Databricks on AWS
1198 releases that have landed on AWS, newest first.
- Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B now available in Public Preview as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- AI Gateway (Beta)
Replaces Unity Gateway, adds rich UI and improved observability.
- Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Supports EXCLUDE syntax on multiple fields, HTML cell styles, and cross filtering in pivot tables.
- File events enabled by default on new external locations
Enabled on new locations, detects file changes for storage jobs and pipelines, can be disabled after creation.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Genie now generates heatmap and sankey visualizations and increases table limit to 30.
- HubSpot connector (Beta)
Ingests HubSpot Marketing Hub data into Databricks via Lakeflow Connect.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Configure default Python package repositories for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow (Public Preview)
Allows installation from internal Python repositories without index-url or extra-index-url. Requires workspace admin configuration.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- New documentation for authoring and deploying agents on Databricks Apps
Supports LangGraph, PyFunc, and OpenAI Agent SDK.
- Supervisor Agent is now Generally Available
Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security.
- Deploy Databricks apps from Git repositories (Beta)
Deploys from any branch, tag, or commit, without uploading files to the workspace.
- Query tags for SQL warehouses (Public Preview)
Apply custom tags to SQL workloads for cost attribution and filtering. Tags can be set via session parameters or SQL statement.
- Agent Bricks: Multi-Agent Supervisor is now Supervisor Agent
Replaces Multi-Agent Supervisor, requires no setup changes.
- Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, supports pay-per-token and query reasoning and vision models.
- Applying filters, masks, tags, and comments to pipeline-created datasets is now GA
Modifies ETL and ingestion pipelines using CREATE, ALTER, or Lakeflow UI. Applies to Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow and Lakeflow Connect.
- Dashboard enhancements and new capabilities
Parameterized dashboard tasks use job parameters to set filter values. Genie is on by default for published dashboards.
- Decrypt query history system table fields (Public Preview)
Decrypts statement_text and error_message fields for CMK-enabled workspaces.
- Default SQL warehouse settings (General Availability)
Sets default warehouse for SQL editor and other surfaces, can be overridden by users.
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- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) improvements
Embedded compute credentials are now included for all users. Column lists are paginated.
- Genie One app thumbnail support
Uploads replace default icons, require PNG format.
- Google Ads connector (Beta)
Ingests data from Google Ads into Databricks via Lakeflow Connect.
- Connect Databricks Assistant to MCP servers
Connects to external tools and data sources through MCP servers, requiring permission to use added servers.
- Select tables and create pivot tables in Google Sheets
Imports data via Databricks Connector, selecting from Catalog Explorer.
- Data Quality Monitoring Anomaly Detection public preview
Enabled at schema level, learns from historical data patterns, and consolidates health into a system table.
- Regional model hosting for Genie Agents in Japan and Korea
Models are now hosted locally in Tokyo and Seoul, eliminating cross-Geo processing for Genie Agents.
- Tag Databricks Apps (Public Preview)
Organize and categorize apps, but search is not supported.
- Zendesk Support connector (Beta)
Ingests ticket, help center, and community forum data from Zendesk Support.
- Lakeflow jobs system tables are now generally available (GA)
Provide insights into all jobs and job runs in your account.
- Paste images into notebooks
Copies images from local file system using ⌘ + V or Ctrl + V.
- Trigger on update for pipelines (GA)
Refreshes pipeline when source table changes, usable in Databricks SQL pipeline schedules.
- View and restore your recent workspace tab sessions
Restores up to 10 recent sessions.
- Dashboard visualization and data improvements
Widgets render pivot tables at full width, and download limits increase to 10,000x1000 rows and columns.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) API and user experience improvements
Supports downloads up to 1 GB, fixes chart generation, and adds collapsible error messages.
- OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Excels at code generation and refactoring tasks. Accessible via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token.
- OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Excels at code generation and debugging tasks, accessed via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token.
- Serverless workspaces are now generally available
Come pre-configured with serverless compute and default storage.
- Compute sizing for Databricks Apps is now generally available
Offers Medium (2 vCPUs, 6 GB) and Large (4 vCPUs, 12 GB) sizes.
- Databricks Runtime 18: January 27, 2026
Reports batchSize and file processing metrics, renames spark.sql.xml.legacyXMLParser.enabled config property.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (01/27)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0.
- Knowledge Assistant is now available in more regions
Available in us-east-2, ca-central-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, ap-southeast-1, and ap-southeast-2. Requires cross-geo processing in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-2.