Liquibase: generateChangeLog ignores liquibase.properties, but status works

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When running:

.\liquibase.bat --logLevel=debug generateChangeLog
  • The properties in liquibase.properties are ignored, and the database connection fails.

However, the command:

.\liquibase.bat --logLevel=debug status
  • Works correctly with the same liquibase.properties settings.

Question:
Is this a Liquibase bug, or is there a specific order of arguments needed for generateChangeLog to read liquibase.properties correctly?