diff --git a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncMetadata.swift b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncMetadata.swift
index 1f62fc57..2d64e7a4 100644
--- a/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncMetadata.swift
+++ b/Sources/SQLiteData/CloudKit/SyncMetadata.swift
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
     @Selection
     public struct ID: Hashable, Sendable {
       /// The unique identifier of the record synchronized.
-      public var recordPrimaryKey: String
+      public let recordPrimaryKey: String
 
       /// The type of the record synchronized, _i.e._ its table name.
-      public var recordType: String
+      public let recordType: String
     }
 
     /// The unique identifier and type of the record synchronized.
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
     public var recordType: String { id.recordType }
 
     /// The record zone name.
-    public var zoneName: String
+    public let zoneName: String
 
     /// The record owner name.
-    public var ownerName: String
+    public let ownerName: String
 
     /// The name of the record synchronized.
     ///
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
     @Selection
     public struct ParentID: Hashable, Sendable {
       /// The unique identifier of the parent record synchronized.
-      public var parentRecordPrimaryKey: String
+      public let parentRecordPrimaryKey: String
 
       /// The type of the parent record synchronized, _i.e._ its table name.
-      public var parentRecordType: String
+      public let parentRecordType: String
     }
 
     /// The identifier and type of this record's parent, if any.
-    public var parentRecordID: ParentID?
+    public let parentRecordID: ParentID?
 
     /// The unique identifier of this record's parent, if any.
     public var parentRecordPrimaryKey: String? { parentRecordID?.parentRecordPrimaryKey }
@@ -83,19 +83,19 @@
     ///
     /// This record holds only the fields that are archived when using `encodeSystemFields(with:)`.
     @Column(as: CKRecord?.SystemFieldsRepresentation.self)
-    public var lastKnownServerRecord: CKRecord?
+    public let lastKnownServerRecord: CKRecord?
 
     /// The last known `CKRecord` received from the server with all fields archived.
     @Column(as: CKRecord?._AllFieldsRepresentation.self)
-    public var _lastKnownServerRecordAllFields: CKRecord?
+    public let _lastKnownServerRecordAllFields: CKRecord?
 
     /// The `CKShare` associated with this record, if it is shared.
     @Column(as: CKShare?.SystemFieldsRepresentation.self)
-    public var share: CKShare?
+    public let share: CKShare?
 
     /// Determines if the metadata has been "soft" deleted. It will be fully deleted once the
     /// next batch of pending changes is processed.
-    public var _isDeleted = false
+    public let _isDeleted: Bool
 
     @Column(generated: .virtual)
     public let hasLastKnownServerRecord: Bool
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     public let isShared: Bool
 
     /// The time the user last modified the record.
-    public var userModificationTime: Int64
+    public let userModificationTime: Int64
   }
 
   @available(iOS 17, macOS 14, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, *)
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
       self.hasLastKnownServerRecord = lastKnownServerRecord != nil
       self.isShared = share != nil
       self.userModificationTime = userModificationTime
+      self._isDeleted = false
     }
 
     package static func find(_ recordID: CKRecord.ID) -> Where<Self> {
diff --git a/Sources/SQLiteData/Documentation.docc/Articles/CloudKit.md b/Sources/SQLiteData/Documentation.docc/Articles/CloudKit.md
index e7836d10..8b860db9 100644
--- a/Sources/SQLiteData/Documentation.docc/Articles/CloudKit.md
+++ b/Sources/SQLiteData/Documentation.docc/Articles/CloudKit.md
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ data for a list when you need it.
 
 While the library tries to make CloudKit synchronization as seamless and hidden as possible,
 there are times you will need to access the underlying CloudKit types for your tables and records.
-The ``SyncMetadata``table is the central place where this data is stored, and it is publicly
+The ``SyncMetadata`` table is the central place where this data is stored, and it is publicly
 exposed for you to query it in whichever way you want.
 
 > Important: In order to query the `SyncMetadata` table from your database connection you will need