diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240927-133708.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240927-133708.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2dba333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240927-133708.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Enable setting current value of dbt_valid_to
+time: 2024-09-27T13:37:08.808843-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: gshank
+  Issue: "151"
diff --git a/dbt/include/postgres/macros/materializations/snapshot_merge.sql b/dbt/include/postgres/macros/materializations/snapshot_merge.sql
index 894ea4b4..0b4deb1b 100644
--- a/dbt/include/postgres/macros/materializations/snapshot_merge.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/postgres/macros/materializations/snapshot_merge.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
     from {{ source }} as DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE
     where DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.{{ columns.dbt_scd_id }}::text = {{ target }}.{{ columns.dbt_scd_id }}::text
       and DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.dbt_change_type::text in ('update'::text, 'delete'::text)
-      and {{ target }}.{{ columns.dbt_valid_to }} is null;
+      {% if config.get("dbt_valid_to_current") %}
+        and ({{ target }}.{{ columns.dbt_valid_to }} = {{ config.get('dbt_valid_to_current') }} or {{ target }}.{{ columns.dbt_valid_to }} is null);
+      {% else %}
+        and {{ target }}.{{ columns.dbt_valid_to }} is null;
+      {% endif %}
+
 
     insert into {{ target }} ({{ insert_cols_csv }})
     select {% for column in insert_cols -%}