Databricks releases, every cloud
- Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Code space configuration
Replaces Genie Space configuration, updates instructions and descriptions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One app search
Searches Databricks Apps from Genie One search bar.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Version 18.1
Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds API access to reasoning traces and message comments, increases token limit for Agent mode.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Metric view enhancements
Replaces SQL mode as default for editing measures and dimensions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Visualization enhancements
Adds dashed and dotted line styles to the Pattern section.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements
Creates metric views without Unity Catalog, edits hex colors inline.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Embeds as an iframe, adds space thumbnails and table visualizations with conditional formatting.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One enhancements AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
- 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard
Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds column display names and programmatically starts conversations.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One enhancements AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
- Genie One enhancements
- Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
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- New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon
New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
- Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is now available in Preview
Fixes observation metric errors, optimizes Unity Catalog writes, and uses session timezone for timestamp partitions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds option to share with all account users, respects workspace SQL download settings.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect external data sources to chat in Genie One (Beta)
Allows chat to search company documents, requires individual user authentication.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes
Inspect improves SQL accuracy with automated verification. Agent mode is now available in more regions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Search in metric views fix
Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.
- 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)
Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Chat in Genie One (Beta)
Replaces Genie Space with Genie Agent routing.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Some partner-powered AI features are now available in-country for Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the UK
Requires Enforce data processing within workspace Geography enabled. Data does not leave the country.
- Account-level Genie One (Beta)
Provides a unified homepage and cross-workspace search across all workspaces.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Embeds dashboards in external apps without Databricks accounts, hides logo option.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Adds 5 generally available management APIs and fixes instruction length bug.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Serverless compute now available for IRAP and Canada Protected B workloads on Azure Databricks
Requires environment version 5 to be enabled.
- Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Legacy dashboards are no longer available. Pivot tables now support drill-through filters.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Version 18.0
Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views.
- Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Shows Unity Catalog metric views in lineage and cancels refresh with last available data.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Uses metric view display names and formats for query result tables. Automatically creates JOIN relationships based on primary and foreign keys.
- Serverless environment version 5 is now available
Includes CPU and GPU versions.
- Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
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