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1174 releases that have landed on AWS, newest first.

  1. Govern LLMs in Unity Catalog with model services (Beta)

    Represents a governed LLM endpoint, sharable across workspaces via Unity Catalog privileges.

  2. Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above, set delta.parquet.format.version to 2.12.0.

  3. SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available

    Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state for downstream tasks.

  4. Customer-managed VPC will soon be required for classic workspaces Coming soon

    New classic workspaces will require a customer-managed VPC, replacing Databricks-managed VPC.

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  5. Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 26, 2026

    Restricts environment variables and Spark configurations in standard access mode. Removes previously allowed settings.

  6. Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview

    binds values at query time, replacing separate views per variant.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (GA)

    Ingests CRM and ERP data into Databricks using Azure Synapse Link.

  9. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Annotations can be driven by data or calculations, and 6 new preset themes are available.

  10. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Genie Code now includes skills for authoring and maintaining Genie Agents.

  11. Genie One enhancements

    Adds read-only chat sharing and Gmail connection, removes hourly and per-minute task frequencies.

  12. Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks

    They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content.

  13. Block specific internet destinations in network policies (Public Preview)

    Blocks destinations regardless of network access mode, enforced through REST API.

  14. Change the owner of standalone pipeline streaming tables and materialized views

    Uses ALTER STREAMING TABLE and ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW with SET OWNER TO. Applies to standalone pipeline datasets in Databricks SQL.

  15. Data Classification is now available by default for some workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or HITRUST.

  16. Databricks connector for Power Platform is generally available

    Connects Databricks to Power Platform services like Power BI and Power Apps. Requires Databricks account and Power Platform license.

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  17. Managed agent memory is in Beta

    Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API.

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  18. Standalone pipeline materialized views support expectations

    Validates records in materialized views using CONSTRAINT clause. Replaces manual validation in standalone pipelines.

  19. Enable access requests across your Unity Catalog metastore (Public Preview)

    Enables requests at metastore level, inherited by all catalogs and schemas.

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  21. Genie Code system table now counts only user-submitted interactions

    Excludes background and automated requests, such as autocomplete and quick-fix suggestions.

  22. Legacy compute_preview system schema deprecated

    Replaced by system.compute schema.

  23. Square managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests point-of-sale data like payments and orders from Square into Databricks.

  24. The Discover page is now in Public Preview

    Helps find Unity Catalog data assets without requiring catalog hierarchy knowledge. Organizes tables and dashboards by business area.

  25. Wiz Audit Logs managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests Wiz audit log entries, issues, and vulnerability findings into Databricks.

  26. Netskope Logs managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests Netskope event and alert logs into Databricks.

  27. Dashboard enhancements

    Adds table header color customization and local metric view parameters.

  28. Genie One enhancements

    No longer requires SQL entitlement for consumer users.

  29. Incremental ingestion for Workday Reports (Beta)

    Ingests only changed rows since last pipeline run if a cursor column is configured.

  30. Lakebase now supports Postgres 18

    Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  31. Salesforce Marketing Cloud managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests campaigns, journeys, and email events from Salesforce Marketing Cloud into Databricks.

  32. Comments on foreign tables (Beta)

    Syncs table and column comments from external data sources to Unity Catalog foreign tables.

  33. Omnigent coding agent meta-harness is now in Beta

    Wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with a common platform. Swap runtimes with one line of configuration.

  34. Share Genie Agents externally using OpenSharing (Beta)

    Creates a point-in-time snapshot of data assets for external sharing. Recipients can mount to create a local Genie Agent.

  35. Connect Genie to Microsoft Copilot Cowork (Beta)

    Uses Genie managed MCP server, enabling natural-language queries on Databricks data within Copilot Cowork.

  36. Improved workspace files read performance

    Applies to serverless and classic compute with Databricks Runtime 18 and above, speeding up workloads like find and grep.

  37. Install third-party apps from Databricks Marketplace

    Installs apps directly in Unity Catalog-governed workspaces, keeping provider code closed-source.

  38. Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta)

    Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks.

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  39. Lakeflow Designer is now generally available

    Offers no-code data transformation with drag-and-drop canvas and Unity Catalog governance. Coming soon to compliance workspaces.

  40. Lakeflow Designer will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Replaces manual coding for data preparation and transformation. Available late July 2026.

  41. ai_query is now generally available

    Lets you query AI models from SQL or Python.

  42. AUTO CDC flows for streaming tables in Databricks SQL are generally available

    Automatically handles out-of-order records as SCD type 1 or 2, replacing complex MERGE INTO logic.

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