diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83fb58b..86a23a2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ---
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+## [v2.1.18]
+
+### Fixes
+
+- fix(cmake): make SQLite target normalization robust across CMake versions
+  Replaced fragile SQLite alias normalization with imported compatibility targets so exported Vix packages work reliably with both `SQLite::SQLite3` and `SQLite3::SQLite3`.
+
+- fix(run): resolve remaining `vix run` failures caused by exported websocket SQLite dependency handling
+
+### Improvements
+
+- improve(config): strengthen package compatibility for consumers using older and newer CMake versions
+
 ## [v2.1.17]
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/cmake/VixConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/VixConfig.cmake.in
index cf7eca4..e39f3da 100644
--- a/cmake/VixConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/VixConfig.cmake.in
@@ -21,22 +21,39 @@ endif()
 if (@VIX_WITH_SQLITE@)
   find_dependency(SQLite3 REQUIRED)
 
-  # Canonical target expected by exported Vix targets.
+  # CMake < 4.3 commonly provides SQLite::SQLite3.
+  # CMake >= 4.3 provides SQLite3::SQLite3.
+  # Normalize both names so exported Vix targets always work.
+
   if (TARGET SQLite::SQLite3 AND NOT TARGET SQLite3::SQLite3)
-    add_library(SQLite3::SQLite3 ALIAS SQLite::SQLite3)
+    add_library(SQLite3::SQLite3 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_property(TARGET SQLite3::SQLite3 PROPERTY
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES SQLite::SQLite3
+    )
   elseif (TARGET sqlite3 AND NOT TARGET SQLite3::SQLite3)
-    add_library(SQLite3::SQLite3 ALIAS sqlite3)
+    add_library(SQLite3::SQLite3 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_property(TARGET SQLite3::SQLite3 PROPERTY
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES sqlite3
+    )
   endif()
 
-  # Optional compatibility alias for projects that use SQLite::SQLite3.
   if (TARGET SQLite3::SQLite3 AND NOT TARGET SQLite::SQLite3)
-    add_library(SQLite::SQLite3 ALIAS SQLite3::SQLite3)
+    add_library(SQLite::SQLite3 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_property(TARGET SQLite::SQLite3 PROPERTY
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES SQLite3::SQLite3
+    )
   elseif (TARGET sqlite3 AND NOT TARGET SQLite::SQLite3)
-    add_library(SQLite::SQLite3 ALIAS sqlite3)
+    add_library(SQLite::SQLite3 INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+    set_property(TARGET SQLite::SQLite3 PROPERTY
+      INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES sqlite3
+    )
   endif()
 
   if (NOT TARGET SQLite3::SQLite3)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "SQLite requested but no usable SQLite target was found (SQLite3::SQLite3 / SQLite::SQLite3 / sqlite3).")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR
+      "SQLite requested but no usable SQLite target was found "
+      "(SQLite3::SQLite3 / SQLite::SQLite3 / sqlite3)."
+    )
   endif()
 endif()