diff --git a/sqlite3.c b/sqlite3.c.new
index 4729f45..d09425e 100644
--- a/sqlite3.c
+++ b/sqlite3.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 ** language. The code for the "sqlite3" command-line shell is also in a
 ** separate file. This file contains only code for the core SQLite library.
 */
+#define SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA 1
 #define SQLITE_CORE 1
 #define SQLITE_AMALGAMATION 1
 #ifndef SQLITE_PRIVATE