Week of November 17, 2025
19 releases between November 17, 2025 and November 23, 2025.
- Preview
- 5
- Update
- 14
- On
- AWS 16, Azure 15, GCP 16
- Automate classic workspace creation with AWS IAM temporary delegation
Replaces AWS Quickstart template, grants temporary access to provision IAM roles and S3 bucket.
- 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.
- Real-time collaboration in notebook cells, files, and SQL editor
Multiple users can edit the same cell simultaneously, viewing each other's edits.
- Serverless compute is now available in new regions
Added to Australia Southeast, Canada Central, Mexico Central, Norway East, and South Africa North regions.
- Use Git CLI commands in Git folders (Beta)
Runs standard Git commands in Databricks web terminal. Requires Git folder setup.
- Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (Public Preview)
Sends emails 7 days before token expiration.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Configure compute size for Databricks Apps (Public Preview)
Controls CPU, memory, and cost based on workload requirements.
- Dashboard visualization improvements and bug fixes
Counters now track metrics over time with sparklines. Filters apply instantly by default.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- Draft dashboards removed from Databricks One
Only published dashboards are now visible.
- Genie APIs and Research Agent in Beta
Genie Create and Update APIs allow creating and updating Genie Agents. Research Agent enables multi-step reasoning and hypothesis testing.
- Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions, supporting pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.
- Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.
- Add Azure Databricks Genie MCP server to Azure AI Foundry (Public Preview)
Enables AI agents to connect to Genie Agents and query data. Requires Azure AI Foundry setup.
- Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/18)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.
- New region: me-central2 (Dammam, Saudi Arabia)
Available on GCP, requires no setup changes for existing accounts.
- ABAC-secured assets shared using Delta Sharing is in Public Preview
Applies to tables and schemas, but not streaming tables or materialized views.
- Delta Sharing views automatically permitted in serverless network policies
Permitted regardless of storage location alignment between shared tables and view dependencies. Simplifies network policy configuration.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Jobs can now be triggered on source view update
Supports views referencing supported table types, see documentation for specifics.