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1183 releases that have landed on AWS, newest first.

  1. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available

    Offers agent-first experience with Genie Code for creating production pipelines.

    #Lakeflow
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  2. Community connectors (Beta)

    Extends Lakeflow Connect to unsupported sources, built by the community.

    #Lakeflow
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  3. Native data profiling for notebook results tables

    View column statistics by selecting headers and clicking Open selection details. Available in notebooks and new SQL editor.

    #Notebooks
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  4. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

    Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

    #Databricks SQL
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  5. Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon

    Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups.

    #Lakebase
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  6. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports custom MCP servers and custom agents on Databricks Apps

    Adds support for custom MCP servers and custom agents hosted in Databricks Apps as subagents.

    #Databricks AI
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  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

    Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

    #Databricks SQL
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  9. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Publishing dashboards now uses service principal credentials. Line numbers are added to the SQL query editor.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  10. Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA

    Disabled tasks retain config and run history, can be re-enabled later.

    #Lakeflow
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  11. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds weekly digest and PDF upload to monitoring tab. Supports natural language analysis of PDFs.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  12. Genie One scheduled tasks (Public Preview)

    Sends email with results when tasks run, automating weekly digests or daily insights.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  13. MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog is now in Public Preview

    Stores OpenTelemetry traces, governed by Unity Catalog permissions, queryable from Databricks SQL or MLflow Python SDK.

    #MLflow#Unity Catalog
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  14. Power BI connections will transition to ADBC Coming soon

    Replaces ODBC, requires manual update for existing connections.

    #Partner Connect
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  15. Chat in Genie One is now in Public Preview

    Uses natural language to answer questions with existing Genie Agents and data. Enabled from Previews page.

    #AI/BI#Databricksone
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  16. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/29)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for LTS versions 13.3 to 16.4.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  17. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

    #Databricks SQL
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  18. Attribute-based access control (ABAC) is now generally available

    Uses governed tags to enforce row filter and column mask policies. Replaces per-table configuration with automatic application at catalog, schema, or table level.

    #Unity Catalog
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  19. Cloud token access for open Delta Sharing sharing (GA)

    Supports directory-based access mode, includes cloud storage location and temporary credentials.

    #Delta Sharing
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  20. Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
  21. Connect Databricks to on-premises resources using an SSH reverse tunnel

    Uses proxy VMs in AWS, replacing inbound firewall access.

    #Networking#Security
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  22. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow updates are retained for 60 days

    Retention period increased from 30 to 60 days, applying to UI and REST API updates.

    #Data Engineering
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  23. Tag Unity Catalog functions

    Requires Databricks Runtime 18.1 or above. Uses SET TAG and UNSET TAG commands.

    #Unity Catalog
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  24. Zendesk Support connector (GA)

    Allows syncing Zendesk tickets to Databricks.

    #Data Ingestion#Lakeflow
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  25. Databricks One renamed to Genie

    Renamed from Databricks One, still offers AI/BI dashboards and natural language queries.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  26. Recently Resolved Incidents section in Data Quality Monitoring (Beta)

    Shows automatically recovered unhealthy tables, including resolution time.

    #Unity Catalog
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  27. Confluence connector (GA)

    Allows reading Confluence spaces and pages into Databricks.

    #Lakeflow
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  28. Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement

    Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

    #Integrations
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  29. Manage Supervisor Agent programmatically with the Databricks SDK (Beta)

    Creates and manages Supervisor Agent and tools via Python SDK. Requires Databricks SDK for Python.

    #Databricks AI
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  30. OpenAI GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro now available as Databricks-hosted models

    Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

    #Databricks AI
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  31. Workspace base environments are now generally available

    Lets workspace admins create pre-built environments for serverless notebooks, enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces.

    #Admin#Serverless
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  32. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables support cross-filtering and drill-through, counters have custom prefixes and suffixes.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  33. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

    #Databricks SQL
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  34. Genie Code space configuration

    Replaces Genie Space configuration, updates instructions and descriptions.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  35. Genie One app search

    Searches Databricks Apps from Genie One search bar.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  36. Workspace object permissions will soon be inherited from all account groups Coming soon

    Inherited permissions include inactive grants from removed groups, potentially giving unexpected access. Users still need workspace assignment.

    #Security
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  37. Lakeflow Designer is now in Public Preview

    Offers drag-and-drop canvas and natural language for building data workflows.

    #Lakeflow
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  38. Language selector for AI-generated comments in Catalog Explorer

    Saves selection in browser's local storage, applying to all entity types.

    #Unity Catalog
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  39. AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta)

    Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details.

    #Machine Learning
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  40. CPU_MEDIUM and CPU_LARGE workload types for Model Serving (Beta)

    Trade concurrency for more memory per worker on same CPU hardware, for models needing more memory than standard CPU workload.

    #Databricks AI
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  41. Databricks Data Classification is now GA

    Automatically classifies and tags sensitive data in Unity Catalog using AI.

    #Data Classification#Unity Catalog
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  42. Databricks Runtime 18: April 20, 2026

    Replaces EPSG:102100 with ESRI:102100 for GEOMETRY type. Includes OS security updates.

    #Databricks Runtime
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