diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cdc6de93..bc7fa4c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload log file artifact
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: nf-test-workdir
           path: .nf-test/
diff --git a/.nf-core.yml b/.nf-core.yml
index 42ea59f0..b6ad47c7 100644
--- a/.nf-core.yml
+++ b/.nf-core.yml
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ template:
   skip_features:
     - fastqc
     - is_nfcore
-  version: 1.9.2
+  version: 1.9.3
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 598faa39..7a96d2ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v1.10.0dev
+
+## v1.9.3 Nifty Nieuwkerke - [January 23 2025]
+
+1. Fix db postprocess in vcf2db module
+
 ## v1.9.2 - New Nieuwkerke - [January 22 2025]
 
 ## Changes
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/main.nf
index a23204b2..fdc641ad 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/main.nf
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ process VCF2DB {
         ${prefix}.db \\
         $args
 
+    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'CREATE INDEX idx_variant_impacts_id ON variant_impacts (variant_id)'
+    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN tags varchar(255)'
+    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN tags_user varchar(255)'
+    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN notes varchar(255)'
+    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN notes_user varchar(255)'
+
     cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml
     "${task.process}":
         vcf2db: $VERSION
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/vcf2db.diff b/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/vcf2db.diff
index 45757135..524bb0db 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/vcf2db.diff
+++ b/modules/nf-core/vcf2db/vcf2db.diff
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ Changes in 'vcf2db/main.nf':
  
      // WARN: Version information not provided by tool on CLI. Please update version string below when bumping container versions.
      conda "${moduleDir}/environment.yml"
+@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
+         ${prefix}.db \\
+         $args
+ 
++    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'CREATE INDEX idx_variant_impacts_id ON variant_impacts (variant_id)'
++    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN tags varchar(255)'
++    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN tags_user varchar(255)'
++    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN notes varchar(255)'
++    sqlite3 ${prefix}.db 'ALTER TABLE variants ADD COLUMN notes_user varchar(255)'
++
+     cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml
+     "${task.process}":
+         vcf2db: $VERSION
 
 'modules/nf-core/vcf2db/tests/main.nf.test.snap' is unchanged
 'modules/nf-core/vcf2db/tests/tags.yml' is unchanged
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 36bd916e..46ab76ca 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ manifest {
     description     = """A nextflow pipeline for calling and annotating small germline variants from short DNA reads for WES and WGS data"""
     mainScript      = 'main.nf'
     nextflowVersion = '!>=24.10.0'
-    version         = '1.9.2'
+    version         = '1.9.3'
     doi             = ''
 }