Where can I find the database changes between WordPress versions?

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1. In wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php are version specific functions for database upgrades. They include changes for the schema. Examples for 3.4.0 and 3.5.0:

   /**
    * Execute changes made in WordPress 3.4.
    *
    * @since 3.4.0
    */
   function upgrade_340() {
       global $wp_current_db_version, $wpdb;
   
       if ( $wp_current_db_version < 19798 ) {
           $wpdb->hide_errors();
           $wpdb->query( "ALTER TABLE $wpdb->options DROP COLUMN blog_id" );
           $wpdb->show_errors();
       }
   
       if ( $wp_current_db_version < 19799 ) {
           $wpdb->hide_errors();
           $wpdb->query("ALTER TABLE $wpdb->comments DROP INDEX comment_approved");
           $wpdb->show_errors();
       }
   
       if ( $wp_current_db_version < 20022 && is_main_site() && ! defined( 'DO_NOT_UPGRADE_GLOBAL_TABLES' ) ) {
           $wpdb->query( "DELETE FROM $wpdb->usermeta WHERE meta_key = 'themes_last_view'" );
       }
   
       if ( $wp_current_db_version < 20080 ) {
           if ( 'yes' == $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT autoload FROM $wpdb->options WHERE option_name = 'uninstall_plugins'" ) ) {
               $uninstall_plugins = get_option( 'uninstall_plugins' );
               delete_option( 'uninstall_plugins' );
               add_option( 'uninstall_plugins', $uninstall_plugins, null, 'no' );
           }
       }
   }
   
   /**
    * Execute changes made in WordPress 3.5.
    *
    * @since 3.5.0
    */
   function upgrade_350() {
       global $wp_current_db_version, $wpdb;
   
       if ( $wp_current_db_version < 22006 && $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT link_id FROM $wpdb->links LIMIT 1" ) )
           update_option( 'link_manager_enabled', 1 ); // Previously set to 0 by populate_options()
   
       if ( $wp_current_db_version < 21811 && is_main_site() && ! defined( 'DO_NOT_UPGRADE_GLOBAL_TABLES' ) ) {
           $meta_keys = array();
           foreach ( array_merge( get_post_types(), get_taxonomies() ) as $name ) {
               if ( false !== strpos( $name, '-' ) )
               $meta_keys[] = 'edit_' . str_replace( '-', '_', $name ) . '_per_page';
           }
           if ( $meta_keys ) {
               $meta_keys = implode( "', '", $meta_keys );
               $wpdb->query( "DELETE FROM $wpdb->usermeta WHERE meta_key IN ('$meta_keys')" );
           }
       }
   
       if ( $wp_current_db_version < 22422 && $term = get_term_by( 'slug', 'post-format-standard', 'post_format' ) )
           wp_delete_term( $term->term_id, 'post_format' );
   }
   

   The Codex has some additional information on the Database description page.

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