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1097 releases that have landed on GCP, newest first.

  1. Serverless jobs and pipelines configured in the UI are now performance optimized by default

    aligns UI with existing API, Terraform, and SDK defaults.

  2. Google Analytics Raw Data connector GA

    Enables ingestion of raw Google Analytics data into Databricks, requires Google Analytics 4 and Google BigQuery setup.

  3. Python custom data sources can be used with Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow

    Supports Python custom data sources and sinks in pipeline definitions.

  4. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow now supports stream progress metrics in Public Preview

    Supports querying event log for stream progress metrics.

  5. The SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) Connector for Databricks is generally available

    Enables secure data sharing between SAP BDC and Unity Catalog-enabled Databricks workspaces.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  6. Databricks Apps support for Genie resources

    Enables natural language querying over curated datasets, requires adding a Genie Space as an app resource.

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  8. Databricks Runtime maintenance update

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

  9. Databricks connector in Microsoft Power Platform is in Public Preview

    Enables building canvas apps and flows with Databricks data. Requires creating a Databricks connection in Power Platform.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  10. MLflow metadata is now available in system tables (Public Preview)

    Exposes MLflow tracking data via SQL, enabling custom dashboards and queries.

  11. 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.

  12. New Genie API endpoints and improved benchmarks

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

  13. 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.

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

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

  15. C5 compliance controls

    Meets German Federal Office for Information Security standard, replacing none, requires setup changes.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  16. 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.

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

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

  18. SQL Server connector supports SCD type 2

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

  19. Account SCIM 2.0 updates

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

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  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta

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

  24. External MCP servers are in Beta

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

  25. Genie follow-up questions and fixes

    Fixes cloning large spaces and CSV downloads on Windows.

  26. Migrate Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow from legacy publishing mode is now GA

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

  27. 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.

  28. Databricks Runtime 17.2 and Databricks Runtime 17.2 ML are in Beta

    Includes SQL and API enhancements, reliability and performance improvements.

  29. Governed tags are Public Preview

    Enforce consistent tagging with admin-defined keys and values.

  30. Microsoft SQL Server connector GA

    Replaces manual ingestion scripts, requires Lakeflow Connect setup.

  31. New INSERT REPLACE commands (GA)

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

  32. New table property to control Delta table compression

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

  33. OAuth token federation is now GA

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

  34. 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.

  35. Enhanced autocomplete for complex data types in notebooks

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

  36. Salesforce Data Cloud File Sharing connector GA

    Replaces manual uploads, integrates with Lakehouse Federation.

  37. Updates for customer-managed VPC workspaces (Public Preview)

    Adds Private Service Connect conversion and network config changes.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  38. Dashboard sorting and formatting improvements

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

  39. Databricks Assistant integrated with compute

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

  40. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current

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

  41. Genie SQL validation and space management

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

  42. Serverless compute runtime updated to 17.1

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

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