diff --git a/core/vdbe/execute.rs b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
index 2943a97ac..ecc97d088 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/execute.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
@@ -5606,8 +5606,11 @@ pub fn exec_bit_not(reg: &OwnedValue) -> OwnedValue {
         OwnedValue::Null => OwnedValue::Null,
         OwnedValue::Integer(i) => OwnedValue::Integer(!i),
         OwnedValue::Float(f) => OwnedValue::Integer(!(*f as i64)),
-        OwnedValue::Text(text) => exec_bit_not(&cast_text_to_numeric(text.as_str())),
-        _ => todo!(),
+        OwnedValue::Text(text) => exec_bit_not(&cast_text_to_integer(text.as_str())),
+        OwnedValue::Blob(blob) => {
+            let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(blob);
+            exec_bit_not(&cast_text_to_integer(&text))
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -5724,8 +5727,11 @@ pub fn exec_boolean_not(reg: &OwnedValue) -> OwnedValue {
         OwnedValue::Null => OwnedValue::Null,
         OwnedValue::Integer(i) => OwnedValue::Integer((*i == 0) as i64),
         OwnedValue::Float(f) => OwnedValue::Integer((*f == 0.0) as i64),
-        OwnedValue::Text(text) => exec_boolean_not(&cast_text_to_numeric(text.as_str())),
-        _ => todo!(),
+        OwnedValue::Text(text) => exec_boolean_not(&&cast_text_to_real(text.as_str())),
+        OwnedValue::Blob(blob) => {
+            let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(blob);
+            exec_boolean_not(&cast_text_to_real(&text))
+        }
     }
 }
 pub fn exec_concat(lhs: &OwnedValue, rhs: &OwnedValue) -> OwnedValue {
diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.lock b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
index f32c94005..2556485fb 100644
--- a/fuzz/Cargo.lock
+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ version = "2.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5c8214115b7bf84099f1309324e63141d4c5d7cc26862f97a0a857dbefe165bd"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "block-buffer"
-version = "0.10.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3078c7629b62d3f0439517fa394996acacc5cbc91c5a20d8c658e77abd503a71"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "built"
 version = "0.7.7"
@@ -72,12 +63,6 @@ version = "3.17.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1628fb46dfa0b37568d12e5edd512553eccf6a22a78e8bde00bb4aed84d5bdbf"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "byteorder"
-version = "1.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.2.16"
@@ -130,15 +115,6 @@ version = "0.8.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "773648b94d0e5d620f64f280777445740e61fe701025087ec8b57f45c791888b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cpufeatures"
-version = "0.2.17"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "59ed5838eebb26a2bb2e58f6d5b5316989ae9d08bab10e0e6d103e656d1b0280"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-epoch"
 version = "0.9.18"
@@ -164,16 +140,6 @@ version = "0.8.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crypto-common"
-version = "0.1.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
-dependencies = [
- "generic-array",
- "typenum",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_arbitrary"
 version = "1.4.1"
@@ -185,16 +151,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "digest"
-version = "0.10.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
-dependencies = [
- "block-buffer",
- "crypto-common",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "displaydoc"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -234,12 +190,6 @@ version = "0.1.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7360491ce676a36bf9bb3c56c1aa791658183a54d2744120f27285738d90465a"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "fast-float2"
-version = "0.2.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f8eb564c5c7423d25c886fb561d1e4ee69f72354d16918afa32c08811f6b6a55"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "foldhash"
 version = "0.1.4"
@@ -255,16 +205,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "percent-encoding",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "generic-array"
-version = "0.14.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "85649ca51fd72272d7821adaf274ad91c288277713d9c18820d8499a7ff69e9a"
-dependencies = [
- "typenum",
- "version_check",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -507,15 +447,8 @@ checksum = "3954d50fe15b02142bf25d3b8bdadb634ec3948f103d04ffe3031bc8fe9d7058"
 dependencies = [
  "equivalent",
  "hashbrown",
- "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "itoa"
-version = "1.0.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4a5f13b858c8d314ee3e8f639011f7ccefe71f97f96e50151fb991f267928e2c"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "jobserver"
 version = "0.1.32"
@@ -535,22 +468,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "jsonb"
-version = "0.4.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "acd7dc2490b13d09367f5dc4bf202a5d70958dd5b9b2758e2708ee062752a824"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
- "fast-float2",
- "itoa",
- "nom",
- "ordered-float",
- "rand",
- "ryu",
- "serde_json",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "julian_day_converter"
 version = "0.4.4"
@@ -598,6 +515,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libm"
+version = "0.2.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8355be11b20d696c8f18f6cc018c4e372165b1fa8126cef092399c9951984ffa"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libmimalloc-sys"
 version = "0.1.39"
@@ -643,7 +566,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "limbo_core"
-version = "0.0.18-pre.3"
+version = "0.0.19-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
  "built",
  "cfg_block",
@@ -652,10 +575,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "fallible-iterator",
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
  "hex",
- "indexmap",
- "jsonb",
  "julian_day_converter",
  "libloading",
+ "libm",
  "limbo_ext",
  "limbo_macros",
  "limbo_sqlite3_parser",
@@ -664,15 +586,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "miette",
  "mimalloc",
  "parking_lot",
- "pest",
- "pest_derive",
  "polling",
  "rand",
  "regex",
  "regex-syntax",
  "rustix",
  "ryu",
- "serde",
  "strum",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tracing",
@@ -680,7 +599,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "limbo_ext"
-version = "0.0.18-pre.3"
+version = "0.0.19-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "getrandom 0.3.1",
@@ -689,7 +608,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "limbo_macros"
-version = "0.0.18-pre.3"
+version = "0.0.19-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -698,7 +617,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "limbo_sqlite3_parser"
-version = "0.0.18-pre.3"
+version = "0.0.19-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "cc",
@@ -717,7 +636,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "limbo_time"
-version = "0.0.18-pre.3"
+version = "0.0.19-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "limbo_ext",
@@ -729,7 +648,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "limbo_uuid"
-version = "0.0.18-pre.3"
+version = "0.0.19-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
  "limbo_ext",
  "mimalloc",
@@ -802,22 +721,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libmimalloc-sys",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "minimal-lexical"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68354c5c6bd36d73ff3feceb05efa59b6acb7626617f4962be322a825e61f79a"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "nom"
-version = "7.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d273983c5a657a70a3e8f2a01329822f3b8c8172b73826411a55751e404a0a4a"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
- "minimal-lexical",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "num-traits"
 version = "0.2.19"
@@ -833,15 +736,6 @@ version = "1.21.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cde51589ab56b20a6f686b2c68f7a0bd6add753d697abf720d63f8db3ab7b1ad"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ordered-float"
-version = "4.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7bb71e1b3fa6ca1c61f383464aaf2bb0e2f8e772a1f01d486832464de363b951"
-dependencies = [
- "num-traits",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -871,51 +765,6 @@ version = "2.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3148f5046208a5d56bcfc03053e3ca6334e51da8dfb19b6cdc8b306fae3283e"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pest"
-version = "2.7.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8b7cafe60d6cf8e62e1b9b2ea516a089c008945bb5a275416789e7db0bc199dc"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
- "thiserror 2.0.12",
- "ucd-trie",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "pest_derive"
-version = "2.7.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "816518421cfc6887a0d62bf441b6ffb4536fcc926395a69e1a85852d4363f57e"
-dependencies = [
- "pest",
- "pest_generator",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "pest_generator"
-version = "2.7.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7d1396fd3a870fc7838768d171b4616d5c91f6cc25e377b673d714567d99377b"
-dependencies = [
- "pest",
- "pest_meta",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "pest_meta"
-version = "2.7.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e1e58089ea25d717bfd31fb534e4f3afcc2cc569c70de3e239778991ea3b7dea"
-dependencies = [
- "once_cell",
- "pest",
- "sha2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "phf"
 version = "0.11.3"
@@ -1142,30 +991,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.140"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "20068b6e96dc6c9bd23e01df8827e6c7e1f2fddd43c21810382803c136b99373"
-dependencies = [
- "indexmap",
- "itoa",
- "memchr",
- "ryu",
- "serde",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "sha2"
-version = "0.10.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "793db75ad2bcafc3ffa7c68b215fee268f537982cd901d132f89c6343f3a3dc8"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "digest",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -1315,18 +1140,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "typenum"
-version = "1.18.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1dccffe3ce07af9386bfd29e80c0ab1a8205a2fc34e4bcd40364df902cfa8f3f"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "ucd-trie"
-version = "0.1.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2896d95c02a80c6d6a5d6e953d479f5ddf2dfdb6a244441010e373ac0fb88971"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "uncased"
 version = "0.9.10"
diff --git a/testing/math.test b/testing/math.test
index afa0e29d1..7eb15b2bc 100755
--- a/testing/math.test
+++ b/testing/math.test
@@ -627,6 +627,38 @@ do_execsql_test bitwise-not-zero {
 	SELECT ~0
 } {-1}
 
+do_execsql_test bitwise-not-empty-blob {
+	SELECT ~x''
+} {-1}
+
+do_execsql_test bitwise-not-cast-blob {
+	SELECT ~ CAST ('af' AS BLOB);
+} {-1}
+
+do_execsql_test bitwise-not-blob {
+	SELECT ~ x'0000';
+} {-1}
+
+do_execsql_test bitwise-not-blob-2 {
+	SELECT ~ x'0001';
+} {-1}
+
+do_execsql_test boolean-not-empty-blob {
+	SELECT NOT x''
+} {1}
+
+do_execsql_test boolean-not-cast-blob {
+	SELECT NOT CAST ('af' AS BLOB);
+} {1}
+
+do_execsql_test boolean-not-blob {
+	SELECT NOT x'0000';
+} {1}
+
+do_execsql_test boolean-not-blob-2 {
+	SELECT NOT x'0001';
+} {1}
+
 foreach {testname lhs ans} {
   int-1           1        0
   int-2           2        0