diff --git a/.changes/1.4.0.md b/.changes/1.4.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc6279db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.4.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+## dbt-adapters 1.4.0 - July 30, 2024
+
+### Features
+
+- render 'to' and 'to_columns' fields on foreign key constraints, and bump dbt-common lower bound to 1.6 ([#271](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/271))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Incremental table varchar column definition changed ([#276](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/276))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Rework record/replay to record at the database connection level. ([#244](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/244))
diff --git a/.changes/1.4.1.md b/.changes/1.4.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82a731a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/1.4.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+## dbt-adapters 1.4.1 - August 09, 2024
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Use model alias for the CTE identifier generated during ephemeral materialization ([#5273](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/5273))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Updating changie.yaml to add contributors and PR links ([#219](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/219))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@jeancochrane](https://github.com/jeancochrane) ([#5273](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/5273))
+- [@leahwicz](https://github.com/leahwicz) ([#219](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/219))
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240621-143024.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240621-143024.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..526745a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240621-143024.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Compare 'snapshot_get_time' and snapshot 'updated_at' data types
+time: 2024-06-21T14:30:24.336219-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: gshank
+  Issue: "242"
diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240625-110833.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240625-110833.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c4486a8f..00000000
--- a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240625-110833.yaml	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-kind: Under the Hood
-body: Rework record/replay to record at the database connection level.
-time: 2024-06-25T11:08:33.264457-04:00
-custom:
-  Author: peteralllenwebb
-  Issue: "244"
diff --git a/.changie.yaml b/.changie.yaml
index 1198cfe0..8f1d8615 100644
--- a/.changie.yaml
+++ b/.changie.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ headerPath: header.tpl.md
 versionHeaderPath: ""
 changelogPath: CHANGELOG.md
 versionExt: md
-envPrefix: CHANGIE_
+envPrefix: "CHANGIE_"
 versionFormat: '## dbt-adapters {{.Version}} - {{.Time.Format "January 02, 2006"}}'
 kindFormat: '### {{.Kind}}'
 changeFormat: |-
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ changeFormat: |-
     {{- $IssueList = append $IssueList $changeLink  }}
   {{- end -}}
   - {{.Body}} ({{ range $index, $element := $IssueList }}{{if $index}}, {{end}}{{$element}}{{end}})
+
 kinds:
 - label: Breaking Changes
 - label: Features
 - label: Fixes
-- label: Docs
 - label: Under the Hood
 - label: Dependencies
   changeFormat: |-
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ kinds:
     - {{.Body}} ({{ range $index, $element := $PRList }}{{if $index}}, {{end}}{{$element}}{{end}})
   skipGlobalChoices: true
   additionalChoices:
-  - key: Author
-    label: GitHub Username(s) (separated by a single space if multiple)
-    type: string
-    minLength: 3
-  - key: PR
-    label: GitHub Pull Request Number (separated by a single space if multiple)
-    type: string
-    minLength: 1
+    - key: Author
+      label: GitHub Username(s) (separated by a single space if multiple)
+      type: string
+      minLength: 3
+    - key: PR
+      label: GitHub Pull Request Number (separated by a single space if multiple)
+      type: string
+      minLength: 1
 - label: Security
   changeFormat: |-
     {{- $PRList := list }}
@@ -51,20 +51,22 @@ kinds:
     - {{.Body}} ({{ range $index, $element := $PRList }}{{if $index}}, {{end}}{{$element}}{{end}})
   skipGlobalChoices: true
   additionalChoices:
-  - key: Author
-    label: GitHub Username(s) (separated by a single space if multiple)
-    type: string
-    minLength: 3
-  - key: PR
-    label: GitHub Pull Request Number (separated by a single space if multiple)
-    type: string
-    minLength: 1
+    - key: Author
+      label: GitHub Username(s) (separated by a single space if multiple)
+      type: string
+      minLength: 3
+    - key: PR
+      label: GitHub Pull Request Number (separated by a single space if multiple)
+      type: string
+      minLength: 1
+
 newlines:
   afterChangelogHeader: 1
   afterKind: 1
   afterChangelogVersion: 1
   beforeKind: 1
   endOfVersion: 1
+
 custom:
 - key: Author
   label: GitHub Username(s) (separated by a single space if multiple)
@@ -74,3 +76,57 @@ custom:
   label: GitHub Issue Number (separated by a single space if multiple)
   type: string
   minLength: 1
+
+
+footerFormat: |
+  {{- $contributorDict := dict }}
+  {{- /* ensure all names in this list are all lowercase for later matching purposes */}}
+  {{- $core_team := splitList " " .Env.CORE_TEAM }}
+  {{- /* ensure we always skip snyk and dependabot in addition to the core team */}}
+  {{- $maintainers := list "dependabot[bot]" "snyk-bot"}}
+  {{- range $team_member := $core_team }}
+    {{- $team_member_lower := lower $team_member }}
+    {{- $maintainers = append $maintainers $team_member_lower }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- range $change := .Changes }}
+    {{- $authorList := splitList " " $change.Custom.Author }}
+    {{- /* loop through all authors for a single changelog */}}
+    {{- range $author := $authorList }}
+      {{- $authorLower := lower $author }}
+      {{- /* we only want to include non-core team contributors */}}
+      {{- if not (has $authorLower $maintainers)}}
+        {{- $changeList := splitList " " $change.Custom.Author }}
+          {{- $IssueList := list }}
+          {{- $changeLink := $change.Kind }}
+          {{- if or (eq $change.Kind "Dependencies") (eq $change.Kind "Security") }}
+            {{- $changes := splitList " " $change.Custom.PR }}
+            {{- range $issueNbr := $changes }}
+              {{- $changeLink := "[#nbr](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/pull/nbr)" | replace "nbr" $issueNbr }}
+              {{- $IssueList = append $IssueList $changeLink  }}
+            {{- end -}}
+          {{- else }}
+            {{- $changes := splitList " " $change.Custom.Issue }}
+            {{- range $issueNbr := $changes }}
+              {{- $changeLink := "[#nbr](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/nbr)" | replace "nbr" $issueNbr }}
+              {{- $IssueList = append $IssueList $changeLink  }}
+            {{- end -}}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- /* check if this contributor has other changes associated with them already */}}
+          {{- if hasKey $contributorDict $author }}
+            {{- $contributionList := get $contributorDict $author }}
+            {{- $contributionList = concat $contributionList $IssueList  }}
+            {{- $contributorDict := set $contributorDict $author $contributionList }}
+          {{- else }}
+            {{- $contributionList := $IssueList }}
+            {{- $contributorDict := set $contributorDict $author $contributionList }}
+          {{- end }}
+        {{- end}}
+    {{- end}}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- /* no indentation here for formatting so the final markdown doesn't have unneeded indentations */}}
+  {{- if $contributorDict}}
+  ### Contributors
+  {{- range $k,$v := $contributorDict }}
+  - [@{{$k}}](https://github.com/{{$k}}) ({{ range $index, $element := $v }}{{if $index}}, {{end}}{{$element}}{{end}})
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml
index f2da5935..6d81339a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-hatch/action.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Upload artifacts
       if: ${{ inputs.archive-name != '' }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.archive-name }}
         path: ${{ inputs.working-dir }}dist/
diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
index deffc6e3..25bc3a8d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ runs:
   steps:
 
     - name: Download artifacts
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.archive-name }}
         path: dist/
diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
index d863d659..0d5cb7e6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-results/action.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ runs:
       run: echo "ts=$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT #no colons allowed for artifacts
       shell: bash
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ${{ inputs.file-name }}_python-${{ inputs.python-version }}_${{ steps.timestamp.outputs.ts }}.csv
         path: ${{ inputs.source-file }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml
index 6b15cdbf..6bf8ea10 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-hatch/action.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
 
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 02f010c7..907926a3 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,25 @@ updates:
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
     rebase-strategy: "disabled"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - version-update:semver-patch
   - package-ecosystem: "pip"
     directory: "/dbt-tests-adapter"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
     rebase-strategy: "disabled"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - version-update:semver-patch
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     rebase-strategy: "disabled"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types:
+          - version-update:semver-patch
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8bd48b5d..9a6a3cc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,35 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 and is generated by [Changie](https://github.com/miniscruff/changie).
 
+## dbt-adapters 1.4.1 - August 09, 2024
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Use model alias for the CTE identifier generated during ephemeral materialization ([#5273](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/5273))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Updating changie.yaml to add contributors and PR links ([#219](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/219))
+
+### Contributors
+- [@jeancochrane](https://github.com/jeancochrane) ([#5273](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/5273))
+- [@leahwicz](https://github.com/leahwicz) ([#219](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/219))
+
+
+## dbt-adapters 1.4.0 - July 30, 2024
+
+### Features
+
+- render 'to' and 'to_columns' fields on foreign key constraints, and bump dbt-common lower bound to 1.6 ([#271](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/271))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Incremental table varchar column definition changed ([#276](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/276))
+
+### Under the Hood
+
+- Rework record/replay to record at the database connection level. ([#244](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-adapters/issues/244))
+
 ## dbt-adapters 1.3.3 - July 09, 2024
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/dbt-tests-adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py b/dbt-tests-adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py
index cfbd5379..2a4f089b 100644
--- a/dbt-tests-adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py
+++ b/dbt-tests-adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@
           - type: check
             expression: id >= 1
           - type: foreign_key
-            expression: {schema}.foreign_key_model (id)
+            to: ref('foreign_key_model')
+            to_columns: ["id"]
           - type: unique
         data_tests:
           - unique
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/__about__.py b/dbt/adapters/__about__.py
index cfa2db68..6abaa204 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/__about__.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.3.3"
+version = "1.4.1"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/base/column.py b/dbt/adapters/base/column.py
index e2e6e1e0..195684a4 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/base/column.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/base/column.py
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ def numeric_type(cls, dtype: str, precision: Any, scale: Any) -> str:
         else:
             return "{}({},{})".format(dtype, precision, scale)
 
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return "<Column {} ({})>".format(self.name, self.data_type)
-
     @classmethod
     def from_description(cls, name: str, raw_data_type: str) -> "Column":
         match = re.match(r"([^(]+)(\([^)]+\))?", raw_data_type)
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py b/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
index ec590137..e0627c47 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
@@ -1602,8 +1602,13 @@ def render_column_constraint(cls, constraint: ColumnLevelConstraint) -> Optional
             rendered_column_constraint = f"unique {constraint_expression}"
         elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.primary_key:
             rendered_column_constraint = f"primary key {constraint_expression}"
-        elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.foreign_key and constraint_expression:
-            rendered_column_constraint = f"references {constraint_expression}"
+        elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.foreign_key:
+            if constraint.to and constraint.to_columns:
+                rendered_column_constraint = (
+                    f"references {constraint.to} ({', '.join(constraint.to_columns)})"
+                )
+            elif constraint_expression:
+                rendered_column_constraint = f"references {constraint_expression}"
         elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.custom and constraint_expression:
             rendered_column_constraint = constraint_expression
 
@@ -1682,20 +1687,29 @@ def render_model_constraint(cls, constraint: ModelLevelConstraint) -> Optional[s
         rendering."""
         constraint_prefix = f"constraint {constraint.name} " if constraint.name else ""
         column_list = ", ".join(constraint.columns)
+        rendered_model_constraint = None
+
         if constraint.type == ConstraintType.check and constraint.expression:
-            return f"{constraint_prefix}check ({constraint.expression})"
+            rendered_model_constraint = f"{constraint_prefix}check ({constraint.expression})"
         elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.unique:
             constraint_expression = f" {constraint.expression}" if constraint.expression else ""
-            return f"{constraint_prefix}unique{constraint_expression} ({column_list})"
+            rendered_model_constraint = (
+                f"{constraint_prefix}unique{constraint_expression} ({column_list})"
+            )
         elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.primary_key:
             constraint_expression = f" {constraint.expression}" if constraint.expression else ""
-            return f"{constraint_prefix}primary key{constraint_expression} ({column_list})"
-        elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.foreign_key and constraint.expression:
-            return f"{constraint_prefix}foreign key ({column_list}) references {constraint.expression}"
+            rendered_model_constraint = (
+                f"{constraint_prefix}primary key{constraint_expression} ({column_list})"
+            )
+        elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.foreign_key:
+            if constraint.to and constraint.to_columns:
+                rendered_model_constraint = f"{constraint_prefix}foreign key ({column_list}) references {constraint.to} ({', '.join(constraint.to_columns)})"
+            elif constraint.expression:
+                rendered_model_constraint = f"{constraint_prefix}foreign key ({column_list}) references {constraint.expression}"
         elif constraint.type == ConstraintType.custom and constraint.expression:
-            return f"{constraint_prefix}{constraint.expression}"
-        else:
-            return None
+            rendered_model_constraint = f"{constraint_prefix}{constraint.expression}"
+
+        return rendered_model_constraint
 
     @classmethod
     def capabilities(cls) -> CapabilityDict:
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/base/relation.py b/dbt/adapters/base/relation.py
index 210a2dcd..1aab7b2f 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/base/relation.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/base/relation.py
@@ -241,8 +241,11 @@ def create_ephemeral_from(
         relation_config: RelationConfig,
         limit: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> Self:
-        # Note that ephemeral models are based on the name.
-        identifier = cls.add_ephemeral_prefix(relation_config.name)
+        # Note that ephemeral models are based on the identifier, which will
+        # point to the model's alias if one exists and otherwise fall back to
+        # the filename. This is intended to give the user more control over
+        # the way that the CTE name is constructed
+        identifier = cls.add_ephemeral_prefix(relation_config.identifier)
         return cls.create(
             type=cls.CTE,
             identifier=identifier,
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/factory.py b/dbt/adapters/factory.py
index b1854f67..8a018619 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/factory.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/factory.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def get_include_paths(self, name: Optional[str]) -> List[Path]:
     def get_adapter_type_names(self, name: Optional[str]) -> List[str]:
         return [p.adapter.type() for p in self.get_adapter_plugins(name)]
 
-    def get_adapter_constraint_support(self, name: Optional[str]) -> List[str]:
+    def get_adapter_constraint_support(self, name: Optional[str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
         return self.lookup_adapter(name).CONSTRAINT_SUPPORT  # type: ignore
 
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def get_adapter_type_names(name: Optional[str]) -> List[str]:
     return FACTORY.get_adapter_type_names(name)
 
 
-def get_adapter_constraint_support(name: Optional[str]) -> List[str]:
+def get_adapter_constraint_support(name: Optional[str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
     return FACTORY.get_adapter_constraint_support(name)
 
 
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql
index 64b5fd3d..c936c844 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
     {{ current_timestamp() }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
+{% macro get_snapshot_get_time_data_type() %}
+    {% set snapshot_time = adapter.dispatch('snapshot_get_time', 'dbt')() %}
+    {% set time_data_type_sql = 'select ' ~ snapshot_time ~ ' as dbt_snapshot_time' %}
+    {% set snapshot_time_column_schema = get_column_schema_from_query(time_data_type_sql) %}
+    {% set time_data_type = snapshot_time_column_schema[0].dtype %}
+    {{ return(time_data_type or none) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
 ---------------------------------------------
 
 /* {#
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/incremental.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/incremental.sql
index e8ff5c1e..f932751a 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/incremental.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/incremental/incremental.sql
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@
       {% set need_swap = true %}
   {% else %}
     {% do run_query(get_create_table_as_sql(True, temp_relation, sql)) %}
-    {% do adapter.expand_target_column_types(
-             from_relation=temp_relation,
-             to_relation=target_relation) %}
+    {% set contract_config = config.get('contract') %}
+    {% if not contract_config or not contract_config.enforced %}
+      {% do adapter.expand_target_column_types(
+               from_relation=temp_relation,
+               to_relation=target_relation) %}
+    {% endif %}
     {#-- Process schema changes. Returns dict of changes if successful. Use source columns for upserting/merging --#}
     {% set dest_columns = process_schema_changes(on_schema_change, temp_relation, existing_relation) %}
     {% if not dest_columns %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
index bb71974c..29566094 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
@@ -179,3 +179,26 @@
 
     {% do return(temp_relation) %}
 {% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro get_updated_at_column_data_type(snapshot_sql) %}
+    {% set snapshot_sql_column_schema = get_column_schema_from_query(snapshot_sql) %}
+    {% set dbt_updated_at_data_type = null %}
+    {% set ns = namespace() -%} {#-- handle for-loop scoping with a namespace --#}
+    {% set ns.dbt_updated_at_data_type = null -%}
+    {% for column in snapshot_sql_column_schema %}
+    {%   if ((column.column == 'dbt_updated_at') or (column.column == 'DBT_UPDATED_AT')) %}
+    {%     set ns.dbt_updated_at_data_type = column.dtype %}
+    {%   endif %}
+    {% endfor %}
+    {{ return(ns.dbt_updated_at_data_type or none)  }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro check_time_data_types(sql) %}
+  {% set dbt_updated_at_data_type = get_updated_at_column_data_type(sql) %}
+  {% set snapshot_get_time_data_type = get_snapshot_get_time_data_type() %}
+  {% if snapshot_get_time_data_type is not none and dbt_updated_at_data_type is not none and snapshot_get_time_data_type != dbt_updated_at_data_type %}
+  {{  exceptions.warn_snapshot_timestamp_data_types(snapshot_get_time_data_type, dbt_updated_at_data_type) }}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql
index b0fe9222..7be94701 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@
   {% if not target_relation_exists %}
 
       {% set build_sql = build_snapshot_table(strategy, model['compiled_code']) %}
+      {% set build_or_select_sql = build_sql %}
       {% set final_sql = create_table_as(False, target_relation, build_sql) %}
 
   {% else %}
 
       {{ adapter.valid_snapshot_target(target_relation) }}
 
+      {% set build_or_select_sql = snapshot_staging_table(strategy, sql, target_relation) %}
       {% set staging_table = build_snapshot_staging_table(strategy, sql, target_relation) %}
 
       -- this may no-op if the database does not require column expansion
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@
 
   {% endif %}
 
+
+  {{ check_time_data_types(build_or_select_sql) }}
+
   {% call statement('main') %}
       {{ final_sql }}
   {% endcall %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/unit_test_sql/get_fixture_sql.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/unit_test_sql/get_fixture_sql.sql
index 2eb124e2..ab103f84 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/unit_test_sql/get_fixture_sql.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/unit_test_sql/get_fixture_sql.sql
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     {%- do default_row.update({column_name: (render_unspecified_column_value(column_type) | trim )}) -%}
 {%- endfor -%}
 
+{{ validate_fixture_rows(rows, row_number) }}
 
 {%- for row in rows -%}
 {%-   set formatted_row = format_row(row, column_name_to_data_types) -%}
@@ -93,3 +94,11 @@ union all
     {%- endfor -%}
     {{ return(formatted_row) }}
 {%- endmacro -%}
+
+{%- macro validate_fixture_rows(rows, row_number) -%}
+  {{ return(adapter.dispatch('validate_fixture_rows', 'dbt')(rows, row_number)) }}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
+{%- macro default__validate_fixture_rows(rows, row_number) -%}
+  {# This is an abstract method for adapter overrides as needed #}
+{%- endmacro -%}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 55529f34..e794781c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "dbt-common>=1.3,<2.0",
+    "dbt-common>=1.6,<2.0",
     "pytz>=2015.7",
     # installed via dbt-common but used directly
     "agate>=1.0,<2.0",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_base_adapter.py b/tests/unit/test_base_adapter.py
index 95fe5ae2..5fa109b7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_base_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_base_adapter.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ def connection_manager(self):
             [{"type": "foreign_key", "expression": "other_table (c1)"}],
             ["column_name integer references other_table (c1)"],
         ),
+        (
+            [{"type": "foreign_key", "to": "other_table", "to_columns": ["c1"]}],
+            ["column_name integer references other_table (c1)"],
+        ),
+        (
+            [{"type": "foreign_key", "to": "other_table", "to_columns": ["c1", "c2"]}],
+            ["column_name integer references other_table (c1, c2)"],
+        ),
         ([{"type": "check"}, {"type": "unique"}], ["column_name integer unique"]),
         ([{"type": "custom", "expression": "-- noop"}], ["column_name integer -- noop"]),
     ]
@@ -176,6 +184,30 @@ def test_render_raw_columns_constraints_unsupported(
             ],
             ["constraint test_name foreign key (c1, c2) references other_table (c1)"],
         ),
+        (
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "foreign_key",
+                    "columns": ["c1", "c2"],
+                    "to": "other_table",
+                    "to_columns": ["c1"],
+                    "name": "test_name",
+                }
+            ],
+            ["constraint test_name foreign key (c1, c2) references other_table (c1)"],
+        ),
+        (
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "foreign_key",
+                    "columns": ["c1", "c2"],
+                    "to": "other_table",
+                    "to_columns": ["c1", "c2"],
+                    "name": "test_name",
+                }
+            ],
+            ["constraint test_name foreign key (c1, c2) references other_table (c1, c2)"],
+        ),
     ]
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("constraints,expected_rendered_constraints", model_constraints)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_relation.py b/tests/unit/test_relation.py
index a1c01c5c..97d56419 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_relation.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_relation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from dataclasses import replace
+from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -79,3 +79,16 @@ def test_render_limited(limit, require_alias, expected_result):
     actual_result = my_relation.render_limited()
     assert actual_result == expected_result
     assert str(my_relation) == expected_result
+
+
+def test_create_ephemeral_from_uses_identifier():
+    @dataclass
+    class Node:
+        """Dummy implementation of RelationConfig protocol"""
+
+        name: str
+        identifier: str
+
+    node = Node(name="name_should_not_be_used", identifier="test")
+    ephemeral_relation = BaseRelation.create_ephemeral_from(node)
+    assert str(ephemeral_relation) == "__dbt__cte__test"