diff --git a/website/blog/2021-11-23-how-to-upgrade-dbt-versions.md b/website/blog/2021-11-23-how-to-upgrade-dbt-versions.md
index 5098e9d29e3..f7e5786bc70 100644
--- a/website/blog/2021-11-23-how-to-upgrade-dbt-versions.md
+++ b/website/blog/2021-11-23-how-to-upgrade-dbt-versions.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ It's been a few years since dbt-core turned 1.0! Since then, we've committed to
In 2024, we're taking this promise further by:
- Stabilizing interfaces for everyone — adapter maintainers, metadata consumers, and (of course) people writing dbt code everywhere — as discussed in [our November 2023 roadmap update](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/blob/main/docs/roadmap/2023-11-dbt-tng.md).
-- Introducing **Keep on latest version** in dbt Cloud. No more manual upgrades and no more need for _a second sandbox project_ just to try out new features in development. For more details, refer to [Upgrade Core version in Cloud](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud).
+- Introducing **Versionless** in dbt Cloud. No more manual upgrades and no more need for _a second sandbox project_ just to try out new features in development. For more details, refer to [Upgrade Core version in Cloud](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud).
We're leaving the rest of this post as is, so we can all remember how it used to be. Enjoy a stroll down memory lane.
diff --git a/website/blog/2024-04-22-extended-attributes.md b/website/blog/2024-04-22-extended-attributes.md
index d00eb57569d..18d4ff0b64c 100644
--- a/website/blog/2024-04-22-extended-attributes.md
+++ b/website/blog/2024-04-22-extended-attributes.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ All you need to do is configure an environment as staging and enable the **Defer
## Upgrading on a curve
-Lastly, let’s consider a more specialized use case. Imagine we have a "tiger team" (consisting of a lone analytics engineer named Dave) tasked with upgrading from dbt version 1.6 to the new **Keep on latest version** setting, to take advantage of added stability and feature access. We want to keep the rest of the data team being productive in dbt 1.6 for the time being, while enabling Dave to upgrade and do his work in the new versionless mode.
+Lastly, let’s consider a more specialized use case. Imagine we have a "tiger team" (consisting of a lone analytics engineer named Dave) tasked with upgrading from dbt version 1.6 to the new **Versionless** setting, to take advantage of added stability and feature access. We want to keep the rest of the data team being productive in dbt 1.6 for the time being, while enabling Dave to upgrade and do his work in the new versionless mode.
### Development environment
diff --git a/website/blog/2024-05-22-latest-dbt-stability-improvement-innovation.md b/website/blog/2024-05-22-latest-dbt-stability-improvement-innovation.md
index 0953e9b3c27..078dab198fa 100644
--- a/website/blog/2024-05-22-latest-dbt-stability-improvement-innovation.md
+++ b/website/blog/2024-05-22-latest-dbt-stability-improvement-innovation.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---
-title: "How we're making sure you can confidently \"Keep on latest version\" in dbt Cloud"
+title: "How we're making sure you can confidently go \"Versionless\" in dbt Cloud"
description: "Over the past 6 months, we've laid a stable foundation for continuously improving dbt."
slug: latest-dbt-stability
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ As long as dbt Cloud has existed, it has required users to select a version of d
However, this came at a cost. While bumping a project's dbt version *appeared* as simple as selecting from a dropdown, there was real effort required to test the compatibility of the new version against existing projects, package dependencies, and adapters. On the other hand, putting this off meant foregoing access to new features and bug fixes in dbt.
-But no more. Today, we're ready to announce the general availability of a new option in dbt Cloud: [**"Keep on latest version."**](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version)
+But no more. Today, we're ready to announce the general availability of a new option in dbt Cloud: [**"Versionless."**](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless)
For customers, this means less maintenance overhead, faster access to bug fixes and features, and more time to focus on what matters most: building trusted data products. This will be our stable foundation for improvement and innovation in dbt Cloud.
-But we wanted to go a step beyond just making this option available to you. In this blog post, we aim to shed a little light on the extensive work we've done to ensure that using "Keep on latest version" is a stable, reliable experience for the thousands of customers who rely daily on dbt Cloud.
+But we wanted to go a step beyond just making this option available to you. In this blog post, we aim to shed a little light on the extensive work we've done to ensure that using "Versionless" is a stable, reliable experience for the thousands of customers who rely daily on dbt Cloud.
## How we safely deploy dbt upgrades to Cloud
We've put in place a rigorous, best-in-class suite of tests and control mechanisms to ensure that all changes to dbt under the hood are fully vetted before they're deployed to customers of dbt Cloud.
-This pipeline has in fact been in place since January! It's how we've already been shipping continuous changes to the hundreds of customers who've selected "Keep on latest version" while it's been in Beta and Preview. In that time, this process has enabled us to prevent multiple regressions before they were rolled out to any customers.
+This pipeline has in fact been in place since January! It's how we've already been shipping continuous changes to the hundreds of customers who've selected "Versionless" while it's been in Beta and Preview. In that time, this process has enabled us to prevent multiple regressions before they were rolled out to any customers.
We're very confident in the robustness of this process**. We also know that we'll need to continue building trust with time.** We're sharing details about this work in the spirit of transparency and to build that trust.
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ All incidents are retrospected to make sure we not only identify and fix the roo
:::
-The outcome of this process is that, when you select "Keep on latest version" in dbt Cloud, the time between an improvement being made to dbt Core and you *safely* getting access to it in your projects is a matter of days — rather than months of waiting for the next dbt Core release, on top of any additional time it may have taken to actually carry out the upgrade.
+The outcome of this process is that, when you select "Versionless" in dbt Cloud, the time between an improvement being made to dbt Core and you *safely* getting access to it in your projects is a matter of days — rather than months of waiting for the next dbt Core release, on top of any additional time it may have taken to actually carry out the upgrade.
-We’re pleased to say that since the beta launch of “Keep on latest version” in dbt Cloud in March, **we have not had any functional regressions reach customers**, while we’ve also been shipping multiple improvements to dbt functionality every day. This is a foundation that we aim to build on for the foreseeable future.
+We’re pleased to say that since the beta launch of “Versionless” in dbt Cloud in March, **we have not had any functional regressions reach customers**, while we’ve also been shipping multiple improvements to dbt functionality every day. This is a foundation that we aim to build on for the foreseeable future.
## Stability as a feature
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The adapter interface — i.e. how dbt Core actually connects to a third-party d
To solve that, we've released a new set of interfaces that are entirely independent of the `dbt-core` library: [`dbt-adapters==1.0.0`](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters). From now on, any changes to `dbt-adapters` will be backward and forward-compatible. This also decouples adapter maintenance from the regular release cadence of dbt Core — meaning maintainers get full control over when they ship implementations of new adapter-powered features.
-Note that adapters running in dbt Cloud **must** be [migrated to the new decoupled architecture](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/discussions/87) as a baseline in order to support the new "Keep on latest version".
+Note that adapters running in dbt Cloud **must** be [migrated to the new decoupled architecture](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/discussions/87) as a baseline in order to support the new "Versionless" option.
### Managing behavior changes: stability as a feature
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ We’ve now [formalized our development best practices](https://github.com/dbt-l
In conclusion, we’re putting a lot of new muscle behind our commitments to dbt Cloud customers, the dbt Community, and the broader ecosystem:
-- **Continuous updates**: "Keep on latest version" in dbt Cloud simplifies the update process, ensuring you always have the latest features and bug fixes without the maintenance overhead.
+- **Continuous updates**: "Versionless" dbt Cloud simplifies the update process, ensuring you always have the latest features and bug fixes without the maintenance overhead.
- **A rigorous new testing and deployment process**: Our new testing pipeline ensures that every update is carefully vetted against documented interfaces, Cloud-supported adapters, and popular packages before it reaches you. This process minimizes the risk of regressions — and has now been successful at entirely preventing them for hundreds of customers over multiple months.
- **A commitment to stability**: We’ve reworked our approaches to adapter interfaces, behaviour change management, and metadata artifacts to give you more stability and control.
diff --git a/website/blog/2024-06-12-putting-your-dag-on-the-internet.md b/website/blog/2024-06-12-putting-your-dag-on-the-internet.md
index 8d0bc79e35d..535cfc34d6e 100644
--- a/website/blog/2024-06-12-putting-your-dag-on-the-internet.md
+++ b/website/blog/2024-06-12-putting-your-dag-on-the-internet.md
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ Traditionally dbt is the T in ELT (dbt overview [here](https://docs.getdbt.com/t
In order to get this functionality shipped quickly, EQT opened a pull request, Snowflake helped with some problems we had with CI and a member of dbt Labs helped write the tests and merge the code in!
-dbt now features this functionality in dbt 1.8+ or on “Keep on latest version” option of dbt Cloud (dbt overview [here](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version)).
+dbt now features this functionality in dbt 1.8+ or the “Versionless” option of dbt Cloud (dbt overview [here](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless)).
dbt Labs staff and community members would love to chat more about it in the [#db-snowflake](https://getdbt.slack.com/archives/CJN7XRF1B) slack channel.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/build/metrics-overview.md b/website/docs/docs/build/metrics-overview.md
index 16effcccd23..a96c22be883 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/build/metrics-overview.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/build/metrics-overview.md
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ filter: |
{{ TimeDimension('time_dimension', 'granularity') }}
filter: |
- {{ Metric('metric_name', group_by=['entity_name']) }} # Available in v1.8 or go versionless with [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version)
+ {{ Metric('metric_name', group_by=['entity_name']) }} # Available in v1.8 or with [versionless (/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) dbt Cloud]
```
### Further configuration
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/build/unit-tests.md b/website/docs/docs/build/unit-tests.md
index 3d86b8be0fc..55b35721298 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/build/unit-tests.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/build/unit-tests.md
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ keywords:
:::note
-This functionality is only supported in dbt Core v1.8+ or versionless dbt Cloud accounts that have opted to ["Keep on latest version"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version).
+This functionality is only supported in dbt Core v1.8+ or accounts that have opted for a ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) dbt Cloud experience.
:::
Historically, dbt's test coverage was confined to [“data” tests](/docs/build/data-tests), assessing the quality of input data or resulting datasets' structure. However, these tests could only be executed _after_ building a model.
-With dbt Core v1.8 and dbt Cloud environments that have gone versionless by opting to "Keep on latest version," we have introduced an additional type of test to dbt - unit tests. In software programming, unit tests validate small portions of your functional code, and they work much the same way here. Unit tests allow you to validate your SQL modeling logic on a small set of static inputs _before_ you materialize your full model in production. Unit tests enable test-driven development, benefiting developer efficiency and code reliability.
+With dbt Core v1.8 and dbt Cloud environments that have gone versionless by selecting the **Versionless** option, we have introduced an additional type of test to dbt - unit tests. In software programming, unit tests validate small portions of your functional code, and they work much the same way here. Unit tests allow you to validate your SQL modeling logic on a small set of static inputs _before_ you materialize your full model in production. Unit tests enable test-driven development, benefiting developer efficiency and code reliability.
## Before you begin
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/cloud/cloud-cli-installation.md b/website/docs/docs/cloud/cloud-cli-installation.md
index 874a9fdb06e..a146b8c306f 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/cloud/cloud-cli-installation.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/cloud/cloud-cli-installation.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dbt commands are run against dbt Cloud's infrastructure and benefit from:
## Prerequisites
The dbt Cloud CLI is available in all [deployment regions](/docs/cloud/about-cloud/access-regions-ip-addresses) and for both multi-tenant and single-tenant accounts.
-- You are on dbt version 1.5 or higher. Alternatively, set it to [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) to get a versionless experience and automatically stay up to date.
+- You are on dbt version 1.5 or higher. Alternatively, set it to [**Versionless**](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) to automatically stay up to date.
## Install dbt Cloud CLI
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/connect-amazon-athena.md b/website/docs/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/connect-amazon-athena.md
index 8ef01202fb4..0cb7c7b0ce3 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/connect-amazon-athena.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/connect-amazon-athena.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This is a beta feature with limited availability. A public preview will follow s
:::
-Your environment(s) must be on ["Keep on latest version"](/docs/dbt-versions/versionless-cloud) to use the Amazon Athena connection.
+Your environment(s) must be on ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/versionless-cloud) to use the Amazon Athena connection.
Connect dbt Cloud to Amazon's Athena interactive query service to build your dbt project. The following are the required and optional fields for configuring the Athena connection:
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/cloud/enable-dbt-assist.md b/website/docs/docs/cloud/enable-dbt-assist.md
index 69b0013dee6..9432f858001 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/cloud/enable-dbt-assist.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/cloud/enable-dbt-assist.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This page explains how to enable dbt Assist in dbt Cloud to leverage AI to speed
- Available in the dbt Cloud IDE only.
- Must have an active [dbt Cloud Enterprise account](https://www.getdbt.com/pricing).
-- Development environment be versionless: [Keep on Latest Version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version).
+- Development environment be ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless).
- Current dbt Assist deployments use a central OpenAI API key managed by dbt Labs. In the future, you may provide your own key for Azure OpenAI or OpenAI.
- Accept and sign legal agreements. Reach out to your account team to begin this process.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/collaborate/govern/project-dependencies.md b/website/docs/docs/collaborate/govern/project-dependencies.md
index 6cdd8420553..7961e1f086e 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/collaborate/govern/project-dependencies.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/collaborate/govern/project-dependencies.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This year, dbt Labs is introducing an expanded notion of `dependencies` across m
## Prerequisites
- Available in [dbt Cloud Enterprise](https://www.getdbt.com/pricing). If you have an Enterprise account, you can unlock these features by designating a [public model](/docs/collaborate/govern/model-access) and adding a [cross-project ref](#how-to-write-cross-project-ref).
-- Use a supported version of dbt (v1.6, v1.7, or go versionless with "[Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version)") for both the upstream ("producer") project and the downstream ("consumer") project.
+- Use a supported version of dbt (v1.6, v1.7, or go versionless with "[Versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless)") for both the upstream ("producer") project and the downstream ("consumer") project.
- Define models in an upstream ("producer") project that are configured with [`access: public`](/reference/resource-configs/access). You need at least one successful job run after defining their `access`.
- Define a deployment environment in the upstream ("producer") project [that is set to be your Production environment](/docs/deploy/deploy-environments#set-as-production-environment), and ensure it has at least one successful job run in that environment.
- Each project `name` must be unique in your dbt Cloud account. For example, if you have a dbt project (codebase) for the `jaffle_marketing` team, you should not create separate projects for `Jaffle Marketing - Dev` and `Jaffle Marketing - Prod`. That isolation should instead be handled at the environment level.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/06-upgrading-to-v1.9.md b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/06-upgrading-to-v1.9.md
index e5d35f6b597..544590b18df 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/06-upgrading-to-v1.9.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/06-upgrading-to-v1.9.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ displayed_sidebar: "docs"
- Changelog (coming soon)
- [dbt Core CLI Installation guide](/docs/core/installation-overview)
-- [Cloud upgrade guide](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud) — dbt Cloud is now versionless. dbt v1.9 will not appear in the version dropdown. Select "Keep on latest version" to get all the latest features and functionality in your dbt Cloud account.
+- [Cloud upgrade guide](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud) — dbt Cloud is now versionless. dbt v1.9 will not appear in the version dropdown. Select **Versionless** to get all the latest features and functionality in your dbt Cloud account.
## What to know before upgrading
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/07-upgrading-to-v1.8.md b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/07-upgrading-to-v1.8.md
index e1e57b2e3a4..dd22329668c 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/07-upgrading-to-v1.8.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/07-upgrading-to-v1.8.md
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ displayed_sidebar: "docs"
dbt Labs is committed to providing backward compatibility for all versions 1.x, except for any changes explicitly mentioned on this page. If you encounter an error upon upgrading, please let us know by [opening an issue](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/new).
-## Keep on latest version
+## Versionless
dbt Cloud is going "versionless." This means you'll automatically get early access to new features and functionality before they're available in final releases of dbt Core.
-Select ["Keep on latest version"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) in your development, staging, and production [environments](/docs/deploy/deploy-environments) to access to everything in dbt Core v1.8 and more.
+Select [**Versionless**](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) in your development, staging, and production [environments](/docs/deploy/deploy-environments) to access to everything in dbt Core v1.8+ and more.
To upgrade an environment in the [dbt Cloud Admin API](/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api) or [Terraform](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/dbt-labs/dbtcloud/latest), set `dbt_version` to the string `versionless`.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-versions.md b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-versions.md
index f94a4c0cdf3..4a490f96bd5 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-versions.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/core-versions.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dbt Core releases follow [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) guidelines.
_Did you know that you can always be working with the latest features and functionality?_
-With dbt Cloud, you can get early access to new functionality before it becomes available in dbt Core and without the need of managing your own version upgrades. Refer to the [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) setting for details.
+With dbt Cloud, you can get early access to new functionality before it becomes available in dbt Core and without the need of managing your own version upgrades. Refer to the [Versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) setting for details.
:::
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/product-lifecycles.md b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/product-lifecycles.md
index 313be55228a..e8711c825c4 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/product-lifecycles.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/product-lifecycles.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dbt Cloud features all fall into one of the following categories:
- **Beta:** Beta features are still in development and are only available to select customers. To join a beta, there might be a signup form or dbt Labs may contact specific customers about testing. Some features can be activated by enabling [experimental features](/docs/dbt-versions/experimental-features) in your account. Beta features are incomplete and might not be entirely stable; they should be used at the customer’s risk, as breaking changes could occur. Beta features might not be fully documented, technical support is limited, and service level objectives (SLOs) might not be provided. Download the [Beta Features Terms and Conditions](/assets/beta-tc.pdf) for more details.
- **Preview:** Preview features are stable and considered functionally ready for production deployments. Some planned additions and modifications to feature behaviors could occur before they become generally available. New functionality that is not backward compatible could also be introduced. Preview features include documentation, technical support, and service level objectives (SLOs). Features in preview are provided at no extra cost, although they might become paid features when they become generally available.
-- **Generally available (GA):** Generally available features provide stable features introduced to all qualified dbt Cloud accounts. Service level agreements (SLAs) apply to GA features, including documentation and technical support. Certain GA feature availability is determined by the dbt version of the environment. To always receive the latest GA features, go versionless and ensure your dbt Cloud [environments](/docs/dbt-cloud-environments) are set to ["Keep on latest version"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version).
+- **Generally available (GA):** Generally available features provide stable features introduced to all qualified dbt Cloud accounts. Service level agreements (SLAs) apply to GA features, including documentation and technical support. Certain GA feature availability is determined by the dbt version of the environment. To always receive the latest GA features, ensure your dbt Cloud [environments](/docs/dbt-cloud-environments) are set to ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless).
- **Deprecated:** Features in this state are no longer being developed or enhanced by dbt Labs. They will continue functioning as-is, and their documentation will persist until their removal date. However, they are no longer subject to technical support.
- **Removed:** Removed features are no longer available on the platform in any capacity.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/release-notes.md b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/release-notes.md
index fbef1b607d6..b48dd344dfc 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/release-notes.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/release-notes.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Release notes are grouped by month for both multi-tenant and virtual private clo
- **Behavior change:** dbt Cloud IDE automatically adds a `--limit 100` to preview queries to avoid slow and expensive queries during development. Recently, dbt Core changed how the `limit` is applied to ensure that `order by` clauses are consistently respected. Because of this, queries that already contain a limit clause might now cause errors in the IDE previews. To address this, dbt Labs plans to provide an option soon to disable the limit from being applied. Until then, dbt Labs recommends removing the (duplicate) limit clause from your queries during previews to avoid these IDE errors.
- **Enhancement:** Custom configurations are now supported by generic data tests. Use this to configure how dbt should run the data test (for example, specifying a Snowflake virtual warehouse different from the one in your connection). To learn more, refer to [Specify custom configurations for generic data tests](/reference/data-test-configs#specify-custom-configurations-for-generic-data-tests).
- Support for this configuration is available in dbt Cloud when selecting "Keep on latest version." Specifying custom configurations for data tests will become available in dbt Core later this year.
+ Support for this configuration is available in dbt Cloud when selecting **Versionless**. Specifying custom configurations for data tests will become available in dbt Core later this year.
- **Enhancement**: Introducing a revamped overview page for dbt Explorer, available in beta. It includes a new design and layout for the Explorer homepage. The new layout provides a more intuitive experience for users to navigate their dbt projects, as well as a new **Latest updates** section to view the latest changes or issues related to project resources. To learn more, refer to [Overview page](/docs/collaborate/explore-projects#overview-page).
@@ -135,15 +135,15 @@ The following features are new or enhanced as part of our [dbt Cloud Launch Show
- **New**: The [dbt Semantic Layer](/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/dbt-sl) introduces [declarative caching](/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/sl-cache), allowing you to cache common queries to speed up performance and reduce query compute costs. Available for dbt Cloud Team or Enterprise accounts.
--
+-
- The **Keep on latest version** setting is now Generally Available (previously Public Preview).
+ The **Versionless** setting is now Generally Available (previously Public Preview).
- When the new **Keep on latest version** setting is enabled, you get a versionless experience and always get the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project. dbt Labs will handle upgrades behind-the-scenes, as part of testing and redeploying the dbt Cloud application — just like other dbt Cloud capabilities and other SaaS tools that you're using. No more manual upgrades and no more need for _a second sandbox project_ just to try out new features in development.
+ When the new **Versionless** setting is enabled, you get a versionless experience and always get the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project. dbt Labs will handle upgrades behind-the-scenes, as part of testing and redeploying the dbt Cloud application — just like other dbt Cloud capabilities and other SaaS tools that you're using. No more manual upgrades and no more need for _a second sandbox project_ just to try out new features in development.
- To learn more about the new setting, refer to [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) for details.
+ To learn more about the new setting, refer to [Versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) for details.
-
+
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ The following features are new or enhanced as part of our [dbt Cloud Launch Show
-- **Behavior change:** Introduced the `require_explicit_package_overrides_for_builtin_materializations` flag, opt-in and disabled by default. If set to `True`, dbt will only use built-in materializations defined in the root project or within dbt, rather than implementations in packages. This will become the default in May 2024 (dbt Core v1.8 and dbt Cloud "Keep on latest version"). Read [Package override for built-in materialization](/reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors#package-override-for-built-in-materialization) for more information.
+- **Behavior change:** Introduced the `require_explicit_package_overrides_for_builtin_materializations` flag, opt-in and disabled by default. If set to `True`, dbt will only use built-in materializations defined in the root project or within dbt, rather than implementations in packages. This will become the default in May 2024 (dbt Core v1.8 and "Versionless" dbt Cloud). Read [Package override for built-in materialization](/reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors#package-override-for-built-in-materialization) for more information.
**dbt Semantic Layer**
- **New**: Use Saved selections to [save your query selections](/docs/cloud-integrations/semantic-layer/gsheets#using-saved-selections) within the [Google Sheets application](/docs/cloud-integrations/semantic-layer/gsheets). They can be made private or public and refresh upon loading.
@@ -214,15 +214,15 @@ The following features are new or enhanced as part of our [dbt Cloud Launch Show
--
+-
_Now available in the dbt version dropdown in dbt Cloud — starting with select customers, rolling out to wider availability through February and March._
- When the new **Keep on latest version** setting is enabled, you always get the latest fixes and early access to new functionality for your dbt project. dbt Labs will handle upgrades behind-the-scenes, as part of testing and redeploying the dbt Cloud application — just like other dbt Cloud capabilities and other SaaS tools that you're using. No more manual upgrades and no more need for _a second sandbox project_ just to try out new features in development.
+ When the new **Versionless** setting is enabled, you always get the latest fixes and early access to new functionality for your dbt project. dbt Labs will handle upgrades behind-the-scenes, as part of testing and redeploying the dbt Cloud application — just like other dbt Cloud capabilities and other SaaS tools that you're using. No more manual upgrades and no more need for _a second sandbox project_ just to try out new features in development.
- To learn more about the new setting, refer to [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) for details.
+ To learn more about the new setting, refer to [Versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) for details.
-
+
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud.md b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud.md
index 2de302993d3..0c725f129f8 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud.md
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ In dbt Cloud, both [jobs](/docs/deploy/jobs) and [environments](/docs/dbt-cloud-
## Environments
-Navigate to the settings page of an environment, then click **Edit**. Click the **dbt version** dropdown bar and make your selection. You can select a previous release of dbt Core or go versionless by selecting [**Keep on latest version**](#keep-on-latest-version)(recommended). Be sure to save your changes before navigating away.
+Navigate to the settings page of an environment, then click **Edit**. Click the **dbt version** dropdown bar and make your selection. You can select a previous release of dbt Core or go [**Versionless**](#versionless)(recommended). Be sure to save your changes before navigating away.
-### Keep on latest version
+### Versionless
-By choosing to **Keep on latest version**, you opt for a versionless experience that provides the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project. dbt Labs will handle upgrades for you, as part of testing and redeploying the dbt Cloud SaaS application. Keep on latest version always includes the most recent version of dbt Core, and more.
+By choosing to go **Versionless**, you opt for an experience that provides the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project. dbt Labs will handle upgrades for you, as part of testing and redeploying the dbt Cloud SaaS application. Versionless always includes the most recent features before they're in dbt Core, and more.
-You can upgrade to **Keep on latest version** and the versionless experience no matter which version of dbt you currently have selected. As a best practice, dbt Labs recommends that you test the upgrade in development first; use the [Override dbt version](#override-dbt-version) setting to test _your_ project on the latest dbt version before upgrading your deployment environments and the default development environment for all your colleagues.
+You can upgrade to the **Versionless** experience no matter which version of dbt you currently have selected. As a best practice, dbt Labs recommends that you test the upgrade in development first; use the [Override dbt version](#override-dbt-version) setting to test _your_ project on the latest dbt version before upgrading your deployment environments and the default development environment for all your colleagues.
To upgrade an environment in the [dbt Cloud Admin API](/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/admin-cloud-api) or [Terraform](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/dbt-labs/dbtcloud/latest), set `dbt_version` to the string `versionless`.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/versionless-cloud.md b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/versionless-cloud.md
index ae92e0d6a0a..17a97b0f319 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/versionless-cloud.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/dbt-versions/versionless-cloud.md
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
---
-title: "Upgrade to \"Keep on latest version\" in dbt Cloud"
-sidebar_label: "Upgrade to \"Keep on latest version\" "
+title: "Upgrade to \"Versionless\" in dbt Cloud"
+sidebar_label: "Upgrade to \"Versionless\" "
description: "Learn how to go versionless in dbt Cloud. You never have to perform an upgrade again. Plus, you'll be able to access new features and enhancements as soon as they become available. "
---
-dbt Cloud is going versionless. Soon, your environments and jobs will always run on the latest version of dbt.
+dbt Cloud is going versionless. Soon, your environments and jobs will always run the latest features and functionality.
This will require you to make one final update to your current jobs and environments. When that's done, you'll never have to think about managing, coordinating, or upgrading dbt versions again.
-Move your environments and jobs to "Keep on latest version" to get all the functionality in the latest versions of dbt Core — and more! — along with access to the new features and fixes as soon as they’re released.
+Move your environments and jobs to "Versionless" to get all the functionality in the latest features before they're in dbt Core — and more! — along with access to the new features and fixes as soon as they’re released.
## Tips for upgrading {#upgrade-tips}
-If you regularly develop your dbt project in dbt Cloud and this is your first time trying “Keep on latest version,” dbt Labs recommends that you start in development because it will be the fastest for investigation and iteration. [Override your dbt version in development](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#override-dbt-version). Then, launch the IDE or Cloud CLI and do your development work as usual. Everything should work as you expect.
+If you regularly develop your dbt project in dbt Cloud and this is your first time trying “Versionless,” dbt Labs recommends that you start in development because it will be the fastest for investigation and iteration. [Override your dbt version in development](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#override-dbt-version). Then, launch the IDE or Cloud CLI and do your development work as usual. Everything should work as you expect.
If you do see something unexpected or surprising, revert back to the previous version and record the differences you observed. [Contact dbt Cloud support](/docs/dbt-support#dbt-cloud-support) with your findings for a more detailed investigation.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ If your organization has multiple dbt projects, we recommend starting your upgra
The following is our guidance on some important considerations regarding dbt projects as part of the upgrade.
-To learn more about how dbt Labs deploys stable dbt upgrades in a safe manner to dbt Cloud, we recommend that you read our blog post [How we're making sure you can confidently "Keep on latest version" in dbt Cloud](https://docs.getdbt.com/blog/latest-dbt-stability) for details.
+To learn more about how dbt Labs deploys stable dbt upgrades in a safe manner to dbt Cloud, we recommend that you read our blog post [How we're making sure you can confidently go "Versionless" in dbt Cloud](https://docs.getdbt.com/blog/latest-dbt-stability) for details.
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ When we talk about _latest version_, we’re referring to the underlying runtime
If a new version of a dbt package includes a breaking change (for example, a change to one of the macros in `dbt_utils`), you don’t have to immediately use the new version. In your `packages` configuration (in `dependencies.yml` or `packages.yml`), you can still specify which versions or version ranges of packages you want dbt to install. If you're not already doing so, we strongly recommend [checking `package-lock.yml` into version control](/reference/commands/deps#predictable-package-installs) for predictable package installs in deployment environments and a clear change history whenever you install upgrades.
-If you upgrade to “Keep on latest version” and immediately see something that breaks, please [contact support](/docs/dbt-support#dbt-cloud-support) and, in the meantime, downgrade back to v1.7.
+If you upgrade to “Versionless” and immediately see something that breaks, please [contact support](/docs/dbt-support#dbt-cloud-support) and, in the meantime, downgrade back to v1.7.
-If you’re already on “Keep on latest version” and you observe a breaking change (like something worked yesterday, but today it isn't working, or works in a surprising/different way), please [contact support](/docs/dbt-support#dbt-cloud-support) immediately. Depending on your contracted support agreement, the dbt Labs team will respond within our SLA time and we would seek to roll back the change and/or roll out a fix (just as we would for any other part of dbt Cloud). This is the same whether or not the root cause of the breaking change is in the project code or in the code of a package.
+If you’re already on “Versionless” and you observe a breaking change (like something worked yesterday, but today it isn't working, or works in a surprising/different way), please [contact support](/docs/dbt-support#dbt-cloud-support) immediately. Depending on your contracted support agreement, the dbt Labs team will respond within our SLA time and we would seek to roll back the change and/or roll out a fix (just as we would for any other part of dbt Cloud). This is the same whether or not the root cause of the breaking change is in the project code or in the code of a package.
If the package you’ve installed relies on _undocumented_ functionality of dbt, it doesn't have the same guarantees as functionality that we’ve documented and tested. However, we will still do our best to avoid breaking them.
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ If the package you’ve installed relies on _undocumented_ functionality of db
-No. Going forward, “Keep on latest version” will be how all customers are going to access new functionality and ongoing support in dbt Cloud. We believe this is the best way for us to offer a reliable, stable, and secure runtime for dbt with continuous and consistent updates.
+No. Going forward, “Versionless” will be how all customers are going to access new functionality and ongoing support in dbt Cloud. We believe this is the best way for us to offer a reliable, stable, and secure runtime for dbt with continuous and consistent updates.
In 2023 (and earlier), customers were expected to manage their own upgrades by selecting dbt Core versions, up to and including dbt Core v1.7, which was released in October 2023. (Way back in 2021, dbt Cloud customers would pick specific _patch releases_ of dbt Core, such as upgrading from `v0.21.0` to `v0.21.1`. We’ve come a long way since then!)
-In 2024, we've changed the way that new dbt functionality is made available for dbt Cloud customers: continuously. Behavior or breaking changes are gated behind opt-in flags. Users don't need to spend valuable time managing their own upgrades. This is called "Keep on latest version" and it's required for accessing any new functionality that we've put out in 2024+.
+In 2024, we've changed the way that new dbt functionality is made available for dbt Cloud customers: continuously. Behavior or breaking changes are gated behind opt-in flags. Users don't need to spend valuable time managing their own upgrades. This is called "Versionless" dbt Cloud and it's required for accessing any new functionality that we've put out in 2024+.
We will absolutely continue to release new minor versions of dbt Core (OSS), including v1.9 which will be available later this year. When we do, it will be a subset of the functionality that's already available to dbt Cloud customers and always after the functionality has been available in dbt Cloud.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/exports.md b/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/exports.md
index f1fe1277dc1..02480ad6617 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/exports.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/exports.md
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ If exports aren't needed, you can set the value(s) to `FALSE` (`DBT_INCLUDE_SAVE
-
+
1. Click **Deploy** in the top navigation bar and choose **Environments**.
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/sl-cache.md b/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/sl-cache.md
index 49af039bc4c..99ae014939a 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/sl-cache.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/sl-cache.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ While you can use caching to speed up your queries and reduce compute time, know
## Prerequisites
- dbt Cloud [Team or Enterprise](https://www.getdbt.com/) plan.
-- dbt Cloud environments that are versionless by opting to [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version).
+- dbt Cloud environments that are ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless).
- A successful job run and [production environment](/docs/deploy/deploy-environments#set-as-production-environment).
- For declarative caching, you need to have [exports](/docs/use-dbt-semantic-layer/exports) defined in your [saved queries](/docs/build/saved-queries) YAML configuration file.
diff --git a/website/docs/guides/core-cloud-2.md b/website/docs/guides/core-cloud-2.md
index c4269fd48f8..93e9e92bfa4 100644
--- a/website/docs/guides/core-cloud-2.md
+++ b/website/docs/guides/core-cloud-2.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ After [setting the foundations of dbt Cloud](https://docs.getdbt.com/guides/core
Once you’ve confirmed that dbt Cloud orchestration and CI/CD are working as expected, you should pause your current orchestration tool and stop or update your current CI/CD process. This is not relevant if you’re still using an external orchestrator (such as Airflow), and you’ve swapped out `dbt-core` execution for dbt Cloud execution (through the [API](/docs/dbt-cloud-apis/overview)).
Familiarize your team with dbt Cloud's [features](/docs/cloud/about-cloud/dbt-cloud-features) and optimize development and deployment processes. Some key features to consider include:
-- **Version management:** Manage [dbt versions](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud) and ensure team collaboration with dbt Cloud's one-click feature, removing the hassle of manual updates and version discrepancies. You can go versionless by opting to **[Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version)** to always get the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project.
+- **Version management:** Manage [dbt versions](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud) and ensure team collaboration with dbt Cloud's one-click feature, removing the hassle of manual updates and version discrepancies. You can go [**Versionless**](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) to always get the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project.
- **Development tools**: Use the [dbt Cloud CLI](/docs/cloud/cloud-cli-installation) or [dbt Cloud IDE](/docs/cloud/dbt-cloud-ide/develop-in-the-cloud) to build, test, run, and version control your dbt projects.
- **Documentation and Source freshness:** Automate storage of [documentation](/docs/build/documentation) and track [source freshness](/docs/deploy/source-freshness) in dbt Cloud, which streamlines project maintenance.
- **Notifications and logs:** Receive immediate [notifications](/docs/deploy/monitor-jobs) for job failures, with direct links to the job details. Access comprehensive logs for all job runs to help with troubleshooting.
diff --git a/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-1.md b/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-1.md
index afadf307179..171e844d7e5 100644
--- a/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-1.md
+++ b/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-1.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This guide outlines the steps you need to take to move from dbt Core to dbt Clou
## Prerequisites
- You have an existing dbt Core project connected to a Git repository and data platform supported in [dbt Cloud](/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/about-connections).
-- A [supported version](/docs/dbt-versions/core) of dbt or select [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) of dbt.
+- A [supported version](/docs/dbt-versions/core) of dbt or select [**Versionless**](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) of dbt.
- You have a dbt Cloud account. **[Don't have one? Start your free trial today](https://www.getdbt.com/signup)**!
## Account setup
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ The most common data environments are production, staging, and development. The
1. **Set up development environment** — Set up your [development](/docs/dbt-cloud-environments#create-a-development-environment) environment and [development credentials](/docs/cloud/dbt-cloud-ide/develop-in-the-cloud#access-the-cloud-ide). You’ll need this to access your dbt project and start developing.
2. **dbt Core version** — In your dbt Cloud environment and credentials, use the same dbt Core version you use locally. You can run `dbt --version` in the command line to find out which version of dbt Core you’re using.
- - When using dbt Core, you need to think about which version you’re using and manage your own upgrades. When using dbt Cloud, leverage [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) so you don’t have to.
+ - When using dbt Core, you need to think about which version you’re using and manage your own upgrades. When using dbt Cloud, leverage ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) so you don’t have to.
3. **Connect to your data platform** — When using dbt Cloud, you can [connect to your data platform](/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/about-connections) directly in the UI.
- Each environment is roughly equivalent to an entry in your `profiles.yml` file. This means you don't need a `profiles.yml` file in your project.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ To use the [dbt Cloud's job scheduler](/docs/deploy/job-scheduler), set up one e
### Initial setup steps
1. **dbt Core version** — In your environment settings, configure dbt Cloud with the same dbt Core version.
- - Once your full migration is complete, we recommend upgrading your environments to a versionless experience by opting to [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) to always get the latest features and more. You only need to do this once.
+ - Once your full migration is complete, we recommend upgrading your environments to ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) to always get the latest features and more. You only need to do this once.
2. **Configure your jobs** — [Create jobs](/docs/deploy/deploy-jobs#create-and-schedule-jobs) for scheduled or event-driven dbt jobs. You can use cron execution, manual, pull requests, or trigger on the completion of another job.
- Note that alongside [jobs in dbt Cloud](/docs/deploy/jobs), discover other ways to schedule and run your dbt jobs with the help of other tools. Refer to [Integrate with other tools](/docs/deploy/deployment-tools) for more information.
diff --git a/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-3.md b/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-3.md
index cf3cd58d0d1..0ea22de8478 100644
--- a/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-3.md
+++ b/website/docs/guides/core-to-cloud-3.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ You may have already started your move to dbt Cloud and are looking for tips to
In dbt Cloud, you can natively connect to your data platform and test its [connection](/docs/connect-adapters) with a click of a button. This is especially useful for users who are new to dbt Cloud or are looking to streamline their connection setup. Here are some tips and caveats to consider:
### Tips
-- Manage [dbt versions](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud) and ensure team collaboration with dbt Cloud's one-click feature, eliminating the need for manual updates and version discrepancies. You can go versionless and **[Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version)** to always get the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project.
+- Manage [dbt versions](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud) and ensure team collaboration with dbt Cloud's one-click feature, eliminating the need for manual updates and version discrepancies. You can go [**Versionless**](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) to always get the latest features and early access to new functionality for your dbt project.
- dbt Cloud supports a whole host of [cloud providers](/docs/cloud/connect-data-platform/about-connections), including Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Fabric, and Redshift (to name a few).
- Use [Extended Attributes](/docs/deploy/deploy-environments#extended-attributes) to set a flexible [profiles.yml](/docs/core/connect-data-platform/profiles.yml) snippet in your dbt Cloud environment settings. It gives you more control over environments (both deployment and development) and extends how dbt Cloud connects to the data platform within a given environment.
- For example, if you have a field in your `profiles.yml` that you’d like to add to the dbt Cloud adapter user interface, you can use Extended Attributes to set it.
diff --git a/website/docs/guides/mesh-qs.md b/website/docs/guides/mesh-qs.md
index fe581471da3..f2e02437819 100644
--- a/website/docs/guides/mesh-qs.md
+++ b/website/docs/guides/mesh-qs.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ To leverage dbt Mesh, you need the following:
- You must have a [dbt Cloud Enterprise account](https://www.getdbt.com/get-started/enterprise-contact-pricing)
- You have access to a cloud data platform, permissions to load the sample data tables, and dbt Cloud permissions to create new projects.
-- Set your development and deployment [environments](/docs/dbt-cloud-environments) to use dbt [version](/docs/dbt-versions/core) 1.6 or later. You can also opt to go versionless and select [Keep on latest version of](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) to always get the most recent features and functionality.
+- Set your development and deployment [environments](/docs/dbt-cloud-environments) to use dbt [version](/docs/dbt-versions/core) 1.6 or later. You can also opt to go ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) to always get the most recent features and functionality.
- This guide uses the Jaffle Shop sample data, including `customers`, `orders`, and `payments` tables. Follow the provided instructions to load this data into your respective data platform:
- [Snowflake](https://docs.getdbt.com/guides/snowflake?step=3)
- [Databricks](https://docs.getdbt.com/guides/databricks?step=3)
diff --git a/website/docs/guides/sl-snowflake-qs.md b/website/docs/guides/sl-snowflake-qs.md
index d3173744201..6226634fe42 100644
--- a/website/docs/guides/sl-snowflake-qs.md
+++ b/website/docs/guides/sl-snowflake-qs.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Open a new tab and follow these quick steps for account setup and data loading i
-- Production and development environments must be on [dbt version 1.6 or higher](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud). Alternatively, set your environment to "versionless" by selecting [ Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) to always get the latest updates.
+- Production and development environments must be on [dbt version 1.6 or higher](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud). Alternatively, set your environment to [**Versionless**](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) to always get the latest updates.
- Create a [trial Snowflake account](https://signup.snowflake.com/):
- Select the Enterprise Snowflake edition with ACCOUNTADMIN access. Consider organizational questions when choosing a cloud provider, refer to Snowflake's [Introduction to Cloud Platforms](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/intro-cloud-platforms).
- Select a cloud provider and region. All cloud providers and regions will work so choose whichever you prefer.
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/commands/version.md b/website/docs/reference/commands/version.md
index 87a0f9ed975..794bb8e0284 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/commands/version.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/commands/version.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The `--version` command-line flag returns information about the currently instal
## Versioning
To learn more about release versioning for dbt Core, refer to [How dbt Core uses semantic versioning](docs/dbt-versions/core#how-dbt-core-uses-semantic-versioning).
-If dbt Cloud is set to [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version), then `dbt_version` uses the latest (continuous) release version. This also follows semantic versioning guidelines, using the `YYYY.xx.yy` format, where the year is the major version (for example, `2024.04.1234`)
+If using [versionless dbt Cloud](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless), then `dbt_version` uses the latest (continuous) release version. This also follows semantic versioning guidelines, using the `YYYY.xx.yy` format, where the year is the major version (for example, `2024.04.1234`)
## Example usages
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md b/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md
index f47e5bf6979..577908ce031 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/data-test-configs.md
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ tests:
:::note
-This functionality is supported on versionless dbt Cloud accounts that have opted to ["Keep on latest version"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version). Specifying custom configurations for data tests will become available in dbt Core v1.9, available later this year.
+This functionality is supported on ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless). Specifying custom configurations for data tests will become available in dbt Core v1.9, available later this year.
:::
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors.md b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors.md
index 56dc58f074c..1450fda1459 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/legacy-behaviors.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ flags:
-When we use dbt Cloud in the following table, we're referring to accounts that have gone versionless by opting to "[Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version)."
+When we use dbt Cloud in the following table, we're referring to accounts that have gone "[Versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless)."
| Flag | dbt Cloud: Intro | dbt Cloud: Maturity | dbt Core: Intro | dbt Core: Maturity |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/version-compatibility.md b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/version-compatibility.md
index 756147745a1..80841678a85 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/global-configs/version-compatibility.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/global-configs/version-compatibility.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Running with dbt=1.0.0
Found 13 models, 2 tests, 1 archives, 0 analyses, 204 macros, 2 operations....
```
-:::info Keep on latest version
+:::info Versionless
:::
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/project-configs/require-dbt-version.md b/website/docs/reference/project-configs/require-dbt-version.md
index 5fb08927f0f..42dc49c4546 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/project-configs/require-dbt-version.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/project-configs/require-dbt-version.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ When you set this configuration, dbt sends a helpful error message for any user
If this configuration is not specified, no version check will occur.
-:::info Keep on latest version
+:::info Versionless
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_database.md b/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_database.md
index 773d7815743..3c07b442107 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_database.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_database.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ datatype: string
:::note
-For [versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/upgrading-to-v1.8#keep-on-latest-version) dbt Cloud accounts and dbt Core v1.9+, this functionality is no longer utilized. Use the [database](/reference/resource-configs/database) config as an alternative to define a custom database while still respecting the `generate_database_name` macro.
+For [versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/upgrading-to-v1.8#versionless) dbt Cloud accounts and dbt Core v1.9+, this functionality is no longer utilized. Use the [database](/reference/resource-configs/database) config as an alternative to define a custom database while still respecting the `generate_database_name` macro.
:::
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_schema.md b/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_schema.md
index a130ce23f7f..893686a7513 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_schema.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/resource-configs/target_schema.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ datatype: string
:::note
-For [versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/upgrading-to-v1.8#keep-on-latest-version) dbt Cloud accounts and dbt Core v1.9+, this functionality is no longer required. Use the [schema](/reference/resource-configs/schema) config as an alternative to define a custom schema while still respecting the `generate_schema_name` macro.
+For [versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/core-upgrade/upgrading-to-v1.8#versionless) dbt Cloud accounts and dbt Core v1.9+, this functionality is no longer required. Use the [schema](/reference/resource-configs/schema) config as an alternative to define a custom schema while still respecting the `generate_schema_name` macro.
:::
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/resource-properties/unit-tests.md b/website/docs/reference/resource-properties/unit-tests.md
index 3c6e6eef0a6..08081c4c24a 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/resource-properties/unit-tests.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/resource-properties/unit-tests.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ datatype: test
:::note
-This functionality is only supported in dbt Core v1.8+ or dbt Cloud accounts that have gone versionless by opting to ["Keep on latest version"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version).
+This functionality is only supported in dbt Core v1.8+ or dbt Cloud accounts that have gone ["Versionless"](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless).
:::
diff --git a/website/snippets/_cloud-environments-info.md b/website/snippets/_cloud-environments-info.md
index 5013f9763ff..166165be855 100644
--- a/website/snippets/_cloud-environments-info.md
+++ b/website/snippets/_cloud-environments-info.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Both development and deployment environments have a section called **General Set
- dbt Cloud allows users to select any dbt release. At this time, **environments must use a dbt version greater than or equal to v1.0.0;** [lower versions are no longer supported](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud).
- If you select a current version with `(latest)` in the name, your environment will automatically install the latest stable version of the minor version selected.
-- Go versionless by opting to **Keep on latest version**, which removes the need for manually upgrading environment, while ensuring you are always up to date with the latest fixes and features.
+- Go **Versionless**, which removes the need for manually upgrading environment, while ensuring you are always up to date with the latest fixes and features.
:::
### Custom branch behavior
diff --git a/website/snippets/_config-dbt-version-check.md b/website/snippets/_config-dbt-version-check.md
index b5283aae864..d4e495bd379 100644
--- a/website/snippets/_config-dbt-version-check.md
+++ b/website/snippets/_config-dbt-version-check.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Starting in 2024, when you select **Keep on latest version** in dbt Cloud, dbt will ignore the `require-dbt-version` config. Refer to [Keep on latest version](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#keep-on-latest-version) for more details about going versionless.
+Starting in 2024, when you select **Versionless** in dbt Cloud, dbt will ignore the `require-dbt-version` config. Refer to [Versionless](/docs/dbt-versions/upgrade-dbt-version-in-cloud#versionless) for more details.
dbt Labs is committed to zero breaking changes for code in dbt projects, with ongoing releases to dbt Cloud and new versions of dbt Core. We also recommend these best practices: