diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6dc1eecb402..3b6add51aab 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ group :backend, :frontend, :core, :api do
     when /postgres/
       gem 'pg', '~> 1.0', require: false
     else
-      gem 'sqlite3', require: false
+      gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.6', require: false
       gem 'fast_sqlite', require: false
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/sandbox.sh b/lib/sandbox.sh
index 43c53afd28c..3a8058ac328 100755
--- a/lib/sandbox.sh
+++ b/lib/sandbox.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ group :test, :development do
 end
 RUBY
 
+# Ensure sqlite3 version to match ActiveRecord SQLite adapter requirement
+# (see https://github.com/solidusio/solidus/issues/3087 for details)
+sed -i "/gem 'sqlite3'/c\gem 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.6'" Gemfile
+
 bundle install --gemfile Gemfile
 bundle exec rake db:drop db:create
 bundle exec rails g spree:install --auto-accept --user_class=Spree::User --enforce_available_locales=true