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1082 releases that have landed on GCP, newest first.

  1. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements

    Adds option to share with all account users, respects workspace SQL download settings.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  2. Auto Loader supports automatic type widening (Public Preview)

    Requires DBR 16.4 or above, supports text and binary file formats.

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  3. New fields in lineage system table entity metadata

    Includes genie_space_id and alert_id fields, populated from Genie Agents and alert queries.

    #Governance and Unity Catalog
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  4. Supervisor Agent is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers

    Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or PCI-DSS.

    #Databricks AI
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  5. Type widening is now generally available

    Changes INT to BIGINT or FLOAT to DOUBLE during ingestion without rewriting data files.

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  6. Dynamic parameters in the new SQL editor

    Supports named parameter markers with a Dynamic dropdown widget, populating from saved queries.

    #Data Warehousing
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  8. Connect external data sources to chat in Genie One (Beta)

    Allows chat to search company documents, requires individual user authentication.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  9. Changes to OpenSharing (formerly Delta Sharing) open recipient tokens Coming soon

    Replaces old Delta Sharing endpoint with recipient-specific URL format. New tokens use https://<recipient-id>.opensharing.us-west-2.cloud.databricks.com.

    #Delta Sharing
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  10. Create alerts for anomaly detection in the Data Quality Monitoring UI (Beta)

    Creates notifications for unusual data patterns, available in Beta.

    #Unity Catalog
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  11. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Fixes issues with date filters, theme colors, and audit logs, and adds drill-through filters for pivot tables and Genie explanations for chart changes.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  12. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Inspect improves SQL accuracy with automated verification. Agent mode is now available in more regions.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  13. SQL alert task for jobs (Beta)

    Evaluates SQL alerts as part of workflows, enabling automated condition checks and notifications.

    #Data Engineering#Data Warehousing
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  14. Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available

    Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default.

    #Integrations
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  15. Databricks usage dashboard is now generally available

    Account admins can import customizable dashboards to monitor usage at account and workspace levels.

    #Account
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  16. Databricks Apps supports uv for Python dependency management

    Uses pyproject.toml and uv.lock files. Replaces prior dependency management methods.

    #Databricks Apps
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  17. OpenAI GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano now available as Databricks-hosted models

    Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.

    #Databricks AI
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  18. Search in metric views fix

    Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.

    #Databricks SQL
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  19. Databricks Asset Bundles is now Declarative Automation Bundles

    Replaces Databricks Asset Bundles.

    #Bundles
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  21. Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources

    Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.

    #Databricks Apps#Lakebase
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  22. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

    #Databricks SQL
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  23. ABAC policy functions now use snake_case naming

    Replaces camelCase with snake_case, old forms still work but will be deprecated.

    #Unity Catalog
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  24. Chat in Genie One (Beta)

    Replaces Genie Space with Genie Agent routing.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  25. Empty vector search endpoints no longer incur charges

    Charges stop 24 hours after last index is deleted.

    #Databricks AI
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  26. Health indicators for tables in Catalog Explorer (Public Preview)

    Shows freshness and completeness status based on anomaly detection.

    #Unity Catalog
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  27. Some partner-powered AI features are now available in-country for Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the UK

    Requires Enforce data processing within workspace Geography enabled. Data does not leave the country.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents#Genie Code
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  28. Account-level Genie One (Beta)

    Provides a unified homepage and cross-workspace search across all workspaces.

    #AI/BI#Genie
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  29. Dashboard enhancements and improvements

    Embeds dashboards in external apps without Databricks accounts, hides logo option.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  30. Data quality monitoring documentation moved to Data governance (Unity Catalog)

    Moved from Data guides to Data governance chapter.

    #Unity Catalog
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  31. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements

    Adds 5 generally available management APIs and fixes instruction length bug.

    #AI/BI#Genie Agents
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  32. Serverless compute is enabled by default

    Eligible Google Cloud workspaces are affected, account admins no longer need to manually enable it.

    #Compute
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  33. Databricks Assistant is now Genie Code

    Adds autonomous multi-step data tasks, replaces Databricks Assistant.

    #Assistant
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  34. Databricks Runtime 18: March 11, 2026

    Replaces previous behavior where observation metric errors caused query failures.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  35. Databricks Runtime 18.1 is now GA

    Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  36. Databricks SQL pipelines support notifications and performance mode (Beta)

    Supports failure notifications and serverless performance mode for materialized views and streaming tables.

    #Lakeflow
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  37. Databricks Runtime 18: March 10, 2026

    Includes clearer error messages for scalar subqueries and operating system security updates.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  38. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (03/10)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.0.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  39. BI compatibility mode for metric views in Power BI (Beta)

    Enables standard SQL aggregation functions, rewriting them to use correct measure definitions.

    #Partners
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  40. Databricks Apps compute sizing support for compliance security profile standards

    Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile enabled, supporting all Databricks compliance standards.

    #Databricks Apps
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  41. Multi-table transactions are now in Public Preview

    Requires catalog commits on participating tables, supports Unity Catalog managed Delta tables.

    #Delta Lake
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  42. New resources for Databricks Apps

    Adds app-to-app communication and governed table access. Requires Unity Catalog tables.

    #Databricks Apps
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