Tutorial - Adding drivers to the classpath
Published 15 January 2025
When using the CLI, you can add drivers to the classpath by dropping the .jar files for the drivers you want to include into the drivers folder of your Flyway installation.
flyway conf drivers //here jre lib licenses sql flyway flyway.cmd README.txt
Other libraries can be added to the lib folder or included in a separate directory, included via the jarDirs configuration parameter.
You cannot currently download drivers using Flyway Desktop. You have to follow the same steps as for the command-line.
When using the API, the jars you wish to include should be added as dependencies of the overall project, just as you would with any other java dependencies.
Simply add the library as a regular dependency of your maven project. e.g:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
<version>1.8.0.10</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
