diff --git a/backend/internal/storage/sqlite/migrate_unique_version_test.go b/backend/internal/storage/sqlite/migrate_unique_version_test.go
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+package sqlite
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pressly/goose/v3"
+)
+
+// TestMigrationVersionsAreUnique scans the embedded migration filenames and
+// parses each version with goose.NumericComponent — the same function goose
+// itself uses — so prefixes that parse to the same int64 (e.g. "014" vs
+// "0014") are caught as a collision, not just identical strings. Catches the
+// conflict with a clear message instead of a goose panic at runtime.
+func TestMigrationVersionsAreUnique(t *testing.T) {
+	entries, err := migrationsFS.ReadDir("migrations")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read migrations dir: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	seen := map[int64]string{} // parsed version -> filename
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		name := e.Name()
+		if e.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		version, err := goose.NumericComponent(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("migration %q has no version goose can parse: %v", name, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if other, dup := seen[version]; dup {
+			t.Errorf("duplicate migration version %d: %s vs %s", version, other, name)
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[version] = name
+	}
+}