# renameColumn is escaping the new column name

**URL:** <https://forum.liquibase.org/t/renamecolumn-is-escaping-the-new-column-name/125>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 6, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/renamecolumn-is-escaping-the-new-column-name/125 "2009-07-06T15:11:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![abernaps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@abernaps](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/abernaps)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/renamecolumn-is-escaping-the-new-column-name/125/1 "2009-07-06T15:11:00Z")

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Using the following against our mssql 2005 database with version 1.9.4

produces a renamed column of [Events] including the brackets in the database rather than the expected Events.

I’m new to liquibase, have I missed a configuration setting?

Pat

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**Author:** ![nvoxland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nvoxland](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/nvoxland)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/renamecolumn-is-escaping-the-new-column-name/125/2 "2009-07-06T15:11:00Z")

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No, you are doing it right.&nbsp; The newColumnName must be being escaped twice.&nbsp; You’ll have to use the tag for now.&nbsp; We will get it fixed for 1.9.5. [http://liquibase.jira.com/browse/CORE-417](http://liquibase.jira.com/browse/CORE-417)

Nathan

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**Author:** ![abernaps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@abernaps](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/abernaps)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/renamecolumn-is-escaping-the-new-column-name/125/3 "2009-07-06T15:11:00Z")

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Thanks Nathan, the work-around will get us through.