--drift-severity

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Specifies the severity level of all error types in the drift report (changed, missing, or unexpected content). Valid values are INFO (0), MINOR (1), MAJOR (2), CRITICAL (3), and BLOCKER (4), from least severe to most severe.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option

Syntax

Command CLI parameter

--drift-severity=<string>

Liquibase properties file (defaults file)

liquibase.command.<cmdName>.driftSeverity: <string>

Command flow file argument (example)

cmdArgs: { drift-severity: "<string>" }

JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS environment variable)

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.<cmdName>.driftSeverity=<string>

Liquibase environment variable

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_<CMDNAME>_DRIFT_SEVERITY=<string>