# dbt Core v1.2.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** dbt Core (https://www.getdbt.com)
- **Version:** v1.2.1
- **Released:** Aug 25, 2022
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/dbt-core/updates/v1.2.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
dbt Core v1.2.1. Source highlight: dbt-core 1.2.1 - August 25, 2022

## Bug Fixes
- Fix handling of top-level exceptions (#5564, #5560)
- Fix error rendering docs block in metrics description (#5585, #5603)
- Use sys.exit instead of exit (#5621, #5627)
- Finishing logic upgrade to Redshift for name truncation collisions. (#5586, #5656)