Breaking Changes
- Add invocations_started_at field to artifact metadata ([11272](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11272))
Features
- Add new hard_deletes="new_record" mode for snapshots. ([10235](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10235))
- Add `batch` context object to model jinja context ([11025](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11025))
- Ensure pre/post hooks only run on first/last batch respectively for microbatch model batches ([11094](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11094), [#11104](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11104))
- Support "tags" in Saved Queries ([11155](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11155))
- Calculate source freshness via a SQL query ([8797](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8797))
- Add freshness definition on model for adaptive job ([11123](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11123))
- Meta config for dimensions measures and entities ([None](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/None))
- Add doc_blocks to manifest for nodes and columns ([11000](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11000), [#11001](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11001))
- Initial implementation of sample mode ([11227](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11227), [#11230](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11230), [#11231](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11231), [#11248](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11248), [#11252](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11252), [#11254](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11254), [#11258](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11258))
- Combine `--sample` and `--sample-window` CLI params ([11299](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11299))
- Allow for sampling of ref'd seeds ([11300](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11300))
- Enable sample mode for 'build' command ([11298](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11298))
- Allow sampling nodes snapshots depend on and of snapshots as a dependency ([11301](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11301))
Fixes
- dbt retry does not respect --threads ([10584](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10584))
- update adapter version messages ([10230](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10230))
- Catch DbtRuntimeError for hooks ([11012](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11012))
- Access DBUG flag more consistently with the rest of the codebase in ManifestLoader ([11068](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11068))
- Improve the performance characteristics of add_test_edges() ([10950](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10950))
- Implement partial parsing for singular data test configs in yaml files ([10801](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10801))
- Fix debug log messages for microbatch batch execution information ([11111](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11111))
- Fix running of extra "last" batch when there is only one batch ([11112](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11112))
- Fix interpretation of `PartialSuccess` to result in non-zero exit code ([11114](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11114))
- Warn about invalid usages of `concurrent_batches` config ([11122](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11122))
- Error writing generic test at run time ([11110](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11110))
- Run check_modified_contract for state:modified ([11034](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11034))
- Fix unrendered_config for tests from dbt_project.yml ([11146](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11146))
- Make partial parsing reparse referencing nodes of newly versioned models. ([8872](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8872))
- Ensure warning about microbatch lacking filter inputs is always fired ([11159](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11159))
- Fix microbatch dbt list --output json ([10556](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10556), [#11098](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11098))
- Fix for custom fields in generic test config for not_null and unique tests ([11208](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11208))
- Loosen validation on freshness to accomodate previously wrong but harmless config. ([11123](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11123))
- Handle `--limit -1` properly in `ShowTaskDirect` so that it propagates None instead of a negative int ([None](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/None))
- _get_doc_blocks is crashing parsing if .format is called ([11310](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11310))
- Fix microbatch execution to not block main thread nor hang ([11243](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11243), [#11306](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11306))
- Fixes parsing errors when using the new YAML format for snapshots ([11164](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11164))
Under the Hood
- Create a no-op exposure runner ([](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/), [#](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/))
- Improve selection peformance by optimizing the select_children() and select_parents() functions. ([11099](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11099))
- Change exception type from DbtInternalException to UndefinedMacroError when macro not found in 'run operation' command ([11192](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11192))
- Create LogNodeResult event ([](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/), [#](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/))
- Fix error counts for exposures ([](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/), [#](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/))
- Misc fixes for group info in logging ([11218](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11218))
- Add secondary profiles to profile.py ([XPLAT-241](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/XPLAT-241))
Dependencies
- Upgrading dbt-semantic-interfaces to 0.8.3 for custom grain support in offset windows ([None](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/None))
- Bump codecov/codecov-action from 4 to 5 ([11009](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11009))
Contributors
- [DevonFulcher](https://github.com/DevonFulcher) ([#None](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/None))
- [Threynaud](https://github.com/Threynaud) ([#11068](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11068))
- [WilliamDee](https://github.com/WilliamDee) ([#None](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/None), [#None](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/None))
- [amardatar](https://github.com/amardatar) ([#11164](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11164))
- [d-cole](https://github.com/d-cole) ([#8872](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/8872))
- [dave-connors-3](https://github.com/dave-connors-3) ([#10230](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10230))
- [donjin-master](https://github.com/donjin-master) ([#10584](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10584))
- [internetcoffeephone](https://github.com/internetcoffeephone) ([#10556](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10556), [#11098](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11098))
- [theyostalservice](https://github.com/theyostalservice) ([#11155](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/11155))
Previous Releases
For information on prior major and minor releases, see their changelogs:
* [1.7](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.7.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [1.6](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.6.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [1.5](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.5.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [1.4](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.4.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [1.3](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.3.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [1.2](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.2.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [1.1](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.1.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [1.0](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/1.0.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.21](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.21.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.20](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.20.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.19](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.19.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.18](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.18.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.17](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.17.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.16](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.16.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.15](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.15.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.14](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.14.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.13](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.13.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.12](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.12.latest/CHANGELOG.md)
* [0.11 and earlier](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/0.11.latest/CHANGELOG.md)