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Create a checks settings file
Last updated: August 11, 2026
The checks settings file lets you customize your policy checks for a specific project or to share a configuration across a team or organization. You can have multiple checks settings files and store them in source control or artifact repository for versioning, consistent use, and automation.
In Liquibase 4.25.0 and later, you can group together multiple checks settings files with a checks package. For more information, see Policy Checks Packages.
The checks settings file can have the .conf or .yaml extension. By default, the file is called liquibase.checks-settings.conf.
Procedure
Run any policy check command such as liquibase checks show.
liquibase checks showTo use the default checks settings file, enter 1
When successful, Liquibase displays a list of checks enabled by default plus the following message:
liquibase.checks-settings.conf successfully created!
To specify a custom name for your settings file, enter 2
Results
Liquibase enables some useful policy checks for you by default. You can modify which checks are active in your settings file by using some of the commands described in the next step.