RollbackRequired

Last updated: January 22, 2026

Ensures every changeset includes rollback instructions to reverse the change if needed, promoting safer deployments by guaranteeing you can undo database modifications if issues arise, which is critical for maintaining database recoverability and reducing deployment risk.

Uses

Property

Value

Liquibase version required

4.7.0+

Scope (--checks-scope)

changelog

Default status

enabled

Default severity (exit code)

0 ("INFO")

Customizable settings

No (static)

Note: RollbackRequired only supports modeled changeset types. If you use this Policy Check with unmodeled changesets (formatted SQL changelogs as well as sql and sqlFile changeTypes), a message will appear stating the changeset was skipped.

Before you begin

  1. Ensure that you have correctly specified your Liquibase Secure license key.

  2. Ensure that the --checks-scope parameter includes the scope of this check.

Changelog checks prerequisites

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Procedure

1

Enable

This check is enabled by default. To verify that it is currently enabled, run the checks show command:

liquibase checks show --check-name=<string>

2

To run the check, use the checks run command.

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Note: For flow files you'll need to run liquibase flow to apply your changes.