dbt Core v1.12 Live: Release updates, the road to dbt Core v2.0, and Q&A

🌎 Global friendly sessions August 26 & 27

The dbt framework continues to evolve through steady, thoughtful improvements, and dbt Core v1.12 is no exception. This release does two things at once. It delivers new features and enhancements for teams using dbt Core today, the kind that make dbt Core faster, more flexible, and easier to maintain over time. It also introduces a low-risk way to start getting ready for dbt Core v2.0

In case you missed it, dbt Core v1.12 shipped with:

A new opt-in Rust-based parser
The on_error model config, for more control when an upstream model fails
A dedicated vars.yml file for project variables
Expanded UDF support, including new JavaScript UDFs and broader Python UDF coverage
A new Semantic Layer YAML spec
Native private packages, a simplified Iceberg catalog spec, and clearer error messages

You're invited to join members of the dbt Core engineering and developer experience teams for a live virtual event that's part deep dive, part release party, part roadmap preview. We'll open with a quick recap of dbt Core v2.0 - what it is, what it includes, and what it means for the dbt community. From there, we'll walk through what shipped in v1.12, why it matters in practice, and how to plan your move to v2.0. You'll see short demos of new features, hear about the dbt roadmap, and have plenty of time for live Q&A. Plus, we'll give away prizes to a few randomly selected live attendees! 🎉