diff --git a/jOOQ-migrations-maven/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/maven/AbstractMigrationsMojo.java b/jOOQ-migrations-maven/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/maven/AbstractMigrationsMojo.java
index 6b946e5c92..efd156845a 100644
--- a/jOOQ-migrations-maven/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/maven/AbstractMigrationsMojo.java
+++ b/jOOQ-migrations-maven/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/maven/AbstractMigrationsMojo.java
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ abstract class AbstractMigrationsMojo extends AbstractMojo {
             // [#2886] Add the surrounding project's dependencies to the current classloader
             Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(pluginClassLoader);
 
-            project.getRuntimeClasspathElements().forEach(System.out::println);
-
             if (jdbc == null || jdbc.url == null)
                 throw new MojoExecutionException("JDBC URL is required");
 
diff --git a/jOOQ-migrations/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/jgit/GitCommitProvider.java b/jOOQ-migrations/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/jgit/GitCommitProvider.java
index 91f2e8d092..567bb8ddfd 100644
--- a/jOOQ-migrations/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/jgit/GitCommitProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ-migrations/src/main/java/org/jooq/migrations/jgit/GitCommitProvider.java
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ public final class GitCommitProvider implements CommitProvider {
         del(files, status.getMissing());
         del(files, status.getRemoved());
 
-        return commit.commit("uncommitted", "uncommitted", files);
+        // [#9506] TODO: It should be possible to migrate to uncommitted changes in dev mode.
+        return commit.commit("uncommitted", "uncommitted", files).valid(false);
     }
 
     private void add(List<File> files, Set<String> paths) {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Commit.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Commit.java
index 046fe114e0..26a3c45b0e 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Commit.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Commit.java
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 @Experimental
 public interface Commit extends Node<Commit> {
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this commit is a valid commit that can be migrated to.
+     */
+    boolean valid();
+
+    /**
+     * Set the new {@link #valid()} flag for this commit, returning a copy of
+     * the commit itself.
+     */
+    Commit valid(boolean valid);
+
     /**
      * The files affected by this commit, in no particular order.
      */
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CommitImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CommitImpl.java
index 5809215163..e7bbfe7a43 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CommitImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CommitImpl.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
     final List<Tag>         tags;
     final Map<String, File> delta;
     final Map<String, File> files;
+    final boolean           valid;
 
     CommitImpl(
         Configuration configuration,
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
         String author,
         Commit root,
         List<Commit> parents,
-        Collection<? extends File> delta
+        Collection<? extends File> delta,
+        boolean valid
     ) {
         super(configuration, id, message, author, root);
 
@@ -102,9 +104,10 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
         this.tags = new ArrayList<>();
         this.delta = map(delta, false);
         this.files = initFiles();
+        this.valid = valid;
     }
 
-    private CommitImpl(CommitImpl copy) {
+    private CommitImpl(CommitImpl copy, boolean newValid) {
         super(copy.configuration(), copy.id(), copy.message(), copy.author(), copy.root);
 
         this.ctx = copy.ctx;
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
         this.tags = new ArrayList<>(copy.tags);
         this.delta = copy.delta;
         this.files = copy.files;
+        this.valid = newValid;
     }
 
     // TODO extract this Map<String, File> type to new type
@@ -144,6 +148,16 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
         return apply(map(parent.files(), true), delta(), true);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final boolean valid() {
+        return valid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final Commit valid(boolean newValid) {
+        return new CommitImpl(this, newValid);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final List<Commit> parents() {
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(parents);
@@ -155,14 +169,14 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final Commit tag(String id) {
-        return tag(id, null);
+    public final Commit tag(String tagId) {
+        return tag(tagId, null);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final Commit tag(String id, String message) {
-        CommitImpl result = new CommitImpl(this);
-        result.tags.add(new TagImpl(id, message));
+    public final Commit tag(String tagId, String tagMessage) {
+        CommitImpl result = new CommitImpl(this, valid);
+        result.tags.add(new TagImpl(tagId, tagMessage));
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -212,7 +226,7 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
 
     @Override
     public final Commit commit(String newId, String newMessage, String newAuthor, Collection<? extends File> newFiles) {
-        return new CommitImpl(configuration(), newId, newMessage, newAuthor, root, Arrays.asList(this), newFiles);
+        return new CommitImpl(configuration(), newId, newMessage, newAuthor, root, Arrays.asList(this), newFiles, valid);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -242,7 +256,7 @@ final class CommitImpl extends AbstractNode<Commit> implements Commit {
 
     @Override
     public final Commit merge(String newId, String newMessage, String newAuthor, Commit with, Collection<? extends File> newFiles) {
-        return new CommitImpl(configuration(), newId, newMessage, newAuthor, root, Arrays.asList(this, with), newFiles);
+        return new CommitImpl(configuration(), newId, newMessage, newAuthor, root, Arrays.asList(this, with), newFiles, valid);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationImpl.java
index fa464d3c30..602ba54ffd 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationImpl.java
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ final class MigrationImpl extends AbstractScope implements Migration {
         validateCommitProvider(ctx, from());
         validateCommitProvider(ctx, to());
         revertUntracked(ctx, null, currentRecord);
+
+        // [#9506] TODO: Better error handling helping the understand see their mistake
+        if (!to().valid())
+            throw new DataMigrationVerificationException("Commit is not a valid commit to migrate to: " + to());
     }
 
     private final void validateCommitProvider(DefaultMigrationContext ctx, Commit commit) {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationsImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationsImpl.java
index 887fdbd225..7f6da3050f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationsImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/MigrationsImpl.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ final class MigrationsImpl extends AbstractScope implements Migrations {
 
     @Override
     public final Commits commits() {
-        return new CommitsImpl(configuration(), new CommitImpl(configuration(), ROOT, null, null, null, emptyList(), emptyList()));
+        return new CommitsImpl(configuration(), new CommitImpl(configuration(), ROOT, null, null, null, emptyList(), emptyList(), true));
     }
 
     @Override