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Week of May 11, 2026

24 releases between May 11, 2026 and May 17, 2026, 4 of them change something you already run.

Behavior change
2
GA
2
Preview
3
Update
17
On
AWS 21, Azure 21, GCP 18, SAP 5
  1. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools

    Adds Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.

  2. Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports vector search indexes as subagent tools

    Adds support for vector search indexes as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.

  3. Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days

    Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  4. Share Genie Code chat threads

    Recipients get read-only access, can be users, groups, or service principals.

  5. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow sinks are now generally available

    Supports writing to Delta tables, Kafka topics, and Azure Event Hubs.

  6. Configure an additional recipient for workspace operational emails

    Receives operational updates like breaking changes and incident communications, use a distribution-list alias for multiple people.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Error bars display as bands on line charts. Custom SQL measures no longer require full name paths.

  9. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

  10. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes

    Max query text characters raised to 40,000.

  11. Genie One enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds 9 new genieChat audit events and fixes chat input field bug.

  12. Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta)

    Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  13. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow environment versions (Beta)

    Pins Python version and libraries, decoupling from Databricks Runtime upgrades.

  14. SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now in Public Preview

    Evaluates a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job, returning its state as output.

  15. View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets

    Shows Run ID, start time, and success status for each run.

  16. ai_parse_document is now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA and PCI-DSS. Parses structured content from unstructured documents.

  17. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

  18. New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default

    New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  19. Version 18.2

    Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0.

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  21. Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview

    Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  22. App telemetry for Databricks Apps is now in Public Preview

    Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

  23. HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  24. HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  25. HIPAA support for the SAP Databricks Add-in for Excel

    Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across AWS, GCP, Azure.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs
  26. HubSpot connector (GA)

    Ingests data from HubSpot Marketing Hub into Databricks.

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