Maven rollbackOneUpdate
rollbackOneUpdate
rolls back all changesets related to a specific deploymentId
that was made during a specific change to your database. It is only available for Liquibase Pro users.
Uses
rollbackOneUpdate
is typically used when you want to undo a series of changes made to your database during a specific deployment and revert those changesets to their previous state without affecting any other changes made to your database.
The rollbackOneUpdate
goal allows you to target a specific deploymentId
without impacting other changes or deployments that came before or after it.
The image shows deploymentIds 1
through 5
, with deploymentId 2
incorporating all the changesets to roll back. As you can see, the rollbackOneUpdate
goal allows you to target deploymentId 2
and revert all changesets associated with the same deploymentId
to its previous state without impacting the others.
The impacts of rollbackOneUpdate
Using the rollbackOneUpdate
goal comes with risks of unintended consequences. For this reason, it is a best practice to run the rollbackOneUpdateSQL
goal because it allows you to inspect the rollback SQL and search for any potential mistakes before you execute rollbackOneUpdate
.
Also, as the use of rollbackOneUpdate
comes with risks of unintended consequences, the goal requires a liquibase.force
attribute to specify that you intend to run the goal.
Additional impacts to the DATABASECHANGELOG table
Running the rollbackOneUpdate
goal will remove the deployment record from the DATABASECHANGELOG table. For this reason, you must decide on what to do with your changesets after the rollbackOneUpdate
goal has been run.
Depending on your desired outcome, consider doing one of the following:
- Modify the changeset in the changelog file and re-deploy it.
- Do nothing to the changeset in the changelog file and have it be re-deployed.
- Delete the changeset in the changelog file.
Maven configuration
Liquibase Maven can be configured in multiple ways. One way is to define your Liquibase configuration properties in your pom.xml
file. To configure your pom.xml
file, refer to Configuring Liquibase Attributes in your Maven POM File. If your pom.xml
does not reference a liquibase.properties
file, include <ProLicenseKey>specify your Liquibase Pro license key here</ProLicenseKey>
to the pom.xml
file.
Running the rollbackOneUpdate
Maven goal
Before running the rollbackOneUpdate
goal, you can get the deploymentId
of the deployment you want to revert by running the history
goal:
mvn liquibase:history
Note: If you don’t specify the deploymentId
, by default, Liquibase Pro will look up the most recent deploymentId
from the DATABASECHANGELOG table and use it for the rollback.
Next, run the rollbackOneUpdate
goal, with your information:
mvn liquibase:rollbackOneUpdate -Dliquibase.deploymentId=6477021518
Note: Enter the name of the deploymentId
that you want to use in place of 6477021518
. For more information, run mvn liquibase:help -Ddetail=true -Dgoal=rollbackOneUpdate
.

When successful, the rollbackOneUpdate
Maven goal produces the following output:
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
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[INFO] -------------------< com.example:liquibase-project >--------------------
[INFO] Building liquibase-project 05XII19
[INFO] --------------------------------[ jar ]---------------------------------
[INFO] --- liquibase-maven-plugin:4.1.1:rollbackOneUpdate (default-cli) @ liquibase-project ---
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[INFO] Successfully installed license from Base64 string starting with 'ABwwGgQUvH' (property liquibaseProLicenseKey).
[INFO] Liquibase Pro 4.1.1 by Datical licensed to support until Wed Sep 22 23:59:59 CDT 2021
[INFO] Liquibase Pro 4.1.1 by Datical licensed to support until Wed Sep 22 23:59:59 CDT 2021
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Starting Liquibase at 08:06:54 (version 4.1.1 #10 built at 2020-10-12 19:24+0000)
[INFO] Parsing Liquibase Properties File local.liquibase.properties for changeLog parameters
[INFO] Executing on Database: jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521/ORCL
[INFO] Successfully installed license from Base64 string starting with 'ABwwGgQUvH' (property liquibaseProLicenseKey).
[INFO] Liquibase Pro 4.1.1 by Datical licensed to support until Wed Sep 22 23:59:59 CDT 2021
[INFO] Liquibase Pro 4.1.1 by Datical licensed to support until Wed Sep 22 23:59:59 CDT 2021
[INFO] Reading from DATABASECHANGELOG
[INFO] Successfully acquired change log lock
Rolling Back Changeset:dbchangelog.xml::1606322157619-17::Nataliya (generated)
Rolling Back Changeset:dbchangelog.xml::1606322157619-16::Nataliya (generated)
[INFO] Successfully released change log lock
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO]
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[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
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[INFO] Total time: 5.202 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2020-11-27T08:06:56-06:00
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rollbackOneUpdate
required Maven configuration attributes
Attribute |
Definition |
---|---|
liquibase.deploymentId | Specifies the update your want to rollback. A list of updates with changesets grouped by their deploymentId can be found by using the history goal. |
liquibase.force | Specifies a required flag, which indicates you intend to run rollbackOneUpdate . |
liquibase.liquibaseProLicenseKey | Specifies your Liquibase Pro license key. |
rollbackOneUpdate
optional Maven configuration attributes
Attribute | Definition |
---|---|
liquibase.changeLogDirectory | Specifies the directory where Liquibase can find your changelog file. |
liquibase.changeLogFile | Specifies the changelog file for Liquibase to use. |
liquibase.changelogCatalogName | Specifies the catalog Liquibase will use to create your changelog tables. |
liquibase.changelogSchemaName | Specifies the schema Liquibase will use to create your changelog tables. |
liquibase.clearCheckSums [boolean] | Forces checksums to be cleared from the DATABASECHANGELOG table. Default value is: false. |
liquibase.contexts | Specifies which contexts Liquibase will execute, which can be separated by a comma if multiple contexts are required. If a context is not specified, then all contexts will be executed. |
liquibase.databaseChangeLogLockTableName | Specifies the table name to use for the DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK table. |
liquibase.databaseChangeLogTableName | Specifies the table name to use for the DATABASECHANGELOG table. |
liquibase.databaseClass | Specifies the database object class. |
liquibase.defaultCatalogName | Specifies the default catalog name to use for the database connection. |
liquibase.defaultSchemaName | Specifies the default schema name to use for the database connection. |
liquibase.driver | Specifies the driver class name to use for the database connection. |
driverPropertiesFile | Specifies the location of a JDBC connection properties file which contains properties the driver will use. |
liquibase.emptyPassword [boolean] | Deprecated. Use an empty or null value for the password instead. Default value is: false. |
expressionVariables | Specifies a map-based collection of changelog properties to apply. |
expressionVars | Specifies a property-based collection of changelog properties to apply. |
liquibase.includeArtifact [boolean] | Includes a Maven project artifact in the class
loader which obtains the liquibase.properties file and
changelog files. Default value is:
true. |
liquibase.includeTestOutputDirectory [boolean] | Includes the Maven test output directory in the
class loader which obtains the liquibase.properties file and
changelog files. Default value is:
true.
|
liquibase.labels | Specifies which labels Liquibase will execute, which can be separated by a comma if multiple labels are required or you need to designate a more complex expression. If a label is not specified, then all labels will be executed. |
liquibase.outputDefaultCatalog [boolean] | Specifies whether to ignore the catalog or database name. Default value is: false. |
liquibase.outputDefaultSchema [boolean] | Specifies whether to ignore the schema name. Default value is: false. |
liquibase.outputFileEncoding | Indicates that you want to set the
character encoding of the output file during the updateSQL phase. |
liquibase.password | Specifies the database password for the database connection. |
liquibase.promptOnNonLocalDatabase [boolean] | Controls whether users are prompted before executing changesets to a non-local database. Default value is: true. |
liquibase.propertyFile | Specifies the liquibase.properties file you want to use to configure
Liquibase. |
liquibase.propertyFileWillOverride [boolean] | Indicates that you want the
liquibase.properties file to override any settings provided in the Maven plugin
configuration. By default, if a property is explicitly specified, it is not overridden if it also
appears in the properties file. Default value is: false. |
liquibase.propertyProviderClass | Specifies the property provider which must be a
java.util.Properties implementation. |
liquibase.rollbackScript | Specifies the path to a rollback script. |
liquibase.server | Specifies the server ID in the Maven
settings.xml to use when authenticating. |
liquibase.skip [boolean] | Specifies whether to skip running Liquibase. The use of this parameter is not recommended but can be used when needed. Default value is: false. |
systemProperties | Specifies a list of system properties you want to pass to the database. |
liquibase.url | Specifies the database URL you want to use to execute Liquibase. |
liquibase.username | Specifies the database username for the database connection. |
liquibase.verbose [boolean] | Controls the amount of output detail when you call the plugin. Default value is: false. |