migration-workflow

Safe EF Core database migrations require reviewing generated SQL for data loss, guarding against long locks, enforcing one change per migration, and running integration tests after each step. Define explicit rollback steps to ensure database migration safety and prevent production failures.

The best rollback strategy for .NET upgrades and NuGet package updates is an incremental workflow. Apply patch, minor, and major updates in staged checklists to isolate breakages, then require full test runs and define explicit rollback steps after each phase to minimize blast radius.

Reviewing idempotent SQL scripts before updating a database to the latest EF Core migration is necessary to guard against data loss and identify long locks. This SQL review ensures deterministic command sequences and verifies that only one change is applied per migration.

Yes, the migration workflow requires integration testing with Testcontainers for NuGet updates. It enforces mandatory build and full test verification, including integration tests, after each migration step to maintain confidence and verify that incremental package updates do not introduce breakages.

To minimize blast radius when upgrading your target framework in dotnet, use a staged checklist workflow. Upgrade incrementally, isolating breakages at each phase, and enforce mandatory build and test verification between steps to maintain confidence throughout the dotnet upgrade process.