diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/AppDatabase.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/AppDatabase.kt
index 905ff30bf..ac7d582c0 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/AppDatabase.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/AppDatabase.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities.*
     SavedItemAndSavedItemLabelCrossRef::class,
     SavedItemAndHighlightCrossRef::class
   ],
-  version = 7
+  version = 8
 )
 abstract class AppDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
   abstract fun viewerDao(): ViewerDao
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/entities/Highlight.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/entities/Highlight.kt
index a54bc679b..0071697c6 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/entities/Highlight.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/persistence/entities/Highlight.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ data class Highlight(
       entity = Highlight::class,
       parentColumns = arrayOf("highlightId"),
       childColumns = arrayOf("highlightId"),
+      onDelete = ForeignKey.CASCADE
     ),
     ForeignKey(
       entity = SavedItem::class,