diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 9d68fbed7..3700f3f4d 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # install latest changes in dbt-core + dbt-postgres
 # TODO: how to switch from HEAD to x.y.latest branches after minor releases?
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
-git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git#egg=dbt-postgres&subdirectory=plugins/postgres
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@support-complex-types-unit-testing#egg=dbt-core&subdirectory=core
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@support-complex-types-unit-testing#egg=dbt-tests-adapter&subdirectory=tests/adapter
+git+https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core.git@support-complex-types-unit-testing#egg=dbt-postgres&subdirectory=plugins/postgres
 
 # if version 1.x or greater -> pin to major version
 # if version 0.x -> pin to minor
diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/unit_testing/test_unit_testing_types.py b/tests/functional/adapter/unit_testing/test_unit_testing_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dd410e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/unit_testing/test_unit_testing_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import pytest
+from dbt.tests.adapter.unit_testing.test_unit_testing_types import BaseUnitTestingTypes
+
+
+class TestRedshiftUnitTestingTypes(BaseUnitTestingTypes):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def data_types(self):
+        # sql_value, yaml_value
+        return [
+            ["1", "1"],
+            ["1.0", "1.0"],
+            ["'1'", "1"],
+            ["'1'::numeric", "1"],
+            ["'string'", "string"],
+            ["true", "true"],
+            ["DATE '2020-01-02'", "2020-01-02"],
+            ["TIMESTAMP '2013-11-03 00:00:00-0'", "2013-11-03 00:00:00-0"],
+            ["TIMESTAMPTZ '2013-11-03 00:00:00-0'", "2013-11-03 00:00:00-0"],
+            ["ARRAY[1,2,3]", """'{1, 2, 3}'"""],
+            ["ARRAY[1.0,2.0,3.0]", """'{1.0, 2.0, 3.0}'"""],
+            ["ARRAY[1::numeric,2::numeric,3::numeric]", """'{1.0, 2.0, 3.0}'"""],
+            ["ARRAY['a','b','c']", """'{"a", "b", "c"}'"""],
+            ["ARRAY[true,true,false]", """'{true, true, false}'"""],
+            ["ARRAY[DATE '2020-01-02']", """'{"2020-01-02"}'"""],
+            ["ARRAY[TIMESTAMP '2013-11-03 00:00:00-0']", """'{"2013-11-03 00:00:00-0"}'"""],
+            ["ARRAY[TIMESTAMPTZ '2013-11-03 00:00:00-0']", """'{"2013-11-03 00:00:00-0"}'"""],
+            [
+                """'{"bar": "baz", "balance": 7.77, "active": false}'::json""",
+                """'{"bar": "baz", "balance": 7.77, "active": false}'""",
+            ],
+        ]