diff --git a/plugins/bigquery/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql b/plugins/bigquery/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql
index b550c0ca1a2..18a0c0bc350 100644
--- a/plugins/bigquery/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql
+++ b/plugins/bigquery/dbt/include/bigquery/macros/materializations/incremental.sql
@@ -15,51 +15,65 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 
 
-{% macro bq_partition_merge(strategy, tmp_relation, target_relation, sql, unique_key, partition_by, dest_columns) %}
+{% macro bq_insert_overwrite(tmp_relation, target_relation, sql, unique_key, partition_by, partitions, dest_columns) %}
   {%- set partition_type =
       'date' if partition_by.data_type in ('timestamp, datetime') 
       else partition_by.data_type -%}
 
-  {% set predicate -%}
-      {{ partition_by.render(alias='DBT_INTERNAL_DEST') }} in unnest(dbt_partitions_for_upsert)
-  {%- endset %}
-
-  {%- set source_sql -%}
-  (
-    select * from {{ tmp_relation }}
-  )
-  {%- endset -%}
-
-  -- generated script to merge partitions into {{ target_relation }}
-  declare dbt_partitions_for_upsert array<{{ partition_type }}>;
-  declare _dbt_max_partition {{ partition_by.data_type }};
-
-  set _dbt_max_partition = (
-      select max({{ partition_by.field }}) from {{ this }}
-  );
-
-  -- 1. create a temp table
-  {{ create_table_as(True, tmp_relation, sql) }}
-
-  -- 2. define partitions to update
-  set (dbt_partitions_for_upsert) = (
-      select as struct
-          array_agg(distinct {{ partition_by.render() }})
-      from {{ tmp_relation }}
-  );
+  {% if partitions is not none and partitions != [] %} {# static #}
+  
+      {% set predicate -%}
+          {{ partition_by.render(alias='DBT_INTERNAL_DEST') }} in (
+              {{ partitions | join (', ') }}
+          )
+      {%- endset %}
+
+      {%- set source_sql -%}
+        (
+          {{sql}}
+        )
+      {%- endset -%}
+      
+      {{ get_insert_overwrite_merge_sql(target_relation, source_sql, dest_columns, [predicate]) }}
+  
+  {% else %} {# dynamic #}
+  
+      {% set predicate -%}
+          {{ partition_by.render(alias='DBT_INTERNAL_DEST') }} in unnest(dbt_partitions_for_replacement)
+      {%- endset %}
+
+      {%- set source_sql -%}
+      (
+        select * from {{ tmp_relation }}
+      )
+      {%- endset -%}
+
+      -- generated script to merge partitions into {{ target_relation }}
+      declare dbt_partitions_for_replacement array<{{ partition_type }}>;
+      declare _dbt_max_partition {{ partition_by.data_type }};
+
+      set _dbt_max_partition = (
+          select max({{ partition_by.field }}) from {{ this }}
+      );
+
+      -- 1. create a temp table
+      {{ create_table_as(True, tmp_relation, sql) }}
+
+      -- 2. define partitions to update
+      set (dbt_partitions_for_replacement) = (
+          select as struct
+              array_agg(distinct {{ partition_by.render() }})
+          from {{ tmp_relation }}
+      );
+      
+      -- 3. run the merge statement
+      {{ get_insert_overwrite_merge_sql(target_relation, source_sql, dest_columns, [predicate]) }};
+
+      -- 4. clean up the temp table
+      drop table if exists {{ tmp_relation }}
   
-  -- 3. run the merge statement
-  {% if strategy == 'merge' %}
-  {{ get_merge_sql(target_relation, source_sql, unique_key, dest_columns, [predicate]) }};
-  {% elif strategy == 'insert_overwrite' %}
-  {{ get_insert_overwrite_merge_sql(target_relation, source_sql, dest_columns, [predicate]) }};
-  {% else %}
-    {% do exceptions.raise_compiler_error('invalid strategy: ' ~ strategy) %}
   {% endif %}
 
-  -- 4. clean up the temp table
-  drop table if exists {{ tmp_relation }}
-
 {% endmacro %}
 
 
@@ -77,6 +91,7 @@
 
   {%- set raw_partition_by = config.get('partition_by', none) -%}
   {%- set partition_by = adapter.parse_partition_by(raw_partition_by) -%}
+  {%- set partitions = config.get('partitions', none) -%}
   {%- set cluster_by = config.get('cluster_by', none) -%}
 
   {{ run_hooks(pre_hooks) }}
@@ -98,14 +113,22 @@
      {% set dest_columns = adapter.get_columns_in_relation(existing_relation) %}
 
      {#-- if partitioned, use BQ scripting to get the range of partition values to be updated --#}
-     {% if partition_by is not none %}
-        {% set build_sql = bq_partition_merge(
-            strategy,
+     {% if strategy == 'insert_overwrite' %}
+     
+        {% set missing_partition_msg -%}
+          The 'insert_overwrite' strategy requires the `partition_by` config.
+        {%- endset %}
+        {% if partition_by is none %}
+          {% do exceptions.raise_compiler_error(missing_partition_msg) %}
+        {% endif %}
+        
+        {% set build_sql = bq_insert_overwrite(
             tmp_relation,
             target_relation,
             sql,
             unique_key,
             partition_by,
+            partitions,
             dest_columns) %}
 
      {% else %}
diff --git a/test/integration/052_column_quoting/test_column_quotes.py b/test/integration/052_column_quoting/test_column_quotes.py
index 3546d7a2fb8..b298df4bfa8 100644
--- a/test/integration/052_column_quoting/test_column_quotes.py
+++ b/test/integration/052_column_quoting/test_column_quotes.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_snowflake_column_quotes(self):
 
     @use_profile('bigquery')
     def test_bigquery_column_quotes(self):
-        self._run_columnn_quotes(strategy='insert_overwrite')
+        self._run_columnn_quotes(strategy='merge')
 
 
 class TestColumnQuotingDisabled(BaseColumnQuotingTest):
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ def test_redshift_column_quotes(self):
     def test_snowflake_column_quotes(self):
         self._run_columnn_quotes()
 
-    @use_profile('bigquery')
-    def test_bigquery_column_quotes(self):
-        self._run_columnn_quotes(strategy='insert_overwrite')
-
     @use_profile('snowflake')
     def test_snowflake_column_quotes_merged(self):
         self._run_columnn_quotes(strategy='merge')
@@ -113,10 +109,6 @@ def test_redshift_column_quotes(self):
     def test_snowflake_column_quotes(self):
         self._run_columnn_quotes()
 
-    @use_profile('bigquery')
-    def test_bigquery_column_quotes(self):
-        self._run_columnn_quotes(strategy='insert_overwrite')
-
     @use_profile('snowflake')
     def test_snowflake_column_quotes_merged(self):
         self._run_columnn_quotes(strategy='merge')