--changelog-file

Last updated: August 12, 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>`