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--drift-severity-unexpected

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Specifies the severity level of unexpected content in the drift report. Valid values are INFO (0), MINOR (1), MAJOR (2), CRITICAL (3), and BLOCKER (4). Overrides --drift-severity for unexpected content only. Default: INFO.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option

Syntax

Command CLI parameter

--drift-severity-unexpected=<string>

Liquibase properties file (defaults file)

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

Command flow file argument (example)

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

JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS environment variable)

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

Liquibase environment variable

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_<CMDNAME>_DRIFT_SEVERITY_UNEXPECTED=<string>

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