diff --git a/internal/build/build.go b/internal/build/build.go
index ca24bbf..364f02d 100644
--- a/internal/build/build.go
+++ b/internal/build/build.go
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ func BuildPackage(ctx context.Context, opts types.BuildOpts) ([]string, []string
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = installOptDeps(ctx, vars, opts, installed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
 	builtPaths, builtNames, repoDeps, err := installDeps(ctx, opts, vars)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -316,6 +321,30 @@ func installBuildDeps(ctx context.Context, vars *types.BuildVars, opts types.Bui
 	return buildDeps, nil
 }
 
+func installOptDeps(ctx context.Context, vars *types.BuildVars, opts types.BuildOpts, installed map[string]string) error {
+	if len(vars.OptDepends) > 0 {
+		optDeps, err := cliutils.ChooseOptDepends(vars.OptDepends, "install", opts.Interactive)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if len(optDeps) == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		found, notFound, err := repos.FindPkgs(optDeps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		found = filterBuildDeps(found, installed)
+		flattened := cliutils.FlattenPkgs(found, "install", opts.Interactive)
+		optDeps = packageNames(flattened)
+		InstallPkgs(ctx, flattened, notFound, opts)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func installDeps(ctx context.Context, opts types.BuildOpts, vars *types.BuildVars) (builtPaths, builtNames, repoDeps []string, err error) {
 	if len(vars.Depends) > 0 {
 		log.Info("Installing dependencies").Send()
diff --git a/internal/cliutils/prompt.go b/internal/cliutils/prompt.go
index 381927f..03905f0 100644
--- a/internal/cliutils/prompt.go
+++ b/internal/cliutils/prompt.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package cliutils
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"go.elara.ws/lure/internal/config"
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ func FlattenPkgs(found map[string][]db.Package, verb string, interactive bool) [
 }
 
 // PkgPrompt asks the user to choose between multiple packages.
-// The user may choose multiple packages.
 func PkgPrompt(options []db.Package, verb string, interactive bool) (db.Package, error) {
 	if !interactive {
 		return options[0], nil
@@ -140,3 +140,29 @@ func PkgPrompt(options []db.Package, verb string, interactive bool) (db.Package,
 
 	return options[choice], nil
 }
+
+// ChooseOptDepends asks the user to choose between multiple optional dependencies.
+// The user may choose multiple items.
+func ChooseOptDepends(options []string, verb string, interactive bool) ([]string, error) {
+	if !interactive {
+		return []string{}, nil
+	}
+
+	prompt := &survey.MultiSelect{
+		Options: options,
+		Message: translations.Translator().TranslateTo("Choose which optional package(s) to install", config.Language()),
+	}
+
+	var choices []int
+	err := survey.AskOne(prompt, &choices)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	out := make([]string, len(choices))
+	for i, choiceIndex := range choices {
+		out[i], _, _ = strings.Cut(options[choiceIndex], ": ")
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/db.go b/internal/db/db.go
index 1b9921b..a19c0a6 100644
--- a/internal/db/db.go
+++ b/internal/db/db.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	"go.elara.ws/lure/internal/config"
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"modernc.org/sqlite"
 )
 
-const CurrentVersion = 1
+const CurrentVersion = 2
 
 func init() {
 	sqlite.MustRegisterScalarFunction("json_array_contains", 2, JsonArrayContains)
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ type Package struct {
 	Replaces      JSON[[]string]            `sh:"replaces" db:"replaces"`
 	Depends       JSON[map[string][]string] `db:"depends"`
 	BuildDepends  JSON[map[string][]string] `db:"builddepends"`
+	OptDepends    JSON[map[string][]string] `db:"optdepends"`
 	Repository    string                    `db:"repository"`
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ func initDB(dsn string) error {
 			replaces      TEXT CHECK(replaces = 'null' OR (JSON_VALID(replaces) AND JSON_TYPE(replaces) = 'array')),
 			depends       TEXT CHECK(depends = 'null' OR (JSON_VALID(depends) AND JSON_TYPE(depends) = 'object')),
 			builddepends  TEXT CHECK(builddepends = 'null' OR (JSON_VALID(builddepends) AND JSON_TYPE(builddepends) = 'object')),
+			optdepends    TEXT CHECK(optdepends = 'null' OR (JSON_VALID(optdepends) AND JSON_TYPE(optdepends) = 'object')),
 			UNIQUE(name, repository)
 		);
 
@@ -136,30 +137,27 @@ func initDB(dsn string) error {
 	}
 
 	ver, ok := GetVersion()
-	if !ok {
+	if ok && ver != CurrentVersion {
+		log.Warn("Database version mismatch; resetting").Int("version", ver).Int("expected", CurrentVersion).Send()
+		Reset()
+		return initDB(dsn)
+	} else if !ok {
 		log.Warn("Database version does not exist. Run lure fix if something isn't working.").Send()
 		return addVersion(CurrentVersion)
 	}
 
-	if ver != CurrentVersion {
-		log.Warn("Database version mismatch; rebuilding").Int("version", ver).Int("expected", CurrentVersion).Send()
-
-		conn.Close()
-		err = os.Remove(config.GetPaths().DBPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		tdb, err := Open(dsn)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		conn = tdb
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
+func Reset() error {
+	_, err := DB().Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS pkgs;")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = DB().Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS lure_db_version;")
+	return err
+}
+
 func IsEmpty() bool {
 	var count int
 	err := DB().Get(&count, "SELECT count(1) FROM pkgs;")
@@ -201,7 +199,8 @@ func InsertPackage(pkg Package) error {
 			conflicts,
 			replaces,
 			depends,
-			builddepends
+			builddepends,
+			optdepends
 		) VALUES (
 			:name,
 			:repository,
@@ -217,7 +216,8 @@ func InsertPackage(pkg Package) error {
 			:conflicts,
 			:replaces,
 			:depends,
-			:builddepends
+			:builddepends,
+			:optdepends
 		);
 	`, pkg)
 	return err
diff --git a/internal/overrides/overrides.go b/internal/overrides/overrides.go
index 1992054..759324d 100644
--- a/internal/overrides/overrides.go
+++ b/internal/overrides/overrides.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ type ResolvedPackage struct {
 	Replaces      []string `sh:"replaces"`
 	Depends       []string `sh:"deps"`
 	BuildDepends  []string `sh:"build_deps"`
+	OptDepends    []string `sh:"opt_deps"`
 }
 
 func ResolvePackage(pkg *db.Package, overrides []string) *ResolvedPackage {
diff --git a/internal/repos/pull.go b/internal/repos/pull.go
index b41e1f1..a06914d 100644
--- a/internal/repos/pull.go
+++ b/internal/repos/pull.go
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ func Pull(ctx context.Context, repos []types.Repo) error {
 				// empty. In this case, we need to update the DB fully
 				// rather than just incrementally.
 				if db.IsEmpty() {
-					err = processRepoChanges(ctx, repo, r, w, old, new)
+					err = processRepoFull(ctx, repo, repoDir)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
 				} else {
-					err = processRepoFull(ctx, repo, repoDir)
+					err = processRepoChanges(ctx, repo, r, w, old, new)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
diff --git a/internal/types/build.go b/internal/types/build.go
index d9f9865..82667dc 100644
--- a/internal/types/build.go
+++ b/internal/types/build.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type BuildVars struct {
 	Conflicts     []string `sh:"conflicts"`
 	Depends       []string `sh:"deps"`
 	BuildDepends  []string `sh:"build_deps"`
+	OptDepends    []string `sh:"opt_deps"`
 	Replaces      []string `sh:"replaces"`
 	Sources       []string `sh:"sources"`
 	Checksums     []string `sh:"checksums"`