Liquibase Beta

Calling all members of the Liquibase User and Developer community. Join us in our efforts to use and share feedback on the Liquibase 4.0 Beta.

Learn How to Get Involved!

1 Liquibase Beta Test
2 Get Started
3 We Will Respond and Provide Updates
4 Stay Connected
5 Thank You For Your Participation

If you will	We promise to do our part	Together, we will

If you will	We promise to do our part	Together, we will
Make sure Liquibase 4.0 works as expected in your environment Identify or fix any issues you find	Review and integrate the contributions into additional Beta releases Integrate the Liquibase Beta into the official Liquibase release	Ensure Liquibase 4.0 works in as many situations as possible so we can all benefit the broader community. Improve the quality of the Liquibase 4.0 Release Bring Liquibase 4.0 to the community, faster

Liquibase Beta Test

Liquibase Beta Test Goals

Use Liquibase 4.0 in your environment for your usage pattern - typically a combination of an Integration Type on a Specific Platform (see table below). If you see any issues, let us know or jump in and fix the problem.
- How to Report an Issue in Liquibase Core
- How to Contribute Code to Liquibase Core
Review the Liquibase documentation for clarity and correctness. Please let us know if you have any feedback.
- Providing Feedback for Liquibase Documentation

What We Tested

We covered the following broad categories:

Where Liquibase Writes Output
How Liquibase Finds Files
How Liquibase Works in Integrations
How Liquibase Interacts with the Database
How Liquibase Pro interacts with the Database

The following table represents combinations that were tested by us:

Integration Types	Database Platforms	Changelog Types

Integration Types

Database Platforms

Changelog Types

Manual/Automated

Command Line
Maven
Ant (Light test coverage)

Embedded

Servlet Listener (Light test coverage)
Spring Listener (Light test coverage)

Formatted SQL
XML
YAML ( generateChangelog & update commands only)

What’s Ready To Test in Liquibase 4.0 Beta 1

The underlying goal of Beta testing is to uncover, document, and share all the issues that keep you from working how you want to work with Liquibase. The following table represents combinations that were not tested OR were only lightly tested. This is where your focus would be helpful. Please test your setup and document any problems as new GitHub Issues or GitHub Code Contributions.

Integration Types	Database Platforms	Changelog Types

Integration Types

Database Platforms

Changelog Types

Manual/Automated

Embedded

Databases Supported by Liquibase

MySQL
MariaDB
Sybase_Enterprise
Sybase_Anywhere
DB2
Apache_Derby
HSQL
H2
Informix
Firebird
SQLite

What’s Ready To Test in Liquibase 4.0 Beta 2

Liquibase Extensions (updated in Liquibase 4.0 Beta 2)

Liquibase Extensions (updated in Liquibase 4.0 Beta 2)
Autobase — Improved Liquibase Grails plugin GarinDriver (JDBC driver level integration) GenericSequence extension Hana extension Hibernate Integration Impala/Hive extension Interbase extension Kuali Liquibase Extensions Liquibase java.util.logging Extension Liquibase Logging Extensions	Liquibase-Rails - Liquibase for JRuby on Rails Liquibase Vertica Extension ModifyColumn Change MongoDB Extension — MongoDB support in Liquibase MS SqlServer Extensions Oracle Extensions Oracle Timesten Percona Online Schema Change Phoenix/HBase Extension Postgres Extensions	ReleaseDate extension rSmart Liquibase Cross-Database Copy rSmart Liquibase Extensions SAP Hana Extension — A newer SAP Hana extension, developed by the folks at SAP. Slf4j Logging for Liquibase (liquibase-slf4j) Snowflake extension Spatial Extension TableCountCheck extension Teradata extension VoltDB Extension

Here are the instructions for updating extensions to support Liquibase 4.0.

Want to Fix a Known Issue?

Get Started

Step 1 - Get Connected	Step 2 - Download, install and use Liquibase 4.0	Step 3 - Report or fix any problems you find

Step 1 - Get Connected	Step 2 - Download, install and use Liquibase 4.0	Step 3 - Report or fix any problems you find
Stay Connected During the Beta Weekly updates Get answers to your Beta questions and concerns	Download Liquibase 4.0 Beta Install Liquibase 4.0 Beta Use Liquibase 4.0 Beta	Report an Issue in Liquibase Core Contribute Code to Liquibase Core Provide Feedback for Liquibase Documentation Fix a Known Issue

We Will Respond and Provide Updates

We will respond daily to your issues, pull requests, and documentation improvements
We will keep everyone updated with our collective progress throughout the Beta
We will be active and responsive on the Liquibase Beta Discord channel

Stay Connected

Stay Connected During the Beta Test

Stay Connected During the Beta Test
Subscribe to the Liquibase Beta Email List	Weekly Community Beta Test Updates This email list will only be used to communicate about this and any future beta tests - we promise, no marketing or SPAM, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Join the Liquibase Beta Discord Channel	Ask questions and get feedback during the Beta Test

Thank You For Your Participation

In addition to helping the thousands of fellow developers, DBAs, DevOps, and others who use Liquibase every day, we wanted to find an additional way to show our appreciation for your efforts. All contributors that submit issues, pull requests, or documentation feedback over the Beta Test period will be entered into a drawing for one of five $100 Amazon gift cards.*

Thank you again for your help improving the quality and stability of the Liquibase Beta!

* Gift card recipients will be chosen using a random drawing generator. Recipients will be notified via email no more than 1 week after the Beta is complete. (We expect to complete the Beta within 12-14 weeks of its start date of April 20, 2020.) You must be in our Beta email contact list in order to be eligible for a gift card so that we have your email address on file.