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1149 releases that have landed on Azure, newest first.

  1. AI/BI dashboard active filter bar and visualization improvements

    Shows all active filters on a dashboard, including global and page-level filters. Supports min and max aggregations for date fields.

  2. New Genie API endpoints and improved benchmarks

    New endpoints manage conversations, replacing value sampling with prompt matching.

  3. Databricks Assistant Agent mode: Data Science Agent is in Beta

    Orchestrates multi-step workflows from a single prompt, building entire notebooks for tasks like EDA and machine learning.

  4. AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview

    Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.

  5. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is rolled back to Public Preview

    Reverts migration feature to Public Preview due to issues. Requires re-enabling default publishing mode in pipelines.

  6. Tables backed by default storage can be Delta shared to any recipient (Beta)

    Excludes tables with partitioning enabled, works with classic compute recipients.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. SQL Server connector supports SCD type 2

    Maintains a history of changes, rather than overwriting outdated records.

  9. Account SCIM 2.0 updates

    Requires quoted filter values, drops member info from Groups endpoint.

  10. Interact with Azure Databricks jobs in a Power Automate flow (Public Preview)

    Adds Azure Databricks job action to Power Automate flows. Requires adding the action to a flow.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  11. OLTP Database tab renamed to Lakebase Postgres in Compute section

    Used to create and manage Lakebase database instances, replacing OLTP Database tab.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  12. Admins can now manage a workspace's serverless base environments (Public Preview)

    Defines custom environment specs for serverless notebooks, allows setting a default for new notebooks.

  13. Dashboard external embedding Public Preview and new custom calculations functions

    Adds ln, log, log10, and round functions, increases custom calculations limit to 200 per dataset.

  14. Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta

    Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.

  15. External MCP servers are in Beta

    Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers.

  16. Genie follow-up questions and fixes

    Fixes cloning large spaces and CSV downloads on Windows.

  17. Lakebase synced tables supports syncing Apache Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode

    Syncs Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode, requiring a supported Databricks runtime.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  18. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is now GA

    Replaces legacy single-catalog publishing with multi-catalog support.

  19. Track and navigate notebook runs with the new cell execution minimap

    Appears in the right margin, shows cell execution states, and allows clicking to jump to a cell.

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  21. Canada Protected B is GA

    Adheres to Canadian Centre for Cyber Security requirements for handling sensitive government info.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  22. Databricks Runtime 17.2 and Databricks Runtime 17.2 ML are in Beta

    Includes SQL and API enhancements, reliability and performance improvements.

  23. Governed tags are Public Preview

    Enforce consistent tagging with admin-defined keys and values.

  24. Microsoft SQL Server connector GA

    Replaces manual ingestion scripts, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

  25. New INSERT REPLACE commands (GA)

    Available for Databricks Runtime 17.2, replacing existing INSERT OVERWRITE syntax.

  26. New table property to control Delta table compression

    Sets compression codec for Delta tables, applies to future writes.

  27. OAuth token federation is now GA

    Enables secure API access using identity provider tokens, configurable via UI, CLI, or REST API.

  28. Automatic liquid clustering is now available for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow

    Uses CLUSTER BY AUTO to optimize query performance. Requires Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow.

  29. Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview)

    Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  30. Data type mapping update for Lakebase synced tables

    Newly created synced tables map TIMESTAMP to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE. Existing tables still use TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIMEZONE.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  31. Expanded region availability for Databricks Apps

    Available in ap-northeast-2 and ap-south-1 regions.

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  32. Enhanced autocomplete for complex data types in notebooks

    Supports structs, maps, and arrays in SQL cells, and provides column recommendations for CTEs using SELECT *.

  33. Salesforce Data Cloud File Sharing connector GA

    Replaces manual uploads, integrates with Lakehouse Federation.

  34. Updating workspace virtual network configurations is now in Public Preview

    Allows migration to custom VNet or changes to existing VNet injection setups.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  35. Dashboard sorting and formatting improvements

    Sorting now works on temporal categorical axes. Numeric values can be formatted as Bytes.

  36. Databricks Assistant integrated with compute

    Creates compute resources, pools, and policies, and answers questions about them. Available on some compute pages.

  37. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current

    Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.

  38. Declarative Automation Bundles support for Lakebase database resources

    Defines Lakebase database catalogs, instances, and synced tables for one-command deployment. Starts instances immediately upon bundle deployment.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  39. Genie SQL validation and space management

    Validates SQL join relationships and fixes space cloning issue. Flags errors in join statements.

  40. Serverless compute runtime updated to 17.1

    corresponds to Databricks Runtime 17.1, see release notes for details.

  41. Set the run-as user for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow

    Replaces user accounts with a service principal for automated workloads.

  42. Mosaic AI Vector Search reranker Public Preview

    Improves retrieval quality with reranking, see usage details in query documentation.

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