diff --git a/cmd/opm/registry/serve.go b/cmd/opm/registry/serve.go
index 8b30ec5b2..45244bf0b 100644
--- a/cmd/opm/registry/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/opm/registry/serve.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package registry
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"database/sql"
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -64,8 +65,19 @@ func runRegistryServeCmdFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	logger := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"database": dbName, "port": port})
 
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dbName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Migrate database to latest version before serving
+	err = migrateToLatest(db, dbName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	var store registry.Query
-	store, err = sqlite.NewSQLLiteQuerier(dbName)
+	store = sqlite.NewSQLLiteQuerierFromDb(db)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.WithError(err).Warnf("failed to load db")
 	}
@@ -98,3 +110,17 @@ func runRegistryServeCmdFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func migrateToLatest(db *sql.DB, dbName string) error {
+	migrator, err := sqlite.NewSQLLiteMigrator(db, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer migrator.CleanUpMigrator()
+
+	err = migrator.MigrateUp(dbName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/migrator.go b/pkg/sqlite/migrator.go
index e687ef9f2..0e63319c0 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/migrator.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/migrator.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 type SQLMigrator struct {
 	db             *sql.DB
 	migrationsPath string
-	generated bool
+	generated      bool
 }
 
 // NewSQLLiteMigrator returns a SQLMigrator. The SQLMigrator takes a sql database and directory for migrations
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewSQLLiteMigrator(db *sql.DB, migrationsPath string) (*SQLMigrator, error)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			
+
 			f, err := os.Create(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", tempDir, file))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -60,18 +60,18 @@ func NewSQLLiteMigrator(db *sql.DB, migrationsPath string) (*SQLMigrator, error)
 		return &SQLMigrator{
 			db:             db,
 			migrationsPath: tempDir,
-			generated: true,
+			generated:      true,
 		}, nil
 	}
 
 	return &SQLMigrator{
 		db:             db,
 		migrationsPath: migrationsPath,
-		generated: false,
+		generated:      false,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// CleanUpMigrator deletes any unnecessary data generated just for the scope of the migrator. 
+// CleanUpMigrator deletes any unnecessary data generated just for the scope of the migrator.
 // Call this function once the scope of the Migrator is no longer required
 func (m *SQLMigrator) CleanUpMigrator() {
 	if m.generated {
@@ -111,6 +111,31 @@ func (m *SQLMigrator) InitMigrationVersion() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// MigrateUp is a wrapper around golang-migrate's Up. Up
+// looks at the currently active migration version and will
+// migrate all the way up (applying all up migrations).
+func (m *SQLMigrator) MigrateUp(dbName string) error {
+	instance, err := sqlite3.WithInstance(m.db, &sqlite3.Config{DatabaseName: dbName})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	migrator, err := migrate.NewWithDatabaseInstance(fmt.Sprintf("file://%s", m.migrationsPath), "registrydb", instance)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = migrator.Up()
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == migrate.ErrNoChange {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CurrentVersion returns the version of the database associated with the migrator
 func (m *SQLMigrator) CurrentVersion() (uint, error) {
 	instance, err := sqlite3.WithInstance(m.db, &sqlite3.Config{})
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/migrator_test.go b/pkg/sqlite/migrator_test.go
index 854fbcce3..a9ebc6490 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/migrator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/migrator_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package sqlite
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -54,9 +55,29 @@ func TestGeneratedMigrations(t *testing.T) {
 	store, err := NewSQLLiteLoader(WithDBName("test.db"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer os.Remove("test.db")
-	
+
 	migrator, err := NewSQLLiteMigrator(store.db, "")
 	defer migrator.CleanUpMigrator()
 
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Unable to initialize migrator with generated migrations")
 }
+
+func TestUpMigration(t *testing.T) {
+	migrationsPath := "./testdata/test_db_migrations/migrations"
+
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", "test.db")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer os.Remove("test.db")
+
+	migrator, err := NewSQLLiteMigrator(db, migrationsPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Unable to initialize migrator")
+
+	err = migrator.MigrateUp("test.db") // Migrating up adds a new table `test`
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var name string
+	err = db.QueryRow("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='test';").Scan(&name)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, name, "test")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/query.go b/pkg/sqlite/query.go
index e7fc03168..d7c0f16b8 100644
--- a/pkg/sqlite/query.go
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/query.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ func NewSQLLiteQuerier(dbFilename string) (*SQLQuerier, error) {
 	return &SQLQuerier{db}, nil
 }
 
+func NewSQLLiteQuerierFromDb(db *sql.DB) *SQLQuerier {
+	return &SQLQuerier{db}
+}
+
 func (s *SQLQuerier) ListTables(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
 	query := "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' ORDER BY name;"
 	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, query)
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/testdata/test_db_migrations/migrations/194708150000_test_up_migration.down.sql b/pkg/sqlite/testdata/test_db_migrations/migrations/194708150000_test_up_migration.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14abb703b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/testdata/test_db_migrations/migrations/194708150000_test_up_migration.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite/testdata/test_db_migrations/migrations/194708150000_test_up_migration.up.sql b/pkg/sqlite/testdata/test_db_migrations/migrations/194708150000_test_up_migration.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56225c3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sqlite/testdata/test_db_migrations/migrations/194708150000_test_up_migration.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test(
+   test_column VARCHAR (50) PRIMARY KEY
+);
\ No newline at end of file