diff --git a/backend/migrations/20251023043152_create_projects.down.sql b/backend/migrations/20251023043152_create_projects.down.sql
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+ALTER TABLE tasks  RENAME TO tasks_old;
+
+CREATE TABLE tasks (
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+    title VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    description TEXT,
+    status TEXT CHECK(status IN ('todo', 'done', 'backlog')) DEFAULT 'todo',
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    completed_at TIMESTAMP
+);
+
+INSERT INTO tasks SELECT id, title, description, status, created_at, updated_at, completed_at FROM tasks_old;
+
+DROP TABLE tasks_old;
+DROP TABLE projects;
+DROP TABLE folders;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/20251023043152_create_projects.up.sql b/backend/migrations/20251023043152_create_projects.up.sql
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+CREATE TABLE folders (
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+    title VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    sort_order INTEGER NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE projects (
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+    title VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    color VARCHAR(7) NOT NULL, -- hex code
+    folder_id UUID,
+    sort_order INTEGER NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    status TEXT CHECK(status IN ('active', 'done', 'backlog')) DEFAULT 'active',
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    completed_at TIMESTAMP,
+    FOREIGN KEY(folder_id) REFERENCES folders(id)
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE tasks RENAME TO tasks_old;
+
+-- Add up migration script here
+CREATE TABLE tasks (
+    id UUID PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+    title VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    description TEXT,
+    status TEXT CHECK(status IN ('todo', 'done', 'backlog')) DEFAULT 'todo',
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    completed_at TIMESTAMP,
+    project_id UUID,
+    FOREIGN KEY(project_id) REFERENCES projects(id)
+);
+
+INSERT INTO tasks SELECT *, NULL as project_id FROM tasks_old;
+
+DROP TABLE tasks_old;