Last updated: January 27, 2026
Renames an existing Snowflake warehouse. This operation changes the warehouse identifier while preserving all configuration settings.
Note: Automatic rollback renames the warehouse back to original name.
Attribute | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | Current name of the warehouse to rename | Yes |
| String | New name for the warehouse | Yes |
| Boolean | If true, only renames if the warehouse exists | No |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<databaseChangeLog
xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog"
xmlns:pro-snowflake="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro-snowflake"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog
http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-latest.xsd
http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro-snowflake
http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro-snowflake/liquibase-pro-snowflake-latest.xsd">
<!-- Basic rename -->
<changeSet id="rename-warehouse" author="examples">
<pro-snowflake:renameWarehouse
oldWarehouseName="DEV_WH"
newWarehouseName="DEVELOPMENT_WH"/>
</changeSet>
<!-- Rename with IF EXISTS -->
<changeSet id="rename-warehouse-if-exists" author="examples">
<pro-snowflake:renameWarehouse
oldWarehouseName="OLD_WH"
newWarehouseName="NEW_WH"
ifExists="true"/>
</changeSet>
</databaseChangeLog>{
"databaseChangeLog": [
{
"changeSet": {
"id": "rename-warehouse",
"author": "examples",
"changes": [
{
"renameWarehouse": {
"oldWarehouseName": "DEV_WH",
"newWarehouseName": "DEVELOPMENT_WH"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"changeSet": {
"id": "rename-warehouse-if-exists",
"author": "examples",
"changes": [
{
"renameWarehouse": {
"oldWarehouseName": "OLD_WH",
"newWarehouseName": "NEW_WH",
"ifExists": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}databaseChangeLog:
# Basic rename
- changeSet:
id: rename-warehouse
author: examples
changes:
- renameWarehouse:
oldWarehouseName: DEV_WH
newWarehouseName: DEVELOPMENT_WH
# Rename with IF EXISTS
- changeSet:
id: rename-warehouse-if-exists
author: examples
changes:
- renameWarehouse:
oldWarehouseName: OLD_WH
newWarehouseName: NEW_WH
ifExists: true--liquibase formatted sql
--changeset examples:basic-rename
-- Basic rename
ALTER WAREHOUSE DEV_WH RENAME TO DEVELOPMENT_WH;
--changeset examples:rename-with-if-exists
-- Rename with IF EXISTS
ALTER WAREHOUSE IF EXISTS OLD_WH RENAME TO NEW_WH;
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<databaseChangeLog
xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog"
xmlns:pro-snowflake="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro-snowflake"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog
http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-latest.xsd
http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro-snowflake
http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro-snowflake/liquibase-pro-snowflake-latest.xsd">
<!-- Basic rename -->
<changeSet id="rename-warehouse" author="examples">
<pro-snowflake:renameWarehouse
oldWarehouseName="DEV_WH"
newWarehouseName="DEVELOPMENT_WH"/>
</changeSet>
<!-- Rename with IF EXISTS -->
<changeSet id="rename-warehouse-if-exists" author="examples">
<pro-snowflake:renameWarehouse
oldWarehouseName="OLD_WH"
newWarehouseName="NEW_WH"
ifExists="true"/>
</changeSet>
</databaseChangeLog>{
"databaseChangeLog": [
{
"changeSet": {
"id": "rename-warehouse",
"author": "examples",
"changes": [
{
"renameWarehouse": {
"oldWarehouseName": "DEV_WH",
"newWarehouseName": "DEVELOPMENT_WH"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"changeSet": {
"id": "rename-warehouse-if-exists",
"author": "examples",
"changes": [
{
"renameWarehouse": {
"oldWarehouseName": "OLD_WH",
"newWarehouseName": "NEW_WH",
"ifExists": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}databaseChangeLog:
# Basic rename
- changeSet:
id: rename-warehouse
author: examples
changes:
- renameWarehouse:
oldWarehouseName: DEV_WH
newWarehouseName: DEVELOPMENT_WH
# Rename with IF EXISTS
- changeSet:
id: rename-warehouse-if-exists
author: examples
changes:
- renameWarehouse:
oldWarehouseName: OLD_WH
newWarehouseName: NEW_WH
ifExists: true--liquibase formatted sql
--changeset examples:basic-rename
-- Basic rename
ALTER WAREHOUSE DEV_WH RENAME TO DEVELOPMENT_WH;
--changeset examples:rename-with-if-exists
-- Rename with IF EXISTS
ALTER WAREHOUSE IF EXISTS OLD_WH RENAME TO NEW_WH;