diff --git a/pkg/backfill/backfill.go b/pkg/backfill/backfill.go
index 41e86d2d..ea9923d0 100644
--- a/pkg/backfill/backfill.go
+++ b/pkg/backfill/backfill.go
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/lib/pq"
-
+	"github.com/xataio/pgroll/pkg/backfill/templates"
 	"github.com/xataio/pgroll/pkg/db"
 	"github.com/xataio/pgroll/pkg/schema"
 )
@@ -59,7 +57,13 @@ func (bf *Backfill) Start(ctx context.Context, table *schema.Table) error {
 	}
 
 	// Create a batcher for the table.
-	b := newBatcher(table, bf.batchSize)
+	b := batcher{
+		BatchConfig: templates.BatchConfig{
+			TableName:  table.Name,
+			PrimaryKey: identityColumns,
+			BatchSize:  bf.batchSize,
+		},
+	}
 
 	// Update each batch of rows, invoking callbacks for each one.
 	for batch := 0; ; batch++ {
@@ -158,30 +162,30 @@ func getIdentityColumns(table *schema.Table) []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// A batcher is responsible for updating a batch of rows in a table.
+// It holds the state necessary to update the next batch of rows.
 type batcher struct {
-	statementBuilder *batchStatementBuilder
-	lastValues       []string
-}
-
-func newBatcher(table *schema.Table, batchSize int) *batcher {
-	return &batcher{
-		statementBuilder: newBatchStatementBuilder(table.Name, getIdentityColumns(table), batchSize),
-		lastValues:       make([]string, len(getIdentityColumns(table))),
-	}
+	templates.BatchConfig
 }
 
 func (b *batcher) updateBatch(ctx context.Context, conn db.DB) error {
 	return conn.WithRetryableTransaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
 		// Build the query to update the next batch of rows
-		query := b.statementBuilder.buildQuery(b.lastValues)
+		sql, err := templates.BuildSQL(b.BatchConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		// Execute the query to update the next batch of rows and update the last PK
 		// value for the next batch
-		wrapper := make([]any, len(b.lastValues))
-		for i := range b.lastValues {
-			wrapper[i] = &b.lastValues[i]
+		if b.LastValue == nil {
+			b.LastValue = make([]string, len(b.PrimaryKey))
+		}
+		wrapper := make([]any, len(b.LastValue))
+		for i := range b.LastValue {
+			wrapper[i] = &b.LastValue[i]
 		}
-		err := tx.QueryRowContext(ctx, query).Scan(wrapper...)
+		err = tx.QueryRowContext(ctx, sql).Scan(wrapper...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -189,78 +193,3 @@ func (b *batcher) updateBatch(ctx context.Context, conn db.DB) error {
 		return nil
 	})
 }
-
-type batchStatementBuilder struct {
-	tableName       string
-	identityColumns []string
-	batchSize       int
-}
-
-func newBatchStatementBuilder(tableName string, identityColumnNames []string, batchSize int) *batchStatementBuilder {
-	quotedCols := make([]string, len(identityColumnNames))
-	for i, col := range identityColumnNames {
-		quotedCols[i] = pq.QuoteIdentifier(col)
-	}
-	return &batchStatementBuilder{
-		tableName:       pq.QuoteIdentifier(tableName),
-		identityColumns: quotedCols,
-		batchSize:       batchSize,
-	}
-}
-
-// buildQuery builds the query used to update the next batch of rows.
-func (sb *batchStatementBuilder) buildQuery(lastValues []string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("WITH batch AS (%[1]s), update AS (%[2]s) %[3]s",
-		sb.buildBatchSubQuery(lastValues),
-		sb.buildUpdateBatchSubQuery(),
-		sb.buildLastValueQuery())
-}
-
-// fetch the next batch of PK of rows to update
-func (sb *batchStatementBuilder) buildBatchSubQuery(lastValues []string) string {
-	whereClause := ""
-	if len(lastValues) != 0 && lastValues[0] != "" {
-		whereClause = fmt.Sprintf("WHERE (%s) > (%s)",
-			strings.Join(sb.identityColumns, ", "), strings.Join(quoteLiteralList(lastValues), ", "))
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %[1]s FROM %[2]s %[3]s ORDER BY %[1]s LIMIT %[4]d FOR NO KEY UPDATE",
-		strings.Join(sb.identityColumns, ", "), sb.tableName, whereClause, sb.batchSize)
-}
-
-func quoteLiteralList(l []string) []string {
-	quoted := make([]string, len(l))
-	for i, v := range l {
-		quoted[i] = pq.QuoteLiteral(v)
-	}
-	return quoted
-}
-
-// update the rows in the batch
-func (sb *batchStatementBuilder) buildUpdateBatchSubQuery() string {
-	conditions := make([]string, len(sb.identityColumns))
-	for i, col := range sb.identityColumns {
-		conditions[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%[1]s.%[2]s = batch.%[2]s", sb.tableName, col)
-	}
-	updateWhereClause := "WHERE " + strings.Join(conditions, " AND ")
-
-	setStmt := fmt.Sprintf("%[1]s = %[2]s.%[1]s", sb.identityColumns[0], sb.tableName)
-	for i := 1; i < len(sb.identityColumns); i++ {
-		setStmt += fmt.Sprintf(", %[1]s = %[2]s.%[1]s", sb.identityColumns[i], sb.tableName)
-	}
-	updateReturning := sb.tableName + "." + sb.identityColumns[0]
-	for i := 1; i < len(sb.identityColumns); i++ {
-		updateReturning += ", " + sb.tableName + "." + sb.identityColumns[i]
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("UPDATE %[1]s SET %[2]s FROM batch %[3]s RETURNING %[4]s",
-		sb.tableName, setStmt, updateWhereClause, updateReturning)
-}
-
-// fetch the last values of the PK column
-func (sb *batchStatementBuilder) buildLastValueQuery() string {
-	lastValues := make([]string, len(sb.identityColumns))
-	for i, col := range sb.identityColumns {
-		lastValues[i] = "LAST_VALUE(" + col + ") OVER()"
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("SELECT %[1]s FROM update", strings.Join(lastValues, ", "))
-}