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  1. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/26)

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

  2. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

    XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

  3. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow parameters are now in Beta

    Define key-value pairs at pipeline level, referenced in SQL using named parameter syntax.

  4. Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0, replacing separate release notes for feature versions.

  5. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

    Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

  6. Databricks Runtime 18: May 18, 2026

    Preserves table comments by default, auto-casts compatible column types in DataFrame writes.

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  8. Unified runs list is generally available

    Replaces separate job and pipeline run lists, adds filtering and error code visualization.

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

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

  10. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

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

  11. Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow environment versions (Beta)

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

  12. 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.

  13. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13)

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

  14. Version 18.2

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

  15. HubSpot connector (GA)

    Ingests data from HubSpot Marketing Hub into Databricks.

  16. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

    Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

  17. Standalone pipelines on serverless general compute (Beta)

    Requires serverless general compute, created via SQL or Python.

  18. GitHub managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    ingests GitHub data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

  19. Outlook managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests email data from Microsoft Outlook into Databricks.

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  21. Smartsheet managed ingestion connector (Beta)

    Ingests Smartsheet data into Databricks, available in Lakeflow Connect.

  22. Databricks Runtime 18: May 4, 2026

    Clusters using XPath no longer load external DTDs, and NULL structs are stored as NULL.

  23. Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML.

  24. Lakeflow Pipelines Editor is now generally available

    Offers agent-first experience with Genie Code for creating production pipelines.

  25. Community connectors (Beta)

    Extends Lakeflow Connect to unsupported sources, built by the community.

  26. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

    Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

  27. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

    Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

  28. Disabling tasks in Lakeflow Jobs is now GA

    Disabled tasks retain config and run history, can be re-enabled later.

  29. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/29)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for LTS versions 13.3 to 16.4.

  30. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

  31. Zendesk Support connector (GA)

    Allows syncing Zendesk tickets to Databricks.

  32. Confluence connector (GA)

    Allows reading Confluence spaces and pages into Databricks.

  33. Workspace base environments are now generally available

    Lets workspace admins create pre-built environments for serverless notebooks, enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces.

  34. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  35. Lakeflow Designer is now in Public Preview

    Offers drag-and-drop canvas and natural language for building data workflows.

  36. Databricks Runtime 18: April 20, 2026

    Replaces EPSG:102100 with ESRI:102100 for GEOMETRY type. Includes OS security updates.

  37. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/20)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1.

  38. Version 18.1

    Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements.

  39. Query-based connectors for Lakeflow Connect (Public Preview)

    Ingests data from databases using a cursor column, supporting Oracle, Teradata, and others.

  40. New cascade field for deleting Unity Catalog pipelines (Beta)

    Deletes associated materialized views and tables by default, set cascade=false to retain them.

  41. Upcoming breaking change: default behavior when deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline Coming soon

    Deletes now retain associated tables by default, set cascade=true to remove them.

  42. Databricks Runtime 18.2 and Databricks Runtime 18.2 ML are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0.

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