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1090 releases that have landed on GCP, newest first.

  1. Context based ingress control is now in Public Preview

    Enables account admins to set allow and deny rules based on identity, request type, and network source.

  2. Flexible node types are now generally available

    Falls back to alternative instance types when specified type is unavailable, improving launch reliability.

  3. Gemini 3 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Offers speed and scale for video analysis and data extraction. Requires no setup.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  4. Login required to download ODBC driver

    Requires login and license acceptance, except for AWS GovCloud which needs account team access.

  5. New resource types for Databricks Apps

    Adds MLflow experiments, vector search indexes, UDFs, and Unity Catalog connections as resources.

  6. Confluence connector (Beta)

    Ingests Confluence spaces and pages into Databricks, requires OAuth U2M configuration.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. PostgreSQL connector in Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Enables incremental data ingestion from various PostgreSQL databases. Requires configuration.

  9. Delta Sharing to external Iceberg clients is in Public Preview

    Supports Snowflake, Trino, Flink, and Spark clients with zero-copy access.

  10. Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions

    Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  11. Dashboard visualization enhancements and fixes

    Sorts charts by hidden measure fields, adds spacing to range filters, and fixes Safari cross-filtering.

  12. Disable legacy features settings are now GA

    Disables access to DBFS, Hive Metastore, and shared compute in new workspaces.

  13. Genie enhancements and fixes

    Shows Service Principal ID in Monitoring page, fixes API suggested questions issue, and updates Research Agent architecture.

  14. OpenAI GPT-5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  15. Change owner for materialized views or streaming tables defined in Databricks SQL

    Done through Catalog Explorer, replacing previous methods.

  16. Customizable SharePoint connector (Beta)

    Ingests structured, semi-structured, and unstructured files into Delta tables with customizable schema inference and parsing options.

  17. Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events

    Requires file events enabled on external locations. Replaces directory listing for efficiency.

  18. Jira connector (Beta)

    Ingests Jira issues, comments, and attachments metadata into Databricks.

  19. Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from Dynamics 365 apps into Databricks. Requires Lakeflow Connect.

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  21. Databricks Runtime 18.0 and Databricks Runtime 18.0 ML are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0, includes JDK 21 as default.

  22. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (12/09)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

  23. ForEachBatch for Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow is available (Public Preview)

    Allows processing streams as micro-batches in Python. Requires Lakeflow setup.

  24. New columns in Lakeflow system tables (Public Preview)

    New columns provide job monitoring and troubleshooting data. They are not populated for rows before December 2025.

  25. Expanded regional availability for C5 and TISAX compliance

    Now available in all regions and with serverless compute.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  26. New token expiration policy for open Delta Sharing

    New tokens expire in 1 year, existing ones expire on December 8, 2026.

  27. Vector Search reranker is now generally available

    Improves retrieval quality, see documentation for usage.

  28. Dashboard visualization enhancements and fixes

    Adds individual series labels and fixes download format options to include CSV, TSV, and Excel.

  29. Genie Research Agent, benchmark, and answer improvements

    Genie now asks clarifying questions, explains benchmark errors, and collapses query result tables when summaries are sufficient.

  30. Built-in Excel file format support (Beta)

    Supports reading Excel files via Spark DataFrames without external libraries.

  31. Dashboard visualization enhancements

    Pivot table headers render faster with reduced scroll lag.

  32. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) limits and Research Agent improvements

    Limits increased to 200, adds starter questions and auto-suggested benchmarks.

  33. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow stream progress metrics are generally available

    Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

  34. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions, supports pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.

  35. Configure full refresh behavior for managed database connectors

    Applies to Lakeflow Connect managed database connectors, allowing scheduled full refresh snapshots and automatic recovery from unsupported schema changes.

  36. Real-time collaboration in notebook cells, files, and SQL editor

    Multiple users can edit the same cell simultaneously, viewing each other's edits.

  37. Use Git CLI commands in Git folders (Beta)

    Runs standard Git commands in Databricks web terminal. Requires Git folder setup.

  38. Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (Public Preview)

    Sends emails 7 days before token expiration.

  39. Configure compute size for Databricks Apps (Public Preview)

    Controls CPU, memory, and cost based on workload requirements.

  40. Dashboard visualization improvements and bug fixes

    Counters now track metrics over time with sparklines. Filters apply instantly by default.

  41. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current

    Includes new features, see documentation for details.

  42. Draft dashboards removed from Databricks One

    Only published dashboards are now visible.

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