diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230918-145127.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230918-145127.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e30235d9597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20230918-145127.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Add column quotes in macro to avoid build failure
+time: 2023-09-18T14:51:27.988997-06:00
+custom:
+  Author: seanglynn-thrive
+  Issue: "8667"
diff --git a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql
index b5a03ec53b5..ebbe7db4e67 100644
--- a/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql
+++ b/core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
      alter {{ relation.type }} {{ relation }}
 
             {% for column in add_columns %}
-               add column {{ column.name }} {{ column.data_type }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
+               add column {{ adapter.quote(column.name) }} {{ column.data_type }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
             {% endfor %}{{ ',' if add_columns and remove_columns }}
 
             {% for column in remove_columns %}
-                drop column {{ column.name }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
+                drop column {{ adapter.quote(column.name) }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
             {% endfor %}
 
   {%- endset -%}