--changelog-file

Last updated: April 30, 2026

Relative or fully qualified path to the changelog file. Default: example-changelog.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option

Syntax

Command CLI parameter

--changelog-file=<string>

Liquibase properties file (defaults file)

liquibase.command.init.project.changelog-file: <string>

Command flow file argument (example)

cmdArgs: { changelog-file: "<string>" }

JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS environment variable)

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.init.project.changelogFile=<string>

Liquibase environment variable

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_INIT_PROJECT_CHANGELOG_FILE=<string>