diff --git a/api/resources/db/migration/V8__Notes_uuid.sql b/api/resources/db/migration/V8__Notes_uuid.sql
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+-- no need to migrate existing data yet
+drop table if exists Chapters;
+drop table if exists Tags;
+drop table if exists Notes;
+
+CREATE TABLE `Notes`
+(
+    `uuid`        binary(16) PRIMARY KEY,
+    `title`       varchar(50) NOT NULL,
+    `user_id`     int         NOT NULL,
+    `updated_at` datetime
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE `Notes`
+    ADD FOREIGN KEY (`user_id`) REFERENCES `Users` (`id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
+
+CREATE TABLE `Tags`
+(
+    `id`        int PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    `name`      varchar(50) NOT NULL,
+    `note_uuid` binary(16)  NOT NULL
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE `Tags`
+    ADD FOREIGN KEY (`note_uuid`) REFERENCES `Notes` (`uuid`) ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;
+
+CREATE TABLE `Chapters`
+(
+    `id`        int PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    `number`    int        NOT NULL,
+    `content`   text       NOT NULL,
+    `note_uuid` binary(16) NOT NULL
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE `Chapters`
+    ADD FOREIGN KEY (`note_uuid`) REFERENCES `Notes` (`uuid`) ON DELETE RESTRICT ON UPDATE RESTRICT;