# Alert! Percona XtraBackup 8 Enables –lock-ddl by Default

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**Created:** [January 28, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/alert-percona-xtrabackup-8-enables-lock-ddl-by-default/8992 "2021-01-28T23:16:47Z")\
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[Percona XtraBackup 8.0.23](https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-xtrabackup) enables the “lock-ddl” option by default to ensure any DDL events do not corrupt the backups. Any DML events continue to occur, and only DDL events are blocked. Details:

> **[Percona XtraBackup 8 Enables -lock-ddl by Default - Percona Database...](https://www.percona.com/blog/2021/01/27/percona-xtrabackup-8-enables-lock-ddl-by-default/)**
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> Percona XtraBackup 8.0.23 enables the "lock-ddl" option by default to ensure any DDL events do not corrupt the backups.