"
 #include "Result.hpp"
 #include "internal/batch_size.hpp"
@@ -15,23 +14,19 @@
 namespace sqlgen {
 
 /// An input_iterator that returns the underlying type.
-template <class T>
+template <class T, class UnderlyingIteratorT>
 class Iterator {
  public:
   using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
   using value_type = Result<T>;
 
   struct End {
-    bool operator==(const Iterator<T>& _it) const noexcept {
-      return _it == *this;
-    }
+    bool operator==(const Iterator& _it) const noexcept { return _it == *this; }
 
-    bool operator!=(const Iterator<T>& _it) const noexcept {
-      return _it != *this;
-    }
+    bool operator!=(const Iterator& _it) const noexcept { return _it != *this; }
   };
 
-  Iterator(const Ref<IteratorBase>& _it)
+  Iterator(const Ref<UnderlyingIteratorT>& _it)
       : current_batch_(get_next_batch(_it)), it_(_it), ix_(0) {}
 
   ~Iterator() = default;
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@ class Iterator {
 
   bool operator!=(const End& _end) const noexcept { return !(*this == _end); }
 
-  Iterator<T>& operator++() noexcept {
+  Iterator& operator++() noexcept {
     ++ix_;
     if (ix_ >= current_batch_->size() && !it_->end()) {
       current_batch_ = get_next_batch(it_);
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ class Iterator {
 
  private:
   static Ref<std::vector<Result<T>>> get_next_batch(
-      const Ref<IteratorBase>& _it) noexcept {
+      const Ref<UnderlyingIteratorT>& _it) noexcept {
     using namespace std::ranges::views;
     return _it->next(SQLGEN_BATCH_SIZE)
         .transform([](auto str_vec) {
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ class Iterator {
   Ref<std::vector<Result<T>>> current_batch_;
 
   /// The underlying database iterator.
-  Ref<IteratorBase> it_;
+  Ref<UnderlyingIteratorT> it_;
 
   /// The current index in the current batch.
   size_t ix_;
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/IteratorBase.hpp b/include/sqlgen/IteratorBase.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bd3598..0000000
--- a/include/sqlgen/IteratorBase.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SQLGEN_ITERATORBASE_HPP_
-#define SQLGEN_ITERATORBASE_HPP_
-
-#include <optional>
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "Result.hpp"
-
-namespace sqlgen {
-
-/// Abstract base class for an iterator to be returned by Connection::read(...).
-struct IteratorBase {
-  virtual ~IteratorBase() = default;
-
-  /// Whether the end of the available data has been reached.
-  virtual bool end() const = 0;
-
-  /// Returns the next batch of rows.
-  /// If _batch_size is greater than the number of rows left, returns all
-  /// of the rows left.
-  virtual Result<std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>> next(
-      const size_t _batch_size) = 0;
-};
-
-}  // namespace sqlgen
-
-#endif
-
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/Range.hpp b/include/sqlgen/Range.hpp
index de7203d..b756bb0 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/Range.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/Range.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <ranges>
 
-#include "Iterator.hpp"
 #include "Result.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen {
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/Session.hpp b/include/sqlgen/Session.hpp
index c469470..1d1375d 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/Session.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/Session.hpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "Ref.hpp"
+#include "Result.hpp"
 #include "dynamic/Insert.hpp"
 #include "dynamic/SelectFrom.hpp"
 #include "dynamic/Statement.hpp"
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/internal/iterator_t.hpp b/include/sqlgen/internal/iterator_t.hpp
index 9e192f2..a2567bf 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/internal/iterator_t.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/internal/iterator_t.hpp
@@ -3,20 +3,29 @@
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
-#include "../Iterator.hpp"
+#include "../Ref.hpp"
+#include "../Result.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::internal {
 
 template <class ValueType, class ConnType>
 struct IteratorType;
 
-/// Most database connectors can just use the standard iterator type, but
-/// sometimes we need exception, in which case this template can be overridden.
 template <class ValueType, class ConnType>
-struct IteratorType {
-  using Type = Iterator<ValueType>;
+struct IteratorType<ValueType, Ref<ConnType>> {
+  using Type =
+      typename IteratorType<ValueType, std::remove_cvref_t<ConnType>>::Type;
 };
 
+template <class ValueType, class ConnType>
+struct IteratorType<ValueType, Result<ConnType>> {
+  using Type =
+      typename IteratorType<ValueType, std::remove_cvref_t<ConnType>>::Type;
+};
+
+// The specific iterator is implemented by each database in (database
+// name)/Connection.hpp
+
 template <class T, class ConnType>
 using iterator_t = typename IteratorType<std::remove_cvref_t<T>,
                                          std::remove_cvref_t<ConnType>>::Type;
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/internal/strings/strings.hpp b/include/sqlgen/internal/strings/strings.hpp
index 7dee0f0..aca410f 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/internal/strings/strings.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/internal/strings/strings.hpp
@@ -4,28 +4,33 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "../../sqlgen_api.hpp"
+
 namespace sqlgen::internal::strings {
 
-char to_lower(const char ch);
+SQLGEN_API char to_lower(const char ch);
 
-std::string to_lower(const std::string& _str);
+SQLGEN_API std::string to_lower(const std::string& _str);
 
-char to_upper(const char ch);
+SQLGEN_API char to_upper(const char ch);
 
-std::string to_upper(const std::string& _str);
+SQLGEN_API std::string to_upper(const std::string& _str);
 
-std::string join(const std::string& _delimiter,
-                 const std::vector<std::string>& _strings);
+SQLGEN_API std::string join(const std::string& _delimiter,
+                            const std::vector<std::string>& _strings);
 
-std::string replace_all(const std::string& _str, const std::string& _from,
-                        const std::string& _to);
+SQLGEN_API std::string replace_all(const std::string& _str,
+                                   const std::string& _from,
+                                   const std::string& _to);
 
-std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& _str,
-                               const std::string& _delimiter);
+SQLGEN_API std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& _str,
+                                          const std::string& _delimiter);
 
-std::string ltrim(const std::string& _str, const std::string& _chars = " ");
+SQLGEN_API std::string ltrim(const std::string& _str,
+                             const std::string& _chars = " ");
 
-std::string rtrim(const std::string& _str, const std::string& _chars = " ");
+SQLGEN_API std::string rtrim(const std::string& _str,
+                             const std::string& _chars = " ");
 
 inline std::string trim(const std::string& _str,
                         const std::string& _chars = " ") {
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/is_connection.hpp b/include/sqlgen/is_connection.hpp
index 29f689e..e526a7f 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/is_connection.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/is_connection.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "Ref.hpp"
 #include "Result.hpp"
 #include "dynamic/SelectFrom.hpp"
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.hpp b/include/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.hpp
index f5894c7..760edf9 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "../Iterator.hpp"
-#include "../IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../Transaction.hpp"
@@ -19,35 +18,32 @@
 #include "../internal/to_container.hpp"
 #include "../internal/write_or_insert.hpp"
 #include "../is_connection.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 #include "../transpilation/value_t.hpp"
 #include "Credentials.hpp"
+#include "Iterator.hpp"
 #include "exec.hpp"
 #include "to_sql.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::mysql {
 
-class Connection {
+class SQLGEN_API Connection {
   using ConnPtr = Ref<MYSQL>;
   using StmtPtr = std::shared_ptr<MYSQL_STMT>;
 
  public:
-  Connection(const Credentials& _credentials)
-      : conn_(make_conn(_credentials)) {}
+  Connection(const Credentials& _credentials);
 
   static rfl::Result<Ref<Connection>> make(
       const Credentials& _credentials) noexcept;
 
-  ~Connection() = default;
+  ~Connection();
 
-  Result<Nothing> begin_transaction() noexcept {
-    return execute("START TRANSACTION;");
-  }
+  Result<Nothing> begin_transaction() noexcept;
 
-  Result<Nothing> commit() noexcept { return execute("COMMIT;"); }
+  Result<Nothing> commit() noexcept;
 
-  Result<Nothing> execute(const std::string& _sql) noexcept {
-    return exec(conn_, _sql);
-  }
+  Result<Nothing> execute(const std::string& _sql) noexcept;
 
   template <class ItBegin, class ItEnd>
   Result<Nothing> insert(const dynamic::Insert& _stmt, ItBegin _begin,
@@ -60,15 +56,15 @@ class Connection {
   template <class ContainerType>
   auto read(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
     using ValueType = transpilation::value_t<ContainerType>;
-    return internal::to_container<ContainerType>(read_impl(_query).transform(
-        [](auto&& _it) { return Iterator<ValueType>(std::move(_it)); }));
+    return internal::to_container<ContainerType>(
+        read_impl(_query).transform([](auto&& _it) {
+          return sqlgen::Iterator<ValueType, mysql::Iterator>(std::move(_it));
+        }));
   }
 
-  Result<Nothing> rollback() noexcept { return execute("ROLLBACK;"); }
+  Result<Nothing> rollback() noexcept;
 
-  std::string to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept {
-    return to_sql_impl(_stmt);
-  }
+  std::string to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
 
   Result<Nothing> start_write(const dynamic::Write& _stmt);
 
@@ -98,7 +94,7 @@ class Connection {
       const std::variant<dynamic::Insert, dynamic::Write>& _stmt)
       const noexcept;
 
-  Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query);
+  Result<Ref<Iterator>> read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query);
 
   Result<Nothing> write_impl(
       const std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>& _data);
@@ -119,4 +115,13 @@ static_assert(is_connection<Transaction<Connection>>,
 
 }  // namespace sqlgen::mysql
 
+namespace sqlgen::internal {
+
+template <class ValueType>
+struct IteratorType<ValueType, mysql::Connection> {
+  using Type = Iterator<ValueType, mysql::Iterator>;
+};
+
+}  // namespace sqlgen::internal
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.hpp b/include/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.hpp
index 3f85a54..0f9259f 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.hpp
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "../IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
-#include "Connection.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::mysql {
 
-class Iterator : public sqlgen::IteratorBase {
+class SQLGEN_API Iterator {
   using ConnPtr = Ref<MYSQL>;
   using ResPtr = Ref<MYSQL_RES>;
 
@@ -25,13 +24,13 @@ class Iterator : public sqlgen::IteratorBase {
   ~Iterator();
 
   /// Whether the end of the available data has been reached.
-  bool end() const final { return end_; }
+  bool end() const;
 
   /// Returns the next batch of rows.
   /// If _batch_size is greater than the number of rows left, returns all
   /// of the rows left.
   Result<std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>> next(
-      const size_t _batch_size) final;
+      const size_t _batch_size);
 
  private:
   /// The underlying mysql result.
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/mysql/exec.hpp b/include/sqlgen/mysql/exec.hpp
index 3a4f030..b16706a 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/mysql/exec.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/mysql/exec.hpp
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::mysql {
 
-Result<Nothing> exec(const Ref<MYSQL>& _conn, const std::string& _sql) noexcept;
+Result<Nothing> SQLGEN_API exec(const Ref<MYSQL>& _conn,
+                                const std::string& _sql) noexcept;
 
 }  // namespace sqlgen::mysql
 
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/mysql/to_sql.hpp b/include/sqlgen/mysql/to_sql.hpp
index 02f86aa..c2f523e 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/mysql/to_sql.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/mysql/to_sql.hpp
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include "../dynamic/Statement.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 #include "../transpilation/to_sql.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::mysql {
 
 /// Transpiles a dynamic general SQL statement to the mysql dialect.
-std::string to_sql_impl(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
+std::string SQLGEN_API to_sql_impl(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
 
 /// Transpiles any  SQL statement to the mysql dialect.
 template <class T>
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.hpp b/include/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.hpp
index 8cb7494..af50b10 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 
-#include "../IteratorBase.hpp"
+#include "../Iterator.hpp"
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../Transaction.hpp"
@@ -18,32 +18,31 @@
 #include "../internal/to_container.hpp"
 #include "../internal/write_or_insert.hpp"
 #include "../is_connection.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 #include "../transpilation/value_t.hpp"
 #include "Credentials.hpp"
+#include "Iterator.hpp"
 #include "exec.hpp"
 #include "to_sql.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::postgres {
 
-class Connection {
+class SQLGEN_API Connection {
   using ConnPtr = Ref<PGconn>;
 
  public:
-  Connection(const Credentials& _credentials)
-      : conn_(make_conn(_credentials.to_str())), credentials_(_credentials) {}
+  Connection(const Credentials& _credentials);
 
   static rfl::Result<Ref<Connection>> make(
       const Credentials& _credentials) noexcept;
 
-  ~Connection() = default;
+  ~Connection();
 
   Result<Nothing> begin_transaction() noexcept;
 
   Result<Nothing> commit() noexcept;
 
-  Result<Nothing> execute(const std::string& _sql) noexcept {
-    return exec(conn_, _sql).transform([](auto&&) { return Nothing{}; });
-  }
+  Result<Nothing> execute(const std::string& _sql) noexcept;
 
   template <class ItBegin, class ItEnd>
   Result<Nothing> insert(const dynamic::Insert& _stmt, ItBegin _begin,
@@ -56,19 +55,18 @@ class Connection {
   template <class ContainerType>
   auto read(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
     using ValueType = transpilation::value_t<ContainerType>;
-    return internal::to_container<ContainerType>(read_impl(_query).transform(
-        [](auto&& _it) { return Iterator<ValueType>(std::move(_it)); }));
+    return internal::to_container<ContainerType>(
+        read_impl(_query).transform([](auto&& _it) {
+          return sqlgen::Iterator<ValueType, postgres::Iterator>(
+              std::move(_it));
+        }));
   }
 
   Result<Nothing> rollback() noexcept;
 
-  std::string to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept {
-    return postgres::to_sql_impl(_stmt);
-  }
+  std::string to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
 
-  Result<Nothing> start_write(const dynamic::Write& _stmt) {
-    return execute(postgres::to_sql_impl(_stmt));
-  }
+  Result<Nothing> start_write(const dynamic::Write& _stmt);
 
   Result<Nothing> end_write();
 
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ class Connection {
 
   static ConnPtr make_conn(const std::string& _conn_str);
 
-  Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query);
+  Result<Ref<Iterator>> read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query);
 
   std::string to_buffer(
       const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _line) const noexcept;
@@ -107,4 +105,13 @@ static_assert(is_connection<Transaction<Connection>>,
 
 }  // namespace sqlgen::postgres
 
+namespace sqlgen::internal {
+
+template <class ValueType>
+struct IteratorType<ValueType, postgres::Connection> {
+  using Type = Iterator<ValueType, postgres::Iterator>;
+};
+
+}  // namespace sqlgen::internal
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/postgres/Iterator.hpp b/include/sqlgen/postgres/Iterator.hpp
index d512e53..f43d1e2 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/postgres/Iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/postgres/Iterator.hpp
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "../IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
-#include "Connection.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::postgres {
 
-class Iterator : public sqlgen::IteratorBase {
+class SQLGEN_API Iterator {
   using ConnPtr = Ref<PGconn>;
 
  public:
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@ class Iterator : public sqlgen::IteratorBase {
   ~Iterator();
 
   /// Whether the end of the available data has been reached.
-  bool end() const final;
+  bool end() const;
 
   /// Returns the next batch of rows.
   /// If _batch_size is greater than the number of rows left, returns all
   /// of the rows left.
   Result<std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>> next(
-      const size_t _batch_size) final;
+      const size_t _batch_size);
 
   Iterator& operator=(const Iterator& _other) = delete;
 
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/postgres/exec.hpp b/include/sqlgen/postgres/exec.hpp
index d6a81ea..57ef72f 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/postgres/exec.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/postgres/exec.hpp
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::postgres {
 
-Result<Ref<PGresult>> exec(const Ref<PGconn>& _conn,
-                           const std::string& _sql) noexcept;
+Result<Ref<PGresult>> SQLGEN_API exec(const Ref<PGconn>& _conn,
+                                      const std::string& _sql) noexcept;
 
 }  // namespace sqlgen::postgres
 
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/postgres/to_sql.hpp b/include/sqlgen/postgres/to_sql.hpp
index da663b4..44195a8 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/postgres/to_sql.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/postgres/to_sql.hpp
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include "../dynamic/Statement.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 #include "../transpilation/to_sql.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::postgres {
 
 /// Transpiles a dynamic general SQL statement to the postgres dialect.
-std::string to_sql_impl(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
+std::string SQLGEN_API to_sql_impl(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
 
 /// Transpiles any  SQL statement to the postgres dialect.
 template <class T>
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/sqlgen_api.hpp b/include/sqlgen/sqlgen_api.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d53cf7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sqlgen/sqlgen_api.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef SQLGEN_SQLGEN_API_HPP_
+#define SQLGEN_SQLGEN_API_HPP_
+
+#ifdef SQLGEN_BUILD_SHARED
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define SQLGEN_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+#define SQLGEN_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#endif
+#else
+#define SQLGEN_API
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.hpp b/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.hpp
index 7d68702..bc34404 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 
-#include "../IteratorBase.hpp"
+#include "../Iterator.hpp"
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../Transaction.hpp"
@@ -17,22 +17,23 @@
 #include "../internal/to_container.hpp"
 #include "../internal/write_or_insert.hpp"
 #include "../is_connection.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 #include "../transpilation/value_t.hpp"
+#include "Iterator.hpp"
 #include "to_sql.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::sqlite {
 
-class Connection {
+class SQLGEN_API Connection {
   using ConnPtr = Ref<sqlite3>;
   using StmtPtr = std::shared_ptr<sqlite3_stmt>;
 
  public:
-  Connection(const std::string& _fname)
-      : stmt_(nullptr), conn_(make_conn(_fname)) {}
+  Connection(const std::string& _fname);
 
   static rfl::Result<Ref<Connection>> make(const std::string& _fname) noexcept;
 
-  ~Connection() = default;
+  ~Connection();
 
   Result<Nothing> begin_transaction() noexcept;
 
@@ -51,15 +52,15 @@ class Connection {
   template <class ContainerType>
   auto read(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
     using ValueType = transpilation::value_t<ContainerType>;
-    return internal::to_container<ContainerType>(read_impl(_query).transform(
-        [](auto&& _it) { return Iterator<ValueType>(std::move(_it)); }));
+    return internal::to_container<ContainerType>(
+        read_impl(_query).transform([](auto&& _it) {
+          return sqlgen::Iterator<ValueType, sqlite::Iterator>(std::move(_it));
+        }));
   }
 
   Result<Nothing> rollback() noexcept;
 
-  std::string to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept {
-    return sqlite::to_sql_impl(_stmt);
-  }
+  std::string to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
 
   Result<Nothing> start_write(const dynamic::Write& _stmt);
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ class Connection {
   Result<StmtPtr> prepare_statement(const std::string& _sql) const noexcept;
 
   /// Implements the actual read.
-  Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query);
+  Result<Ref<Iterator>> read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query);
 
   /// Implements the actual write
   Result<Nothing> write_impl(
@@ -113,4 +114,13 @@ static_assert(is_connection<Transaction<Connection>>,
 
 }  // namespace sqlgen::sqlite
 
+namespace sqlgen::internal {
+
+template <class ValueType>
+struct IteratorType<ValueType, sqlite::Connection> {
+  using Type = Iterator<ValueType, sqlite::Iterator>;
+};
+
+}  // namespace sqlgen::internal
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Iterator.hpp b/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Iterator.hpp
index 985d63e..619fbd9 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/sqlite/Iterator.hpp
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "../IteratorBase.hpp"
 #include "../Ref.hpp"
 #include "../Result.hpp"
-#include "Connection.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::sqlite {
 
-class Iterator : public sqlgen::IteratorBase {
+class SQLGEN_API Iterator {
   using ConnPtr = Ref<sqlite3>;
   using StmtPtr = Ref<sqlite3_stmt>;
 
@@ -24,13 +23,13 @@ class Iterator : public sqlgen::IteratorBase {
   ~Iterator();
 
   /// Whether the end of the available data has been reached.
-  bool end() const final;
+  bool end() const;
 
   /// Returns the next batch of rows.
   /// If _batch_size is greater than the number of rows left, returns all
   /// of the rows left.
   Result<std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>> next(
-      const size_t _batch_size) final;
+      const size_t _batch_size);
 
  private:
   void step() { end_ = (sqlite3_step(stmt_.get()) != SQLITE_ROW); }
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/sqlite/to_sql.hpp b/include/sqlgen/sqlite/to_sql.hpp
index 9959e30..6f58e5e 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/sqlite/to_sql.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/sqlite/to_sql.hpp
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "../dynamic/Statement.hpp"
+#include "../sqlgen_api.hpp"
 #include "../transpilation/to_sql.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::sqlite {
 
 /// Transpiles a dynamic general SQL statement to the sqlite dialect.
-std::string to_sql_impl(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
+std::string SQLGEN_API to_sql_impl(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept;
 
 /// Transpiles any  SQL statement to the sqlite dialect.
 template <class T>
diff --git a/src/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.cpp b/src/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.cpp
index f7b36b0..2e1d407 100644
--- a/src/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.cpp
+++ b/src/sqlgen/mysql/Connection.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 
 namespace sqlgen::mysql {
 
+Connection::Connection(const Credentials& _credentials)
+    : conn_(make_conn(_credentials)) {}
+
+Connection::~Connection() = default;
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::actual_insert(
     const std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>& _data,
     MYSQL_STMT* _stmt) const noexcept {
@@ -70,6 +75,16 @@ Result<Nothing> Connection::actual_insert(
   return Nothing{};
 }
 
+Result<Nothing> Connection::begin_transaction() noexcept {
+  return execute("START TRANSACTION;");
+}
+
+Result<Nothing> Connection::commit() noexcept { return execute("COMMIT;"); }
+
+Result<Nothing> Connection::execute(const std::string& _sql) noexcept {
+  return exec(conn_, _sql);
+}
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::insert_impl(
     const dynamic::Insert& _stmt,
     const std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>&
@@ -122,8 +137,7 @@ Result<Connection::StmtPtr> Connection::prepare_statement(
   return stmt_ptr;
 }
 
-Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> Connection::read_impl(
-    const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
+Result<Ref<Iterator>> Connection::read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
   const auto sql = mysql::to_sql_impl(_query);
   const auto err =
       mysql_real_query(conn_.get(), sql.c_str(), static_cast<int>(sql.size()));
@@ -139,6 +153,8 @@ Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> Connection::read_impl(
       .transform([&](auto&& _res) { return Ref<Iterator>::make(_res, conn_); });
 }
 
+Result<Nothing> Connection::rollback() noexcept { return execute("ROLLBACK;"); }
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::start_write(const dynamic::Write& _write_stmt) {
   if (stmt_) {
     return error(
@@ -157,6 +173,10 @@ Result<Nothing> Connection::start_write(const dynamic::Write& _write_stmt) {
       });
 }
 
+std::string Connection::to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept {
+  return to_sql_impl(_stmt);
+}
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::write_impl(
     const std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>& _data) {
   if (!stmt_) {
diff --git a/src/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.cpp b/src/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.cpp
index a26bf11..7839c3a 100644
--- a/src/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.cpp
+++ b/src/sqlgen/mysql/Iterator.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Iterator::Iterator(const ResPtr& _res, const ConnPtr& _conn)
 
 Iterator::~Iterator() = default;
 
+bool Iterator::end() const { return end_; }
+
 Result<std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>> Iterator::next(
     const size_t _batch_size) {
   std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>> vec;
diff --git a/src/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.cpp b/src/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.cpp
index bd6dba6..6b33ad2 100644
--- a/src/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.cpp
+++ b/src/sqlgen/postgres/Connection.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,21 @@
 
 namespace sqlgen::postgres {
 
+Connection::Connection(const Credentials& _credentials)
+    : conn_(make_conn(_credentials.to_str())), credentials_(_credentials) {}
+
+Connection::~Connection() = default;
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::begin_transaction() noexcept {
   return execute("BEGIN TRANSACTION;");
 }
 
 Result<Nothing> Connection::commit() noexcept { return execute("COMMIT;"); }
 
+Result<Nothing> Connection::execute(const std::string& _sql) noexcept {
+  return exec(conn_, _sql).transform([](auto&&) { return Nothing{}; });
+}
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::end_write() {
   if (PQputCopyEnd(conn_.get(), NULL) == -1) {
     return error(PQerrorMessage(conn_.get()));
@@ -114,11 +123,10 @@ typename Connection::ConnPtr Connection::make_conn(
   return ConnPtr::make(std::shared_ptr<PGconn>(raw_ptr, &PQfinish)).value();
 }
 
-Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> Connection::read_impl(
-    const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
+Result<Ref<Iterator>> Connection::read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
   const auto sql = postgres::to_sql_impl(_query);
   try {
-    return Ref<IteratorBase>(Ref<Iterator>::make(sql, conn_));
+    return Ref<Iterator>::make(sql, conn_);
   } catch (std::exception& e) {
     return error(e.what());
   }
@@ -146,6 +154,14 @@ std::string Connection::to_buffer(
          "\n";
 }
 
+std::string Connection::to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept {
+  return postgres::to_sql_impl(_stmt);
+}
+
+Result<Nothing> Connection::start_write(const dynamic::Write& _stmt) {
+  return execute(postgres::to_sql_impl(_stmt));
+}
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::write_impl(
     const std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>& _data) {
   for (const auto& line : _data) {
diff --git a/src/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.cpp b/src/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.cpp
index b5d3cdf..0aa44d9 100644
--- a/src/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.cpp
+++ b/src/sqlgen/sqlite/Connection.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
 
 #include "sqlgen/internal/collect/vector.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/internal/strings/strings.hpp"
-#include "sqlgen/sqlite/Iterator.hpp"
 #include "sqlgen/sqlite/to_sql.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::sqlite {
 
+Connection::Connection(const std::string& _fname)
+    : stmt_(nullptr), conn_(make_conn(_fname)) {}
+
+Connection::~Connection() = default;
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::actual_insert(
     const std::vector<std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>>& _data,
     sqlite3_stmt* _stmt) const noexcept {
@@ -97,8 +101,7 @@ typename Connection::ConnPtr Connection::make_conn(const std::string& _fname) {
   return ConnPtr::make(std::shared_ptr<sqlite3>(conn, &sqlite3_close)).value();
 }
 
-Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> Connection::read_impl(
-    const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
+Result<Ref<Iterator>> Connection::read_impl(const dynamic::SelectFrom& _query) {
   const auto sql = to_sql_impl(_query);
 
   sqlite3_stmt* p_stmt = nullptr;
@@ -115,9 +118,7 @@ Result<Ref<IteratorBase>> Connection::read_impl(
   }
 
   return Ref<sqlite3_stmt>::make(StmtPtr(p_stmt, &sqlite3_finalize))
-      .transform([&](auto _stmt) -> Ref<IteratorBase> {
-        return Ref<Iterator>::make(_stmt, conn_);
-      });
+      .transform([&](auto _stmt) { return Ref<Iterator>::make(_stmt, conn_); });
 }
 
 Result<Connection::StmtPtr> Connection::prepare_statement(
@@ -141,6 +142,10 @@ Result<Connection::StmtPtr> Connection::prepare_statement(
 
 Result<Nothing> Connection::rollback() noexcept { return execute("ROLLBACK;"); }
 
+std::string Connection::to_sql(const dynamic::Statement& _stmt) noexcept {
+  return sqlite::to_sql_impl(_stmt);
+}
+
 Result<Nothing> Connection::start_write(const dynamic::Write& _stmt) {
   if (stmt_) {
     return error(
diff --git a/tests/mysql/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/mysql/CMakeLists.txt
index c00824f..47396a1 100644
--- a/tests/mysql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/mysql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ add_executable(
 )
 target_precompile_headers(sqlgen-mysql-tests PRIVATE [["sqlgen.hpp"]] <iostream> <string> <functional> <gtest/gtest.h>)
 
+target_link_libraries(sqlgen-mysql-tests PRIVATE sqlgen_tests_crt)
 
-target_link_libraries(
-    sqlgen-mysql-tests
-    PRIVATE 
-    "${SQLGEN_GTEST_LIB}"
+add_custom_command(TARGET sqlgen-mysql-tests POST_BUILD
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy -t $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:sqlgen-mysql-tests> $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:sqlgen-mysql-tests>
+  COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
 )
 
 find_package(GTest)
diff --git a/tests/postgres/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/postgres/CMakeLists.txt
index 18f8296..2fa3582 100644
--- a/tests/postgres/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/postgres/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ add_executable(
 )
 target_precompile_headers(sqlgen-postgres-tests PRIVATE [["sqlgen.hpp"]] <iostream> <string> <functional> <gtest/gtest.h>)
 
+target_link_libraries(sqlgen-postgres-tests PRIVATE sqlgen_tests_crt)
 
-target_link_libraries(
-    sqlgen-postgres-tests
-    PRIVATE 
-    "${SQLGEN_GTEST_LIB}"
+add_custom_command(TARGET sqlgen-postgres-tests POST_BUILD
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy -t $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:sqlgen-postgres-tests> $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:sqlgen-postgres-tests>
+  COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
 )
 
 find_package(GTest)
diff --git a/tests/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
index a744712..d0a2e4d 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/sqlite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ add_executable(
 )
 target_precompile_headers(sqlgen-sqlite-tests PRIVATE [["sqlgen.hpp"]] <iostream> <string> <functional> <gtest/gtest.h>)
 
+target_link_libraries(sqlgen-sqlite-tests PRIVATE sqlgen_tests_crt)
 
-target_link_libraries(
-    sqlgen-sqlite-tests
-    PRIVATE 
-    "${SQLGEN_GTEST_LIB}"
+add_custom_command(TARGET sqlgen-sqlite-tests POST_BUILD
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy -t $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:sqlgen-sqlite-tests> $<TARGET_RUNTIME_DLLS:sqlgen-sqlite-tests>
+  COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
 )
 
 find_package(GTest)