Databricks releases, every cloud
- Workspace object permissions will soon be inherited from all account groups Coming soon
Inherited permissions include inactive grants from removed groups, potentially giving unexpected access. Users still need workspace assignment.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Customer-managed keys now support model serving
Encrypts model serving container images and model artifacts in Databricks managed registry. Applies to endpoint artifacts created after April 16, 2026.
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) - Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
- 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) - Search in metric views fix
Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.
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- 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) - ISMAP compliance support
Supports Japanese government cloud certification, requires configuration changes.
- Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- Personal access tokens preserved when CAN USE permission is revoked
Tokens become unusable but not deleted when permission is revoked, and reactivate if restored.
- Scoped personal access tokens (Beta)
Limits permissions by selecting token type and API scopes, replacing legacy tokens.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- Front-end PrivateLink for performance-intensive services (Beta)
Supports private connectivity to Zerobus Ingest and Lakebase Autoscaling.
- Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (GA)
Sends emails 14 days before token expiration, requires token lifetime to be set.
- Expanded regional availability for C5 and TISAX compliance
Now available in all regions and with serverless compute.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- 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.
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- SQL Editor visualization fix
Tooltips now display in front of the legend.
- TISAX compliance controls
Enhances workspace compliance based on ISO/IEC 27001 and VDA ISA.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview
Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.
- New alert editing experience
Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.
- Visualizations fix
Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.
- Semantic metadata in metric views
Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview
Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current
Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview
Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions.
- Fixed timeout handling for materialized views and streaming tables
New views and tables apply warehouse timeout, existing ones require CREATE OR REFRESH. Default timeout is 2 days.
- Preset date ranges for parameters in the SQL editor
Includes options like This week, Last 30 days, and Last year for timestamp and date parameters.
- Jobs & Pipelines list now includes Databricks SQL pipelines
Includes materialized views and streaming tables created with Databricks SQL.
- Inline execution history in SQL editor
Shows past results without re-executing queries, links to past query profiles.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.20 is now available in Current
Rolls out in stages to the Current channel, see 2025.20 features for details.
- SQL editor updates
Supports date-range and multi-select parameters, and rearranges the run button and catalog picker to the header.
- Git support for alerts
Tracks alert changes, requires placing alerts in a Databricks Git folder. Newly cloned alerts are paused.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.20 is now available in Preview
Includes new features and behavioral changes in Preview channel.
- Databricks SQL Serverless engine upgrades
Upgrades bring up to 25% lower latency and add Predictive Query Execution and Photon vectorized shuffle.
- User interface updates
Emits listHistoryQueries and getHistoryQuery events on Query History page and query profile opens.
- User interface updates
New queries are created in Drafts folder by default, moving out when saved or renamed.
- User interface updates
Tooltips in charts now follow number formatting defined in Data labels tab.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.16 is now available
Available in Preview channel, includes new features and bug fixes.
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