diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Db.ts b/packages/cli/src/Db.ts
index 1e10d496f..596052667 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Db.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Db.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ export async function init(testConnectionOptions?: ConnectionOptions): Promise<v
 
 	connectionState.connected = true;
 
+	/**
+	 * @important Do not add to these collections. Inject the repository as a dependency instead.
+	 */
 	collections.AuthIdentity = Container.get(AuthIdentityRepository);
 	collections.AuthProviderSyncHistory = Container.get(AuthProviderSyncHistoryRepository);
 	collections.EventDestinations = Container.get(EventDestinationsRepository);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts b/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts
index b6bd20270..d7718efa9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/Interfaces.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ export interface ICredentialsOverwrite {
 	[key: string]: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @important Do not add to these collections. Inject the repository as a dependency instead.
+ */
+
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 export interface IDatabaseCollections extends Record<string, Repository<any>> {
 	AuthIdentity: AuthIdentityRepository;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/WorkflowHistory.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/WorkflowHistory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0eacaeba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/WorkflowHistory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Column, Entity, ManyToOne, PrimaryColumn } from 'typeorm';
+import { jsonColumnType } from './AbstractEntity';
+import { IConnections } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type { INode } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { WorkflowEntity } from './WorkflowEntity';
+
+@Entity()
+export class WorkflowHistory {
+	@PrimaryColumn()
+	versionId: string;
+
+	@Column()
+	workflowId: string;
+
+	@Column(jsonColumnType)
+	nodes: INode[];
+
+	@Column(jsonColumnType)
+	connections: IConnections;
+
+	@Column()
+	authors: string;
+
+	@ManyToOne('WorkflowEntity', {
+		onDelete: 'CASCADE',
+	})
+	workflow: WorkflowEntity;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/index.ts
index 34efac244..9fd3c0b72 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/entities/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { WorkflowTagMapping } from './WorkflowTagMapping';
 import { WorkflowStatistics } from './WorkflowStatistics';
 import { ExecutionMetadata } from './ExecutionMetadata';
 import { ExecutionData } from './ExecutionData';
+import { WorkflowHistory } from './WorkflowHistory';
 
 export const entities = {
 	AuthIdentity,
@@ -41,4 +42,5 @@ export const entities = {
 	WorkflowStatistics,
 	ExecutionMetadata,
 	ExecutionData,
+	WorkflowHistory,
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/index.ts
index 21d78f6ce..5fc7499ca 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export { TagRepository } from './tag.repository';
 export { UserRepository } from './user.repository';
 export { VariablesRepository } from './variables.repository';
 export { WebhookRepository } from './webhook.repository';
+export { WorkflowHistoryRepository } from './workflowHistory.repository';
 export { WorkflowRepository } from './workflow.repository';
 export { WorkflowStatisticsRepository } from './workflowStatistics.repository';
 export { WorkflowTagMappingRepository } from './workflowTagMapping.repository';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflowHistory.repository.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflowHistory.repository.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c0beaec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflowHistory.repository.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Service } from 'typedi';
+import { DataSource, Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { WorkflowHistory } from '../entities/WorkflowHistory';
+
+@Service()
+export class WorkflowHistoryRepository extends Repository<WorkflowHistory> {
+	constructor(dataSource: DataSource) {
+		super(WorkflowHistory, dataSource.manager);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflowHistory/workflowHistoryService.ee.ts b/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflowHistory/workflowHistoryService.ee.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7db534da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/workflows/workflowHistory/workflowHistoryService.ee.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { WorkflowHistoryRepository } from '@db/repositories/workflowHistory.repository';
+import { Service } from 'typedi';
+
+@Service()
+export class WorkflowHistoryService {
+	constructor(private readonly workflowHistoryRepository: WorkflowHistoryRepository) {}
+}