alterSequence

Last updated: March 26, 2026

Last updated: March 25, 2026

Alters properties of an existing sequence.

Known issue: The Liquibase alterSequence change type is not compatible for Snowflake users in Liquibase Secure 5.1 using YAML or JSON change type formats. This does not affect XML change types at all. If you’re connecting to a Snowflake database, Liquibase automatically detects that you are using the Snowflake alterSequence change type and breaks backwards compatibility with the Liquibase alterSequence change type. We recommend upgrading to Liquibase Secure 5.1.1 to use createView with YAML and JSON change type formats successfully.

Run `alterSequence`

To run this Change Type, follow these steps:

Add the Change Type to your changeset, as shown in the examples on this page.
Specify any required attributes. Use the table on this page to see which ones your database requires.
Deploy your changeset by running the update command: liquibase update

Available attributes

Name	Description	Required for	Supports
`cacheSize`	Number of values to fetch per query		asany, db2, db2z, derby, h2, hsqldb, informix, ingres, mariadb, mssql, mysql, oracle, postgresql, sqlite, sybase
`catalogName`	Name of the catalog		asany, db2, db2z, derby, h2, hsqldb, informix, ingres, mariadb, mssql, mysql, oracle, postgresql, sqlite, sybase
`cycle`	Boolean. Can the sequence cycle when it hits the max value?		asany, db2, db2z, derby, h2, hsqldb, informix, ingres, mariadb, mssql, mysql, oracle, postgresql, sqlite, sybase
`dataType`	Data type of the sequence		asany, derby, informix, postgresql
`incrementBy`	Integer amount to increment by at each call		asany, db2, db2z, derby, informix, mssql, oracle, postgresql
`maxValue`	Sets the maximum value of the sequence		asany, db2, db2z, derby, h2, informix, mssql, oracle, postgresql
`minValue`	Sets the minimum value of the sequence		asany, db2, db2z, derby, h2, hsqldb, informix, ingres, mariadb, mssql, mysql, oracle, postgresql, sqlite, sybase
`ordered`	Boolean. Does the sequence need to be guaranteed to be generated in the order of request?		asany, db2z, derby, h2, informix, oracle, postgresql
`schemaName`	Name of the schema		asany, db2, db2z, derby, h2, hsqldb, informix, ingres, mariadb, mssql, mysql, oracle, postgresql, sqlite, sybase
`sequenceName`	Name of the sequence	all	all

Database support

Database	Notes	Auto Rollback
DB2/LUW	Supported	No
DB2/z	Supported	No
Derby	Supported	No
Firebird	Supported	No
Google BigQuery	Supported	No
H2	Supported	No
HyperSQL	Supported	No
INGRES	Not Supported	No
Informix	Supported	No
MariaDB	Not Supported	No
MySQL	Not Supported	No
Oracle	Supported	No
PostgreSQL	Supported	No
Snowflake	Supported	No
SQL Server	Supported	No
SQLite	Not Supported	No
Sybase	Not Supported	No
Sybase Anywhere	Supported	No

alterSequence examples

--liquibase formatted sql

--changeset liquibase-docs:alterSequence-example
ALTER  SEQUENCE  [public].seq_id  AS  int  INCREMENT  BY  371717  MINVALUE  371717  MAXVALUE  371717  ORDER;

databaseChangeLog:
-  changeSet:
    id:  alterSequence-example
    author:  liquibase-docs
    changes:
    -  alterSequence:
        cacheSize:  371717
        catalogName:  cat
        cycle:  true
        dataType:  int
        incrementBy:  371717
        maxValue:  371717
        minValue:  371717
        ordered:  true
        schemaName:  public
        sequenceName:  seq_id

{
    "databaseChangeLog": [
        {
            "changeSet": {
                "id": "alterSequence-example",
                "author": "liquibase-docs",
                "changes": [
                    {
                        "alterSequence": {
                            "cacheSize": 371717,
                            "catalogName": "cat",
                            "cycle": true,
                            "dataType": "int",
                            "incrementBy": 371717,
                            "maxValue": 371717,
                            "minValue": 371717,
                            "ordered": true,
                            "schemaName": "public",
                            "sequenceName": "seq_id"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}

<databaseChangeLog
    xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:ext="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog-ext"
    xmlns:pro="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro"
    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/dbchangelog-ext
        http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-ext.xsd
        http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro
        http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro/liquibase-pro-latest.xsd">

    <changeSet  author="liquibase-docs"  id="alterSequence-example">
        <alterSequence  cacheSize="371717"
            catalogName="cat"
            cycle="true"
            dataType="int"
            incrementBy="371717"
            maxValue="371717"
            minValue="371717"
            ordered="true"
            schemaName="public"
            sequenceName="seq_id"/>
    </changeSet>

</databaseChangeLog>

--liquibase formatted sql

--changeset liquibase-docs:alterSequence-example
ALTER  SEQUENCE  [public].seq_id  AS  int  INCREMENT  BY  371717  MINVALUE  371717  MAXVALUE  371717  ORDER;

databaseChangeLog:
-  changeSet:
    id:  alterSequence-example
    author:  liquibase-docs
    changes:
    -  alterSequence:
        cacheSize:  371717
        catalogName:  cat
        cycle:  true
        dataType:  int
        incrementBy:  371717
        maxValue:  371717
        minValue:  371717
        ordered:  true
        schemaName:  public
        sequenceName:  seq_id

{
    "databaseChangeLog": [
        {
            "changeSet": {
                "id": "alterSequence-example",
                "author": "liquibase-docs",
                "changes": [
                    {
                        "alterSequence": {
                            "cacheSize": 371717,
                            "catalogName": "cat",
                            "cycle": true,
                            "dataType": "int",
                            "incrementBy": 371717,
                            "maxValue": 371717,
                            "minValue": 371717,
                            "ordered": true,
                            "schemaName": "public",
                            "sequenceName": "seq_id"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}

<databaseChangeLog
    xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:ext="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog-ext"
    xmlns:pro="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro"
    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/dbchangelog-ext
        http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-ext.xsd
        http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro
        http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/pro/liquibase-pro-latest.xsd">

    <changeSet  author="liquibase-docs"  id="alterSequence-example">
        <alterSequence  cacheSize="371717"
            catalogName="cat"
            cycle="true"
            dataType="int"
            incrementBy="371717"
            maxValue="371717"
            minValue="371717"
            ordered="true"
            schemaName="public"
            sequenceName="seq_id"/>
    </changeSet>

</databaseChangeLog>

alterSequence

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Available attributes

Database support

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Run `alterSequence`