--project-defaults-file

Last updated: August 12, 2026

File with default Liquibase properties. Default: liquibase.properties.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option	Syntax
Command CLI parameter	`--project-defaults-file=<string>`
Liquibase properties file (defaults file)	`liquibase.command.init.project.projectDefaultsFile: <string>`
Command flow file argument (example)	`cmdArgs: { project-defaults-file: "<string>" }`
JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS environment variable)	`JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.init.project.projectDefaultsFile=<string>`
Liquibase environment variable	`LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_INIT_PROJECT_PROJECT_DEFAULTS_FILE=<string>`