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  1. The Data Science Agent can now also use models served through Anthropic on Databricks

    Uses models served through Anthropic when partner-powered AI features are enabled. Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled.

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  2. Notebook improvements

    Cell execution minimap appears in right margin, supports up to 100MB notebooks.

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  3. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

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  4. Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview

    Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.

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  5. Databricks Assistant integrated with compute

    Creates compute resources, pools, and policies, and answers questions about them. Available on some compute pages.

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  6. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current

    Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.

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  8. Databricks-hosted models for Assistant are now GA

    Available on all cloud platforms at no extra cost.

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  9. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview

    Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions.

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  10. 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.

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  11. Databricks Assistant: User and workspace instructions now available

    Custom instructions can be added by users or admins, applying to all Assistant experiences.

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  12. Edit mode in Assistant does multi-cell code refactoring and more

    Performs reasoning and editing across multiple cells without manual intervention.

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  13. 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.

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  14. Jobs & Pipelines list now includes Databricks SQL pipelines

    Includes materialized views and streaming tables created with Databricks SQL.

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  15. Inline execution history in SQL editor

    Shows past results without re-executing queries, links to past query profiles.

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  16. Databricks SQL version 2025.20 is now available in Current

    Rolls out in stages to the Current channel, see 2025.20 features for details.

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  17. SQL editor updates

    Supports date-range and multi-select parameters, and rearranges the run button and catalog picker to the header.

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  18. Git support for alerts

    Tracks alert changes, requires placing alerts in a Databricks Git folder. Newly cloned alerts are paused.

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  19. Databricks SQL version 2025.20 is now available in Preview

    Includes new features and behavioral changes in Preview channel.

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  21. Databricks SQL Serverless engine upgrades

    Upgrades bring up to 25% lower latency and add Predictive Query Execution and Photon vectorized shuffle.

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  22. User interface updates

    Emits listHistoryQueries and getHistoryQuery events on Query History page and query profile opens.

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  23. User interface updates

    New queries are created in Drafts folder by default, moving out when saved or renamed.

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  24. User interface updates

    Tooltips in charts now follow number formatting defined in Data labels tab.

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  25. Databricks SQL version 2025.16 is now available

    Available in Preview channel, includes new features and bug fixes.

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  26. Databricks SQL version 2025.15 is now available

    Available in Preview channel, includes new features and bug fixes.

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  27. Legacy dashboards support has ended

    Creation and cloning are no longer supported, only critical security fixes remain.

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  28. Boxplot visualizations issue fixed

    Now displays categories and bars correctly for categorical x-axis.

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  29. Custom autoformatting options for SQL queries

    Adds indentation and spacing options, see documentation for details.

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  30. User interface updates

    Improves usability and quick access to key insights in query profiles.

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  31. User interface updates

    Transfers can now be done via UI, replacing manual methods.

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  32. User interface updates

    Dual-axis charts now support click and drag zoom.

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  33. Databricks SQL version 2025.10 is now available

    Available in Preview channel.

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  34. User interface updates

    Adds hover-over preview and Can query filter to schema browser.

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  35. User interface updates

    Shows query counts, including canceled and failed ones, with minute-averaged counts. Supports up to 15,000 rows in SQL editor charts.

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  36. Databricks SQL version 2024.50 is now available

    Available in Preview channel, includes new features and bug fixes.

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  37. Chart visualization updates

    Replaces old chart system with improved performance and enhanced color schemes.

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  38. SQL editor user interface updates

    Adds font size shortcuts and user mentions in comments.

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