diff --git a/sql/MySQL/0.sql b/sql/MySQL/0.sql
index 2dd2003..f6b00e2 100644
--- a/sql/MySQL/0.sql
+++ b/sql/MySQL/0.sql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 create table arsse_meta(
     `key` varchar(255) primary key,
     value longtext
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_users(
     id varchar(255) primary key,
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ create table arsse_users(
     avatar_data longblob,
     admin boolean default 0,
     rights bigint not null default 0
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_users_meta(
     owner varchar(255) not null references arsse_users(id) on delete cascade on update cascade,
     `key` varchar(255) not null,
     value varchar(255),
     primary key(owner,`key`)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_folders(
     id serial primary key,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ create table arsse_folders(
     name varchar(255) not null,
     modified datetime(0) not null default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,                                                       --
     unique(owner,name,parent)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_feeds(
     id serial primary key,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ create table arsse_feeds(
     size bigint not null default 0,
     scrape boolean not null default 0,
     unique(url,username,password)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_subscriptions(
     id serial primary key,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ create table arsse_subscriptions(
     pinned boolean not null default 0,
     folder bigint references arsse_folders(id) on delete cascade,
     unique(owner,feed)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_articles(
     id serial primary key,
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ create table arsse_articles(
     url_title_hash varchar(255) not null,
     url_content_hash varchar(255) not null,
     title_content_hash varchar(255) not null
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_enclosures(
     article bigint not null references arsse_articles(id) on delete cascade,
     url varchar(255),
     type varchar(255)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_marks(
     article bigint not null references arsse_articles(id) on delete cascade,
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@ create table arsse_marks(
     starred boolean not null default 0,
     modified datetime(0) not null default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     primary key(article,subscription)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_editions(
     id serial primary key,
     article bigint not null references arsse_articles(id) on delete cascade,
     modified datetime(0) not null default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_categories(
     article bigint not null references arsse_articles(id) on delete cascade,
     name varchar(255)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 insert into arsse_meta(`key`,value) values('schema_version','1');
diff --git a/sql/MySQL/1.sql b/sql/MySQL/1.sql
index aa196ca..14e780b 100644
--- a/sql/MySQL/1.sql
+++ b/sql/MySQL/1.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ create table arsse_sessions (
     created datetime(0) not null default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     expires datetime(0) not null,
     `user` varchar(255) not null references arsse_users(id) on delete cascade on update cascade
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_labels (
     id serial primary key,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ create table arsse_labels (
     name varchar(255) not null,
     modified datetime(0) not null default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     unique(owner,name)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 create table arsse_label_members (
     label bigint not null references arsse_labels(id) on delete cascade,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ create table arsse_label_members (
     assigned boolean not null default 1,
     modified datetime(0) not null default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
     primary key(label,article)
-);
+) character set utf8mb4;
 
 alter table arsse_marks add column note longtext not null default '';
 
diff --git a/sql/MySQL/2.sql b/sql/MySQL/2.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a1a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/MySQL/2.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-- SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+-- Copyright 2017 J. King, Dustin Wilson et al.
+-- See LICENSE and AUTHORS files for details
+
+-- Please consult the SQLite 3 schemata for commented version
+
+alter table arsse_users default character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_folders default character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_feeds default character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_subscriptions default character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_articles default character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_categories default character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_labels default character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+
+alter table arsse_users convert to character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_folders convert to character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_feeds convert to character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_subscriptions convert to character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_articles convert to character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_categories convert to character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+alter table arsse_labels convert to character set utf8mb4 collate utf8mb4_unicode_nopad_ci;
+
+update arsse_meta set value = '3' where `key` = 'schema_version';
diff --git a/sql/MySQL/3.sql b/sql/MySQL/3.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c02df03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/MySQL/3.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+-- Copyright 2017 J. King, Dustin Wilson et al.
+-- See LICENSE and AUTHORS files for details
+
+-- Please consult the SQLite 3 schemata for commented version
+
+alter table arsse_marks change column modified modified datetime(0);
+alter table arsse_marks add column touched boolean not null default 0;
+
+update arsse_meta set value = '4' where `key` = 'schema_version';