v1.11.0rc2 — dbt-core

dbt-core 1.11.0-rc2 - December 01, 2025

Allow dbt deps to run when vars lack defaults in dbt_project.yml (#8913)
Restore DuplicateResourceNameError for intra-project node name duplication, behind behavior flag require_unique_project_resource_names (#12152)
Allow the usage of function with --exclude-resource-type flag (#12143)
Fix bug where schemas of functions weren't guaranteed to exist (#12142)
:bug: :snowman: Correctly reference foreign key references when --defer and --state provided (#11885)
Fix generation of deprecations summary (#12146)
:bug: :snowman: Add exception when using --state and referring to a removed test (#10630)
:bug: :snowman: Stop emitting NoNodesForSelectionCriteria three times during build command (#11627)
:bug: :snowman: Fix long Python stack traces appearing when package dependencies have incompatible version requirements (#12049)
:bug: :snowman: Fixed issue where changing data type size/precision/scale (e.g., varchar(3) to varchar(10)) incorrectly triggered a breaking change error fo (#11186)
:bug: :snowman: Support unit testing models that depend on sources with the same name (#11975, #10433)
:bug: :snowman: Avoid retrying successful run-operation commands (#11850)
:bug: :snowman: Fix dbt deps --add-package crash when packages.yml contains warn-unpinned: false (#9104)