diff --git a/.changeset/clean-dist-patch.md b/.changeset/clean-dist-patch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9ff54e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-dist-patch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@ocas/core": patch
+"@ocas/fs": patch
+"@ocas/cli": patch
+---
+
+Clean build — remove stale dist/ artifacts (variable-store.js) from 0.2.0 that referenced deleted bun:sqlite module
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5a45c9..e86dca7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "proman build",
-    "test": "proman test",
+    "test": "vitest run",
     "check": "proman check",
     "format": "proman format"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/liquid-render.test.ts b/packages/core/src/liquid-render.test.ts
index ffe4b76..6c37162 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/liquid-render.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/liquid-render.test.ts
@@ -623,13 +623,13 @@ describe("Suite 4: Render Flow Integration", () => {
       );
       store.var.set(`@ocas/template/text/${nodeSchema}`, template);
 
-      await expect(async () => {
-        await renderWithTemplate(store, nodeHash, {
+      await expect(
+        renderWithTemplate(store, nodeHash, {
           resolution: 1.0,
           decay: 0.5,
           epsilon: 0.01,
-        });
-      }).rejects.toThrow();
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow();
     } finally {
       await cleanup();
     }
@@ -970,13 +970,13 @@ describe("Suite 7: Error Handling & Edge Cases", () => {
       );
       store.var.set(`@ocas/template/text/${parentSchema}`, template);
 
-      await expect(async () => {
-        await renderWithTemplate(store, parentHash, {
+      await expect(
+        renderWithTemplate(store, parentHash, {
           resolution: 1.0,
           decay: 0.5,
           epsilon: 0.01,
-        });
-      }).rejects.toThrow(/decay/);
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/decay/);
     } finally {
       await cleanup();
     }
@@ -1009,13 +1009,13 @@ describe("Suite 7: Error Handling & Edge Cases", () => {
       );
       store.var.set(`@ocas/template/text/${parentSchema}`, template);
 
-      await expect(async () => {
-        await renderWithTemplate(store, parentHash, {
+      await expect(
+        renderWithTemplate(store, parentHash, {
           resolution: 1.0,
           decay: 0.5,
           epsilon: 0.01,
-        });
-      }).rejects.toThrow();
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow();
     } finally {
       await cleanup();
     }
@@ -1048,13 +1048,13 @@ describe("Suite 7: Error Handling & Edge Cases", () => {
       );
       store.var.set(`@ocas/template/text/${parentSchema}`, template);
 
-      await expect(async () => {
-        await renderWithTemplate(store, parentHash, {
+      await expect(
+        renderWithTemplate(store, parentHash, {
           resolution: 1.0,
           decay: 0.5,
           epsilon: 0.01,
-        });
-      }).rejects.toThrow(/decay/);
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/decay/);
     } finally {
       await cleanup();
     }
diff --git a/proman.yaml b/proman.yaml
index bab1354..6582a36 100644
--- a/proman.yaml
+++ b/proman.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: "@ocas/workspace"
-runtime: bun
+runtime: node
 packages:
   - name: "@ocas/core"
     path: packages/core