Databricks on GCP
1097 releases that have landed on GCP, newest first.
- Visualizations fix
Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.
- The Data Science Agent can now also use models served through Anthropic on Databricks
Uses models served through Anthropic when partner-powered AI features are enabled. Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/07)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.
- Mosaic AI Model Serving now supports OpenAI GPT 5 models (preview)
Supports GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano models for batch inference with AI Functions.
- Certification status system tag is in Public Preview
Applies to catalogs, schemas, tables, and other data assets, indicating certification or deprecation status.
- Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS and Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS ML are in Beta
Powered by Apache Spark 4.0.0, includes new configuration options.
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- Delta Sharing recipients can apply row filters and column masks (GA)
Recipients can filter and mask shared tables, but providers can't share tables with existing row-level security.
- Partition metadata is generally available
Enables logging for external Unity Catalog tables, see documentation for setup.
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is available for batch inference in US regions
Used in ai_query requests for batch inference, available in US regions.
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- Notebook improvements
Cell execution minimap appears in right margin, supports up to 100MB notebooks.
- Prompt caching is now supported for Claude models
Caches thinking messages, images, and tool use via cache_control parameter.
- AI/BI dashboard enhancements and global filters improvements
Fixes global filters panel overflow, adds copy and paste for widgets and pages.
- Convert to Unity Catalog managed table from external table
Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED command. Converts external tables to managed for enhanced features.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and thinking trace features
Adds tables and metric views to spaces, treats extra output rows or columns as incorrect.
- Semantic metadata in metric views
Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.
- Semantic metadata support for metric views
Requires YAML spec 1.1 or higher and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above.
- Git email identity configuration for Git folders
Specifies email for Git author and committer identity, used for all commits through Git folders.
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- New permissions for the Databricks GitHub App
Allows Databricks to read GitHub account email, required for upcoming commit linking feature.
- Data classification system table Beta
Captures sensitive data detections at column level across enabled catalogs.
- Pipeline update timeline table is now available (Public Preview)
Tracks pipeline updates, triggers, results, and compute usage, with historical data.
- Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now in public preview
Replaces multi-file editor, edits pipelines as files in asset browser, defaults to Python and SQL code.
- New requirement to create connections for Salesforce ingestion
Requires Databricks connected app installed. Applies to new connections only.
- AI/BI dashboard global filters panel improvements
Opens by default on first visit, preserves last setting thereafter.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview
Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.
- Genie benchmarks and JOIN relationship enhancements
Benchmarks run as background tasks, and accepted JOINs are confirmed with a checkmark.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.
- Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow pipelines from legacy publishing mode is generally available
Replaces legacy mode that only published to a single catalog and schema. Now supports multiple catalogs and schemas.
- Explore table data using an LLM (Public Preview)
Generates SQL queries from natural language questions using metadata context and table usage patterns.
- Route-optimized endpoints now require route-optimized URL path for querying
Requires route-optimized URL path for querying, standard workspace URL path not supported for new endpoints.
- AI/BI dashboard Genie integration and publish dialog improvements
Genie uses publisher's credentials for embedded dashboards, otherwise uses viewer's. Publish dialog is redesigned.
- Genie SQL improvements, API enhancements, and bug fixes
Upgraded LLMs improve SQL authoring accuracy. Autocomplete is now available for Genie SQL editing.
- Genie One Public Preview
Replaces traditional UI for business users, enabled from admin console Previews page.
- Databricks Runtime 17.2 is now is now GA
Replaces 7.3 and earlier, requires new cluster creation.
- Delta Sharing on Lakehouse Federation is in Beta
Shares foreign schemas and tables from query federation.
- Discover files in Auto Loader efficiently using file events without enrollment (Public Preview)
Requires file events enabled on external locations.
- Mount Delta shares to an existing shared catalog
Replaces need to create a new catalog for each share, now mounts to existing catalog.
- AI/BI dashboard text widget and performance improvements
Enhanced UI for text formatting and image insertion. Resolves performance slowdowns and page loading issues.
- Genie chart fixes and feature enhancements
Fixed thin bars, single-point maps, and increased entity matching limit to 120 columns.