Get Started with Liquibase 4.33

Last updated: September 2, 2025

This tutorial is intended for developers setting up Liquibase for the first time. It walks you through installing Liquibase and exploring its basic functionality using the built-in sandbox. The sandbox includes a packaged H2 database and pre-made changelog files so you can practice running Liquibase commands immediately.

Add a Changeset to the Changelog

Now that you have set up your Liquibase example project, you can set add a changeset to the changelog.

Phase 3 of 4: Add a changeset

Using a text editor open the example-changelog file and add the following changeset to the end of the file.

--changeset your.name:4
ALTER TABLE person ADD nickname varchar(30);

--changeset your.name:4
ALTER TABLE person ADD nickname varchar(30);

Save and close example-changelog.

Enter the following command.

liquibase update

Liquibase displays the following output:

Running Changeset: example-changelog.yaml::4::your.name Liquibase command 'update' was executed successfully.

Confirm the update by refreshing the database console and verifying that the NICKNAME column has been added to the PERSON table.

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