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1072 releases that have landed on GCP, newest first.

  1. Anthropic Claude Fable 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.

    #Databricks AI
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  2. Automatic identity management for Okta (Public Preview)

    Syncs Okta users and groups without SCIM provisioning. Requires identity federated workspaces.

    #Identity management
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  3. Databricks Genie app for Slack (Public Preview)

    Sends data questions to Genie via direct message or @Genie mention. Requires channel owner to pin a Genie Agent.

    #Genie
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  4. Genie renamed to Genie One

    Capabilities remain unchanged, see updated documentation.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  5. Identity federation enabled by default for all new workspaces

    Does not affect existing workspaces.

    #Security
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  6. Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation

    Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

    #Documentation#Lakeflow
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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. The update_flow API for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow is generally available

    Writes to a sink in update output mode, emitting only changed rows. Supports stateful aggregations without a watermark.

    #Lakeflow
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  9. Aha! connector (Beta)

    Ingests data from Aha!, using Lakeflow Connect.

    #Lakeflow
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  10. AI Search supports selected text columns, sorting, and aggregations (Beta)

    Supports keyword matching in selected columns, sorting by indexed columns, and aggregate counts.

    #Databricks AI
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  11. Databricks Runtime 18: June 8, 2026

    Adds NEAREST BY SQL join type and DESCRIBE TABLE PARTITION for v2 catalog tables.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  12. External lineage is now generally available

    Registers external assets like Salesforce or MySQL sources and Tableau dashboards. Automatically records source lineage for Lakeflow Connect pipelines.

    #Unity Catalog
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  13. Monday.com managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests boards, users, teams, and activity logs from Monday.com into Databricks.

    #Lakeflow
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  14. Upcoming behavior change: Choose entitlements when adding principals to workspaces Coming soon

    Grants entitlements explicitly when adding principals, replacing inheritance from users system group.

    #Identity#Security
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  15. Zoho Books managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests invoices, bills, contacts, and bank transactions from Zoho Books into Databricks.

    #Lakeflow
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  16. External data access for pipeline streaming tables and materialized views (Public Preview)

    Enables external Delta and Iceberg clients to read data without copying. Uses Unity Catalog and Iceberg catalog REST APIs.

    #Lakeflow
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  17. Foundation model Unity Catalog permissions is generally available

    Requires account team enablement, controls access to system.ai schema.

    #Databricks AI
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  18. Managed SharePoint connector adds structured file ingestion and file metadata support (Beta)

    Supports CSV, JSON, XML, Excel, Parquet, Avro, ORC ingestion, replacing unstructured-only approach.

    #Lakeflow
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  19. UNIQUE constraint support is now in Public Preview

    Enables join elimination and DISTINCT simplification on Photon-enabled compute. Applies to Unity Catalog Delta Lake tables.

    #Databricks SQL
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  21. Dashboard enhancements

    Saves filter combos as shared bookmarks, adds pivot table column expansion.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  22. Databricks Runtime 18: June 4, 2026

    NATURAL JOIN now matches columns case-insensitively by default. Set spark.sql.legacy.naturalJoinCaseSensitiveColumnMatching to true to restore previous behavior.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  23. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds chat prompt monitoring, knowledge store edit confirmation, and conversation deletion.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  24. Genie Code now supports auto-approve for tool actions

    Approves tool actions without prompts, using an AI classifier to block risky ones.

    #Assistant
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  25. Genie One enhancements

    Adds workspace-level customization, certified object prioritization, and user skills.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  26. Improved workspace file write performance on classic compute

    Uses asynchronous flushing by default for Databricks Runtime 17.1 and above, batching file writes and deletes.

    #Developers
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  27. Set budgets for Genie usage

    Budgets track spend across accounts, workspaces, or users, with email alerts and spending limits.

    #Genie
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  28. Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks

    Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

    #Integrations
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  29. Declarative Automation Bundles will soon default to use the direct deployment engine Coming soon

    Replaces Terraform deployment engine, migrating bundles automatically on July 24, 2026.

    #Bundles#Developers
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  30. Full page Genie Code (Beta)

    Runs multiple threads in parallel, personalizes with skills and servers.

    #Databricks AI
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  31. Table update triggers on Delta Sharing and system tables (Beta)

    Monitors data shared through Delta Sharing and system tables, triggering jobs on updates, supporting Databricks-to-Databricks sharing only.

    #Lakeflow
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  32. Managed RabbitMQ connector (Beta)

    Streams messages from RabbitMQ classic queues into Unity Catalog streaming tables.

    #Lakeflow
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  33. Pendo connector (Beta)

    Ingests data from Pendo into Lakeflow. Requires Lakeflow Connect.

    #Lakeflow
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  34. Column popularity is now available in the Catalog Explorer

    Shows column query count in the Overview tab, determined by read queries.

    #Unity Catalog
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  35. Vector Search is now AI Search

    Replaces vector-based indexing, allows full text search without embeddings.

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  36. Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)

    Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.

    #Databricks Apps
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  37. Databricks Runtime 18: May 29, 2026

    Treats NaN values as duplicates, preserves Unity Catalog foreign table permissions during metadata refresh.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  38. Lakeflow Designer updates for May 29, 2026

    Operators now display AI-generated descriptions and accept custom join conditions.

    #Lakeflow Designer
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  39. Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect are now generally available

    Ingests data from databases like Oracle and PostgreSQL without CDC configuration.

    #Lakeflow
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  40. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.

    #Databricks AI
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  41. Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (Beta)

    Enforces row filters and column masks server-side for external engines reading Unity Catalog tables.

    #Unity Catalog
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  42. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables support banded rows and default sorting. Median and percentile expressions are added to metric views.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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