dbt Core v1.11 introduces user-defined functions (UDFs), allowing users to register custom functions within their dbt projects for better code reuse across their data stack. This release also emphasizes stricter authoring standards and includes various adapter-specific enhancements.

This release introduces Rust optimizations for better performance in sqlfluff, especially on large projects. It also drops support for dbt 1.4 and older, adds new features like implicit indents, and includes various bug fixes and documentation updates. Users should test the Rust integration in a development environment first.