diff --git a/android/CMakeLists.txt b/android/CMakeLists.txt
index 885c47d2..225510b4 100644
--- a/android/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/android/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ add_library(
 )
 
 if (USE_SQLCIPHER)
-  target_sources(${PACKAGE_NAME} PRIVATE ../cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.h ../cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.c ../cpp/bridge.cpp ../cpp/bridge.h)
+  target_sources(${PACKAGE_NAME} PRIVATE ../cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.h ../cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.c ../cpp/bridge.cpp ../cpp/bridge.hpp)
 
   add_definitions(
     -DOP_SQLITE_USE_SQLCIPHER=1
diff --git a/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp b/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp
index 5dfa3e28..3c11d634 100644
--- a/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp
+++ b/cpp/DBHostObject.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#include "DBHostObject.h"
-#include "PreparedStatementHostObject.h"
+#include "DBHostObject.hpp"
+#include "PreparedStatementHostObject.hpp"
 #if OP_SQLITE_USE_LIBSQL
 #include "libsql/bridge.hpp"
 #else
-#include "bridge.h"
+#include "bridge.hpp"
 #endif
 #include "logs.h"
 #include <functional>
diff --git a/cpp/DBHostObject.h b/cpp/DBHostObject.hpp
similarity index 99%
rename from cpp/DBHostObject.h
rename to cpp/DBHostObject.hpp
index 45ed8d21..9d7d6792 100644
--- a/cpp/DBHostObject.h
+++ b/cpp/DBHostObject.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "OPThreadPool.h"
+#include "OPThreadPool.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include <ReactCommon/CallInvoker.h>
 #include <jsi/jsi.h>
diff --git a/cpp/DumbHostObject.cpp b/cpp/DumbHostObject.cpp
index 9b799f26..ec26f080 100644
--- a/cpp/DumbHostObject.cpp
+++ b/cpp/DumbHostObject.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
 
diff --git a/cpp/DumbHostObject.h b/cpp/DumbHostObject.hpp
similarity index 96%
rename from cpp/DumbHostObject.h
rename to cpp/DumbHostObject.hpp
index 5781bfa8..d4a5eb92 100644
--- a/cpp/DumbHostObject.h
+++ b/cpp/DumbHostObject.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include <any>
 #include <jsi/jsi.h>
diff --git a/cpp/OPSqlite.cpp b/cpp/OPSqlite.cpp
index a5647cb8..4cc78326 100644
--- a/cpp/OPSqlite.cpp
+++ b/cpp/OPSqlite.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "OPSqlite.hpp"
-#include "DBHostObject.h"
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "OPThreadPool.h"
+#include "DBHostObject.hpp"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "OPThreadPool.hpp"
 #ifdef OP_SQLITE_USE_LIBSQL
 #include "libsql/bridge.hpp"
 #else
-#include "bridge.h"
+#include "bridge.hpp"
 #endif
 #include "logs.h"
 #include "macros.hpp"
diff --git a/cpp/OPThreadPool.cpp b/cpp/OPThreadPool.cpp
index a4e9d1d3..e9b06857 100644
--- a/cpp/OPThreadPool.cpp
+++ b/cpp/OPThreadPool.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "OPThreadPool.h"
+#include "OPThreadPool.hpp"
 
 namespace opsqlite {
 
diff --git a/cpp/OPThreadPool.h b/cpp/OPThreadPool.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from cpp/OPThreadPool.h
rename to cpp/OPThreadPool.hpp
diff --git a/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.cpp b/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.cpp
index f6ea1349..0bbe0a17 100644
--- a/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.cpp
+++ b/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#include "PreparedStatementHostObject.h"
+#include "PreparedStatementHostObject.hpp"
 #if OP_SQLITE_USE_LIBSQL
 #include "libsql/bridge.hpp"
 #else
-#include "bridge.h"
+#include "bridge.hpp"
 #endif
 #include "macros.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
diff --git a/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.h b/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.hpp
similarity index 97%
rename from cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.h
rename to cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.hpp
index 5621d4e5..38790471 100644
--- a/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.h
+++ b/cpp/PreparedStatementHostObject.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <sqlite3.h>
 #endif
 #endif
-#include "OPThreadPool.h"
+#include "OPThreadPool.hpp"
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
diff --git a/cpp/SmartHostObject.cpp b/cpp/SmartHostObject.cpp
index b56e385c..deac3c8c 100644
--- a/cpp/SmartHostObject.cpp
+++ b/cpp/SmartHostObject.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 
 namespace opsqlite {
diff --git a/cpp/SmartHostObject.h b/cpp/SmartHostObject.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from cpp/SmartHostObject.h
rename to cpp/SmartHostObject.hpp
diff --git a/cpp/bridge.cpp b/cpp/bridge.cpp
index a5adaec8..5731e546 100644
--- a/cpp/bridge.cpp
+++ b/cpp/bridge.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 // Allows a clear defined boundary between the JSI and the SQLite operations
 // so that threading operations are safe and contained within DBHostObject
 
-#include "bridge.h"
-#include "DBHostObject.h"
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "bridge.hpp"
+#include "DBHostObject.hpp"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "logs.h"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 #include <filesystem>
diff --git a/cpp/bridge.h b/cpp/bridge.hpp
similarity index 98%
rename from cpp/bridge.h
rename to cpp/bridge.hpp
index f82720bd..d153637b 100644
--- a/cpp/bridge.h
+++ b/cpp/bridge.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
diff --git a/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp b/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp
index 0b096262..c545244e 100644
--- a/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp
+++ b/cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "bridge.hpp"
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "libsql.h"
 #include "logs.h"
 #include "utils.hpp"
diff --git a/cpp/libsql/bridge.hpp b/cpp/libsql/bridge.hpp
index cbe55eed..d870459d 100644
--- a/cpp/libsql/bridge.hpp
+++ b/cpp/libsql/bridge.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "libsql.h"
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
diff --git a/cpp/turso_bridge.cpp b/cpp/turso_bridge.cpp
index 9f4aa245..96e086b3 100644
--- a/cpp/turso_bridge.cpp
+++ b/cpp/turso_bridge.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#include "DBHostObject.h"
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
-#include "bridge.h"
+#include "DBHostObject.hpp"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
+#include "bridge.hpp"
 #include "utils.hpp"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
diff --git a/cpp/utils.cpp b/cpp/utils.cpp
index 62a3e4fe..1f2ad590 100644
--- a/cpp/utils.cpp
+++ b/cpp/utils.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
 #include "utils.hpp"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 #ifndef OP_SQLITE_USE_LIBSQL
-#include "bridge.h"
+#include "bridge.hpp"
 #endif
-#include "OPThreadPool.h"
+#include "OPThreadPool.hpp"
 #include "macros.hpp"
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
diff --git a/cpp/utils.hpp b/cpp/utils.hpp
index 12627aa3..9b9dda3d 100644
--- a/cpp/utils.hpp
+++ b/cpp/utils.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "DumbHostObject.h"
-#include "SmartHostObject.h"
+#include "DumbHostObject.hpp"
+#include "SmartHostObject.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 #include <jsi/jsi.h>
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <ReactCommon/CallInvoker.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include "OPThreadPool.h"
+#include "OPThreadPool.hpp"
 
 namespace opsqlite {
 
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 0085d5fd..b0670900 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -2161,7 +2161,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FBLazyVector: b3e7ad108f0d882e30445c5527d774e3fd432f3d
   hermes-engine: d9c82b910641f3bb8d520dbd9d5f193582515958
-  op-sqlite: 4df330bec6c23e6d9c9a5e256831869c58a618ea
+  op-sqlite: 2863e0409a4782b557388b6893c34ebe5068e889
   RCTDeprecation: 2a74a2c57675e64419bd89078efde81f7c1de90b
   RCTRequired: 30451112e6fef4e6f31b4e7eee0845156e35e4b0
   RCTSwiftUI: 5aaf0b07e747ba749dc6acc94d8bd41eea4b570f
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index db519711..43bc84ca 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ export default function App() {
 				console.log("OPSQLITE_TEST_RESULT:FAIL");
 			}
 
-			// setTimeout(() => {
-			  // try {
-			  //   global?.gc?.();
-			  //   // let perfRes = performanceTest();
-     //      let perfRes = insertTest();
-			  //   setPerfResult(perfRes);
-			  // } catch (e) {
-			  //   // intentionally left blank
-			  // }
-			// }, 4000);
+			setTimeout(() => {
+			  try {
+			    global?.gc?.();
+			    // let perfRes = performanceTest();
+          let perfRes = insertTest();
+			    setPerfResult(perfRes);
+			  } catch (e) {
+			    // intentionally left blank
+			  }
+			}, 4000);
 		};
 
 		work();
diff --git a/op-sqlite.podspec b/op-sqlite.podspec
index 8452cc2b..ce0b2497 100644
--- a/op-sqlite.podspec
+++ b/op-sqlite.podspec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if is_user_app
   current_dir = File.expand_path(__dir__)
   # Move one level up to the parent directory
   current_dir = File.dirname(current_dir)
-  
+
   # Find the package.json by searching up through parent directories
   loop do
     package_path = File.join(current_dir, "package.json")
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if is_user_app
     break if parent_dir == current_dir  # reached filesystem root
     current_dir = parent_dir
   end
-  
+
   raise "package.json not found" if package_json_path.nil?
 else
   package_json_path = File.join(__dir__, "example", "package.json")
@@ -109,13 +109,16 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   log_message.call("[OP-SQLITE] Configuration found at #{package_json_path}")
 
   install_modules_dependencies(s)
-  
+
   # Base source files
   source_files = Dir.glob("ios/**/*.{h,hpp,m,mm}") + Dir.glob("cpp/**/*.{hpp,h,cpp,c}")
 
   # Backend bridges are selected explicitly by flags and should not be compiled by default.
   source_files.reject! { |path| path == "cpp/turso_bridge.cpp" } unless use_turso
 
+  # Strictly blocks all headers from being public
+  s.public_header_files = ["ios/OPSQLite.h", "cpp/sqlite3.h", "cpp/bridge.hpp"]
+
   # Set the path to the `c_sources` directory based on environment
   if is_user_app
     c_sources_dir = File.join("..", "..", "..", "c_sources")
@@ -136,23 +139,23 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   # Assign the collected source files to `s.source_files`
   s.source_files = source_files
-  
+
   xcconfig = {
     :GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS => "",
-    :CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD => "c++20",
+    :CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD => "c++23",
     :GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL => "2",
   }
-  
+
   exclude_files = []
-  
+
   if use_sqlcipher then
     log_message.call("[OP-SQLITE] using SQLCipher")
-    exclude_files += ["cpp/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlite3.h", "cpp/libsql/bridge.c", "cpp/libsql/bridge.h", "cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp", "cpp/libsql/libsql.h", "ios/libsql.xcframework/**/*"]
+    exclude_files += ["cpp/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlite3.h", "cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp", "cpp/libsql/bridge.hpp", "ios/libsql.xcframework/**/*"]
     xcconfig[:GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS] += " OP_SQLITE_USE_SQLCIPHER=1 HAVE_FULLFSYNC=1 SQLITE_HAS_CODEC SQLITE_TEMP_STORE=3 SQLITE_EXTRA_INIT=sqlcipher_extra_init SQLITE_EXTRA_SHUTDOWN=sqlcipher_extra_shutdown"
-    s.dependency "OpenSSL-Universal"    
+    s.dependency "OpenSSL-Universal"
   elsif use_turso then
     log_message.call("[OP-SQLITE] using Turso SDK kit")
-    exclude_files += ["cpp/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlite3.h", "cpp/bridge.h", "cpp/bridge.cpp", "cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.h", "cpp/libsql/bridge.h", "cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp", "cpp/libsql/libsql.h", "ios/libsql_experimental.xcframework/**/*"]
+    exclude_files += ["cpp/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlite3.h", "cpp/bridge.hpp", "cpp/bridge.cpp", "cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.h", "cpp/libsql/bridge.hpp", "cpp/libsql/bridge.cpp", "ios/libsql_experimental.xcframework/**/*"]
   elsif use_libsql then
     log_message.call("[OP-SQLITE] ⚠️ Using libsql. If you have libsql questions please ask in the Turso Discord server.")
     exclude_files += ["cpp/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlite3.h", "cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.c", "cpp/sqlcipher/sqlite3.h", "cpp/bridge.h", "cpp/bridge.cpp", "ios/turso_sdk_kit.xcframework/**/*"]
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   if !use_sqlite_vec then
     exclude_files += ["ios/sqlitevec.xcframework/**/*"]
   end
-  
+
   other_cflags = '$(inherited) -DSQLITE_DBCONFIG_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION=1 -DHAVE_USLEEP=1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_LOCKING_STYLE=0'
   optimizedCflags = ' -DSQLITE_DQS=0 -DSQLITE_DEFAULT_MEMSTATUS=0 -DSQLITE_DEFAULT_WAL_SYNCHRONOUS=1 -DSQLITE_LIKE_DOESNT_MATCH_BLOBS=1 -DSQLITE_MAX_EXPR_DEPTH=0 -DSQLITE_OMIT_DEPRECATED=1 -DSQLITE_OMIT_PROGRESS_CALLBACK=1 -DSQLITE_OMIT_SHARED_CACHE=1 -DSQLITE_USE_ALLOCA=1 -DSQLITE_STRICT_SUBTYPE=1 -DSQLITE_THREADSAFE=2'
   frameworks = []
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   if rtree then
     xcconfig[:GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS] += " SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE=1"
   end
- 
+
   if phone_version then
     log_message.call("[OP-SQLITE] using iOS embedded SQLite 📱")
     xcconfig[:GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS] += " OP_SQLITE_USE_PHONE_VERSION=1"
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     log_message.call("[OP_SQLITE] Tokenizers enabled: #{tokenizers}")
     if is_user_app then
       other_cflags += " -DTOKENIZERS_HEADER_PATH=\\\"../c_sources/tokenizers.h\\\""
-    else 
+    else
       other_cflags += " -DTOKENIZERS_HEADER_PATH=\\\"../example/c_sources/tokenizers.h\\\""
     end
   end