diff --git a/packages/backend/drizzle/0012_yielding_inertia.sql b/packages/backend/drizzle/0012_yielding_inertia.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb353c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/drizzle/0012_yielding_inertia.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ALTER TABLE "Issue" ALTER COLUMN "status" SET DATA TYPE varchar(24);--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "Issue" ALTER COLUMN "status" SET DEFAULT 'TO DO';--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "Organisation" ALTER COLUMN "statuses" SET DATA TYPE varchar(24)[];--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "Organisation" ALTER COLUMN "statuses" SET DEFAULT '{"TO DO","IN PROGRESS","REVIEW","DONE","ARCHIVED","MERGED"}';--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE "User" ALTER COLUMN "name" SET DATA TYPE varchar(64);
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diff --git a/packages/backend/drizzle/meta/0012_snapshot.json b/packages/backend/drizzle/meta/0012_snapshot.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8573873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/drizzle/meta/0012_snapshot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,627 @@
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+          "onUpdate": "no action"
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+            "cache": "1",
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+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
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+          "type": "varchar(64)",
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+          "type": "varchar(24)[]",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "default": "'{\"TO DO\",\"IN PROGRESS\",\"REVIEW\",\"DONE\",\"ARCHIVED\",\"MERGED\"}'"
+        },
+        "createdAt": {
+          "name": "createdAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
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+          "notNull": false,
+          "default": "now()"
+        },
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+          "name": "updatedAt",
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+          "notNull": false,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
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+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
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+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
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+          ]
+        }
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+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
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+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "integer",
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+          "notNull": true,
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+            "name": "OrganisationMember_id_seq",
+            "schema": "public",
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+            "startWith": "1",
+            "minValue": "1",
+            "maxValue": "2147483647",
+            "cache": "1",
+            "cycle": false
+          }
+        },
+        "organisationId": {
+          "name": "organisationId",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "userId": {
+          "name": "userId",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "role": {
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+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "createdAt": {
+          "name": "createdAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
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+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "OrganisationMember_organisationId_Organisation_id_fk": {
+          "name": "OrganisationMember_organisationId_Organisation_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "OrganisationMember",
+          "tableTo": "Organisation",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "organisationId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "no action",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        },
+        "OrganisationMember_userId_User_id_fk": {
+          "name": "OrganisationMember_userId_User_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "OrganisationMember",
+          "tableTo": "User",
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+            "userId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
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+          "onUpdate": "no action"
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+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
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+          "type": "integer",
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+            "name": "Project_id_seq",
+            "schema": "public",
+            "increment": "1",
+            "startWith": "1",
+            "minValue": "1",
+            "maxValue": "2147483647",
+            "cache": "1",
+            "cycle": false
+          }
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+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
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+        },
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+          "type": "integer",
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+        },
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+          "name": "creatorId",
+          "type": "integer",
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+          "notNull": true
+        }
+      },
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+          "name": "Project_organisationId_Organisation_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "Project",
+          "tableTo": "Organisation",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "organisationId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
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+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        },
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+          "name": "Project_creatorId_User_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "Project",
+          "tableTo": "User",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "creatorId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "no action",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
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+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
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+      "name": "Session",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
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+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
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+            "type": "always",
+            "name": "Session_id_seq",
+            "schema": "public",
+            "increment": "1",
+            "startWith": "1",
+            "minValue": "1",
+            "maxValue": "2147483647",
+            "cache": "1",
+            "cycle": false
+          }
+        },
+        "userId": {
+          "name": "userId",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "csrfToken": {
+          "name": "csrfToken",
+          "type": "varchar(64)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "expiresAt": {
+          "name": "expiresAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "createdAt": {
+          "name": "createdAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "Session_userId_User_id_fk": {
+          "name": "Session_userId_User_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "Session",
+          "tableTo": "User",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "userId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "no action",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
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+      "name": "TimedSession",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "identity": {
+            "type": "always",
+            "name": "TimedSession_id_seq",
+            "schema": "public",
+            "increment": "1",
+            "startWith": "1",
+            "minValue": "1",
+            "maxValue": "2147483647",
+            "cache": "1",
+            "cycle": false
+          }
+        },
+        "userId": {
+          "name": "userId",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "issueId": {
+          "name": "issueId",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "timestamps": {
+          "name": "timestamps",
+          "type": "timestamp[]",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "endedAt": {
+          "name": "endedAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "createdAt": {
+          "name": "createdAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {
+        "TimedSession_userId_User_id_fk": {
+          "name": "TimedSession_userId_User_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "TimedSession",
+          "tableTo": "User",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "userId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "no action",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        },
+        "TimedSession_issueId_Issue_id_fk": {
+          "name": "TimedSession_issueId_Issue_id_fk",
+          "tableFrom": "TimedSession",
+          "tableTo": "Issue",
+          "columnsFrom": [
+            "issueId"
+          ],
+          "columnsTo": [
+            "id"
+          ],
+          "onDelete": "no action",
+          "onUpdate": "no action"
+        }
+      },
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    },
+    "public.User": {
+      "name": "User",
+      "schema": "",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "identity": {
+            "type": "always",
+            "name": "User_id_seq",
+            "schema": "public",
+            "increment": "1",
+            "startWith": "1",
+            "minValue": "1",
+            "maxValue": "2147483647",
+            "cache": "1",
+            "cycle": false
+          }
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "name": "name",
+          "type": "varchar(64)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "username": {
+          "name": "username",
+          "type": "varchar(32)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "passwordHash": {
+          "name": "passwordHash",
+          "type": "varchar(255)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true
+        },
+        "avatarURL": {
+          "name": "avatarURL",
+          "type": "varchar(512)",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
+        "createdAt": {
+          "name": "createdAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "default": "now()"
+        },
+        "updatedAt": {
+          "name": "updatedAt",
+          "type": "timestamp",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "default": "now()"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {
+        "User_username_unique": {
+          "name": "User_username_unique",
+          "nullsNotDistinct": false,
+          "columns": [
+            "username"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "policies": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {},
+      "isRLSEnabled": false
+    }
+  },
+  "enums": {},
+  "schemas": {},
+  "sequences": {},
+  "roles": {},
+  "policies": {},
+  "views": {},
+  "_meta": {
+    "columns": {},
+    "schemas": {},
+    "tables": {}
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packages/backend/drizzle/meta/_journal.json b/packages/backend/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
index 3bcfe89..fe6609b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/packages/backend/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@
       "when": 1768057149492,
       "tag": "0011_shocking_betty_ross",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 12,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1768072909149,
+      "tag": "0012_yielding_inertia",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }
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