rollback-one-changeset-sql

Last updated: January 21, 2026

Note: This is a Liquibase Secure feature, so you need a Liquibase Secure License Key to use it.

The rollback-one-changeset-sql command is a helper command that allows you to inspect the SQL Liquibase will run to revert the changeset specified in the rollback-one-changeset command. It is only available for Liquibase Secure users.

Uses

The rollback-one-changeset-sql command is useful when you want to inspect the raw SQL that Liquibase uses to revert your changeset when you run the rollback-one-changeset command, so that you don't unintentionally make a mistake.

Syntax

Before running the rollback-one-changeset-sql command, gather the following information from your DATABASECHANGELOG table or by running the history command:

  • The author of the changeset you want to revert.

  • The ID of the changeset that you want to revert.

  • The file path and name of the changeset that you want to revert.

Then run the rollback-one-changeset-sql command, with your information:

liquibase rollback-one-changeset-sql --changelog-file=example-changelog.xml --changeset-author="LiquibaseProUser" --changeset-id="createProc-proschema" --changeset-path=changelog.xml

For more command-specific help, type liquibase rollback-one-changeset-sql --help into the command prompt.

Note: The username and password attributes are not required for connections and systems which use alternate means of authentication. Also, you can specify database credentials as part of the url attribute.

Parameters

Global parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

--license-key=<string>

Your Liquibase Pro license key

Required

--output-file=<string>

File path to where the command output will be written. If not specified, output goes to STDOUT. See --output-file.

Optional

Command parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

--changelog-file=<string>

The root changelog

Required

--changeset-author=<string>

The name of the author for the changeset. Supports * as a wildcard.

Required

--changeset-id=<string>

The changeset ID from the changelog.

Required

--changeset-path=<string>

The path to the changelog containing the changeset you want to target. For example, you may have a root changelog (root.sql) and a child changelog (child.sql). To target a specific changeset in child.sql, specify --changeset-path=child.sql.

If root.sql uses include, includeAll, or sqlFile to reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=root.sql (file and path are different).

If root.sql does not reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=child.sql (file and path are the same).

If you only have one changelog, then --changelog-file and --changeset-path must also be the same.

Required

--url=<string>

The JDBC database connection URL.

Required

--default-catalog-name=<string>

Name of the default catalog to use for the database connection

Optional

--default-schema-name=<string>

Name of the default schema to use for the database connection. If defaultSchemaName is set, then objects do not have to be fully qualified. This means you can refer to just mytable instead of myschema.mytable.

Note: In the properties file and JAVA_OPTS only: in 4.18.0 and earlier, specify this parameter using the syntax defaultSchemaName. In 4.19.0 and later, use the syntax liquibase.command.defaultSchemaName.

Note: In Liquibase 4.12.0 and later, you can use mixed-case schema names if you set --preserve-schema-case to true. However, in Liquibase 4.12.0–4.22.0, the Liquibase validator still throws a DatabaseException error if you specify a mixed-case value of defaultSchemaName. In 4.23.0 and later, the Liquibase validator accepts any casing.

Optional

--driver=<string>

The JDBC driver class

Optional

--driver-properties-file=<string>

The JDBC driver properties file

Optional

--output-default-catalog=<true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default catalog are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default catalog are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

--output-default-schema=<true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default schema are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default schema are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

--password=<string>

Password to connect to the target database.

Optional

--rollback-script=<string>

The path to the script to use to perform the rollback. Only needed if the rollback is not already defined in the changelog, and if it is not a rollback statement that Liquibase automatically generates.

Optional

--username=<string>

Username to connect to the target database.

Optional

Global parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

globalArgs: { license-key: "<string>" }

Your Liquibase Pro license key

Required

globalArgs: { output-file: "<string>" }

File path to where the command output will be written. If not specified, output goes to STDOUT. See --output-file.

Optional

Command parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

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

The root changelog

Required

cmdArgs: { changeset-author: "<string>" }

The name of the author for the changeset. Supports * as a wildcard.

Required

cmdArgs: { changeset-id: "<string>" }

The changeset ID from the changelog.

Required

cmdArgs: { changeset-path: "<string>" }

The path to the changelog containing the changeset you want to target. For example, you may have a root changelog (root.sql) and a child changelog (child.sql). To target a specific changeset in child.sql, specify --changeset-path=child.sql.

If root.sql uses include, includeAll, or sqlFile to reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=root.sql (file and path are different).

If root.sql does not reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=child.sql (file and path are the same).

If you only have one changelog, then --changelog-file and --changeset-path must also be the same.

Required

cmdArgs: { url: "<string>" }

The JDBC database connection URL.

Required

cmdArgs: { default-catalog-name: "<string>" }

Name of the default catalog to use for the database connection

Optional

cmdArgs: { default-schema-name: "<string>" }

Name of the default schema to use for the database connection. If defaultSchemaName is set, then objects do not have to be fully qualified. This means you can refer to just mytable instead of myschema.mytable.

Note: In the properties file and JAVA_OPTS only: in 4.18.0 and earlier, specify this parameter using the syntax defaultSchemaName. In 4.19.0 and later, use the syntax liquibase.command.defaultSchemaName.

Note: In Liquibase 4.12.0 and later, you can use mixed-case schema names if you set --preserve-schema-case to true. However, in Liquibase 4.12.0–4.22.0, the Liquibase validator still throws a DatabaseException error if you specify a mixed-case value of defaultSchemaName. In 4.23.0 and later, the Liquibase validator accepts any casing.

Optional

cmdArgs: { driver: "<string>" }

The JDBC driver class

Optional

cmdArgs: { driver-properties-file: "<string>" }

The JDBC driver properties file

Optional

cmdArgs: { output-default-catalog: "<true|false>" }

Control whether names of objects in the default catalog are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default catalog are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

cmdArgs: { output-default-schema: "<true|false>" }

Control whether names of objects in the default schema are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default schema are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

cmdArgs: { password: "<string>" }

Password to connect to the target database.

Optional

cmdArgs: { rollback-script: "<string>" }

The path to the script to use to perform the rollback. Only needed if the rollback is not already defined in the changelog, and if it is not a rollback statement that Liquibase automatically generates.

Optional

cmdArgs: { username: "<string>" }

Username to connect to the target database.

Optional

Global parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

liquibase.licenseKey: <string>

Your Liquibase Pro license key

Required

liquibase.outputFile: <string>

File path to where the command output will be written. If not specified, output goes to STDOUT. See --output-file.

Optional

Command parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

liquibase.command.changelogFile: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changelogFile: <string>

The root changelog

Required

liquibase.command.changesetAuthor: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changesetAuthor: <string>

The name of the author for the changeset. Supports * as a wildcard.

Required

liquibase.command.changesetId: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changesetId: <string>

The changeset ID from the changelog.

Required

liquibase.command.changesetPath: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changesetPath: <string>

The path to the changelog containing the changeset you want to target. For example, you may have a root changelog (root.sql) and a child changelog (child.sql). To target a specific changeset in child.sql, specify --changeset-path=child.sql.

If root.sql uses include, includeAll, or sqlFile to reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=root.sql (file and path are different).

If root.sql does not reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=child.sql (file and path are the same).

If you only have one changelog, then --changelog-file and --changeset-path must also be the same.

Required

liquibase.command.url: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.url: <string>

The JDBC database connection URL.

Required

liquibase.command.defaultCatalogName: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.defaultCatalogName: <string>

Name of the default catalog to use for the database connection

Optional

liquibase.command.defaultSchemaName: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.defaultSchemaName: <string>

Name of the default schema to use for the database connection. If defaultSchemaName is set, then objects do not have to be fully qualified. This means you can refer to just mytable instead of myschema.mytable.

Note: In the properties file and JAVA_OPTS only: in 4.18.0 and earlier, specify this parameter using the syntax defaultSchemaName. In 4.19.0 and later, use the syntax liquibase.command.defaultSchemaName.

Note: In Liquibase 4.12.0 and later, you can use mixed-case schema names if you set --preserve-schema-case to true. However, in Liquibase 4.12.0–4.22.0, the Liquibase validator still throws a DatabaseException error if you specify a mixed-case value of defaultSchemaName. In 4.23.0 and later, the Liquibase validator accepts any casing.

Optional

liquibase.command.driver: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.driver: <string>

The JDBC driver class

Optional

liquibase.command.driverPropertiesFile: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.driverPropertiesFile: <string>

The JDBC driver properties file

Optional

liquibase.command.outputDefaultCatalog: <true|false>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.outputDefaultCatalog: <true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default catalog are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default catalog are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

liquibase.command.outputDefaultSchema: <true|false>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.outputDefaultSchema: <true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default schema are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default schema are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

liquibase.command.password: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.password: <string>

Password to connect to the target database.

Optional

liquibase.command.rollbackScript: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.rollbackScript: <string>

The path to the script to use to perform the rollback. Only needed if the rollback is not already defined in the changelog, and if it is not a rollback statement that Liquibase automatically generates.

Optional

liquibase.command.username: <string>

liquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.username: <string>

Username to connect to the target database.

Optional

Global parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.licenseKey=<string>

Your Liquibase Pro license key

Required

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.outputFile=<string>

File path to where the command output will be written. If not specified, output goes to STDOUT. See --output-file.

Optional

Command parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

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

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changelogFile=<string>

The root changelog

Required

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.changesetAuthor=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changesetAuthor=<string>

The name of the author for the changeset. Supports * as a wildcard.

Required

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.changesetId=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changesetId=<string>

The changeset ID from the changelog.

Required

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.changesetPath=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.changesetPath=<string>

The path to the changelog containing the changeset you want to target. For example, you may have a root changelog (root.sql) and a child changelog (child.sql). To target a specific changeset in child.sql, specify --changeset-path=child.sql.

If root.sql uses include, includeAll, or sqlFile to reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=root.sql (file and path are different).

If root.sql does not reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=child.sql (file and path are the same).

If you only have one changelog, then --changelog-file and --changeset-path must also be the same.

Required

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.url=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.url=<string>

The JDBC database connection URL.

Required

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.defaultCatalogName=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.defaultCatalogName=<string>

Name of the default catalog to use for the database connection

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.defaultSchemaName=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.defaultSchemaName=<string>

Name of the default schema to use for the database connection. If defaultSchemaName is set, then objects do not have to be fully qualified. This means you can refer to just mytable instead of myschema.mytable.

Note: In the properties file and JAVA_OPTS only: in 4.18.0 and earlier, specify this parameter using the syntax defaultSchemaName. In 4.19.0 and later, use the syntax liquibase.command.defaultSchemaName.

Note: In Liquibase 4.12.0 and later, you can use mixed-case schema names if you set --preserve-schema-case to true. However, in Liquibase 4.12.0–4.22.0, the Liquibase validator still throws a DatabaseException error if you specify a mixed-case value of defaultSchemaName. In 4.23.0 and later, the Liquibase validator accepts any casing.

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.driver=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.driver=<string>

The JDBC driver class

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.driverPropertiesFile=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.driverPropertiesFile=<string>

The JDBC driver properties file

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.outputDefaultCatalog=<true|false>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.outputDefaultCatalog=<true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default catalog are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default catalog are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.outputDefaultSchema=<true|false>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.outputDefaultSchema=<true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default schema are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default schema are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.password=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.password=<string>

Password to connect to the target database.

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackScript=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.rollbackScript=<string>

The path to the script to use to perform the rollback. Only needed if the rollback is not already defined in the changelog, and if it is not a rollback statement that Liquibase automatically generates.

Optional

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.username=<string>

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.rollbackOneChangesetSql.username=<string>

Username to connect to the target database.

Optional

Global parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

LIQUIBASE_LICENSE_KEY=<string>

Your Liquibase Pro license key

Required

LIQUIBASE_OUTPUT_FILE=<string>

File path to where the command output will be written. If not specified, output goes to STDOUT. See --output-file.

Optional

Command parameters

Attribute

Definition

Requirement

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_CHANGELOG_FILE=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_CHANGELOG_FILE=<string>

The root changelog

Required

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_CHANGESET_AUTHOR=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_CHANGESET_AUTHOR=<string>

The name of the author for the changeset. Supports * as a wildcard.

Required

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_CHANGESET_ID=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_CHANGESET_ID=<string>

The changeset ID from the changelog.

Required

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_CHANGESET_PATH=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_CHANGESET_PATH=<string>

The path to the changelog containing the changeset you want to target. For example, you may have a root changelog (root.sql) and a child changelog (child.sql). To target a specific changeset in child.sql, specify --changeset-path=child.sql.

If root.sql uses include, includeAll, or sqlFile to reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=root.sql (file and path are different).

If root.sql does not reference child.sql, you must also specify --changelog-file=child.sql (file and path are the same).

If you only have one changelog, then --changelog-file and --changeset-path must also be the same.

Required

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_URL=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_URL=<string>

The JDBC database connection URL.

Required

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_DEFAULT_CATALOG_NAME=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_DEFAULT_CATALOG_NAME=<string>

Name of the default catalog to use for the database connection

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_DEFAULT_SCHEMA_NAME=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_DEFAULT_SCHEMA_NAME=<string>

Name of the default schema to use for the database connection. If defaultSchemaName is set, then objects do not have to be fully qualified. This means you can refer to just mytable instead of myschema.mytable.

Note: In the properties file and JAVA_OPTS only: in 4.18.0 and earlier, specify this parameter using the syntax defaultSchemaName. In 4.19.0 and later, use the syntax liquibase.command.defaultSchemaName.

Note: In Liquibase 4.12.0 and later, you can use mixed-case schema names if you set --preserve-schema-case to true. However, in Liquibase 4.12.0–4.22.0, the Liquibase validator still throws a DatabaseException error if you specify a mixed-case value of defaultSchemaName. In 4.23.0 and later, the Liquibase validator accepts any casing.

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_DRIVER=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_DRIVER=<string>

The JDBC driver class

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_DRIVER_PROPERTIES_FILE=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_DRIVER_PROPERTIES_FILE=<string>

The JDBC driver properties file

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_OUTPUT_DEFAULT_CATALOG=<true|false>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_OUTPUT_DEFAULT_CATALOG=<true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default catalog are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default catalog are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_OUTPUT_DEFAULT_SCHEMA=<true|false>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_OUTPUT_DEFAULT_SCHEMA=<true|false>

Control whether names of objects in the default schema are fully qualified or not. If true, they are. If false, only objects outside the default schema are fully qualified. Default: true.

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_PASSWORD=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_PASSWORD=<string>

Password to connect to the target database.

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_SCRIPT=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_ROLLBACK_SCRIPT=<string>

The path to the script to use to perform the rollback. Only needed if the rollback is not already defined in the changelog, and if it is not a rollback statement that Liquibase automatically generates.

Optional

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_USERNAME=<string>

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_ROLLBACK_ONE_CHANGESET_SQL_USERNAME=<string>

Username to connect to the target database.

Optional

Output

When successful, the rollback-one-changeset-sql command produces the following output:

Liquibase Version: 4.9.1 Liquibase Secure 4.9.1 by Liquibase licensed to Liquibase Secure Evaluation until Tue Jun 07 18:00:00 MDT 2022 WARNING! Your license will expire in 29 days! To renew Liquibase Secure please contact sales@liquibase.com or go to https://www.liquibase.org/download rollback-one-changeset executed for DBUSER@jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9090/mem:dev -- Lock Database UPDATE PUBLIC.DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK SET LOCKED = TRUE, LOCKEDBY = 'DESKTOP-SQVSSV2 (192.168.1.179)', LOCKGRANTED = NOW() WHERE ID = 1 AND LOCKED = FALSE; -- ********************************************************************* --rollback changeset 'example-changelog.sql::1::your.name' -- ********************************************************************* -- Change Log: example-changelog.sql -- Ran at: 5/10/22, 4:31 PM -- Against: DBUSER@jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9090/mem:dev -- Liquibase version: 4.9.1 -- ********************************************************************* -- Rolling Back ChangeSet: example-changelog.sql::1::your.name DROP TABLE person; DELETE FROM PUBLIC.DATABASECHANGELOG WHERE ID = '1' AND AUTHOR = 'your.name' AND FILENAME = 'example-changelog.sql'; -- Release Database Lock UPDATE PUBLIC.DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK SET LOCKED = FALSE, LOCKEDBY = NULL, LOCKGRANTED = NULL WHERE ID = 1; Liquibase command 'rollback-one-changeset-sql' was executed successfully.