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  1. 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)
  2. View run history for scheduled refreshes in Google Sheets

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

  3. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13)

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

  4. Version 18.2

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

  5. 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)
  6. 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)
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  8. Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

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

  9. Databricks Runtime 18: May 4, 2026

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

  10. Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML.

  11. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/29)

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

  12. Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement

    Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  13. Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement

    Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  14. 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.

  15. Databricks Runtime 18: April 20, 2026

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

  16. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/20)

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

  17. Version 18.1

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

  18. Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks

    Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  19. Connect Lovable apps to Databricks

    Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
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  21. 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.

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

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0.

  23. Databricks Runtime 18: April 2, 2026

    Adds VOID column support in UDTs and 30-second socket timeout for JDBC streaming sink connections.

  24. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/02)

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

  25. Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs

    Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  26. Databricks Connector for Google Sheets updates

    Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.

  27. Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available

    Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default.

  28. Databricks Runtime 18: March 11, 2026

    Replaces previous behavior where observation metric errors caused query failures.

  29. Databricks Runtime 18.1 is now GA

    Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

  30. Databricks Runtime 18: March 10, 2026

    Includes clearer error messages for scalar subqueries and operating system security updates.

  31. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (03/10)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.0.

  32. Serverless compute now available for IRAP and Canada Protected B workloads on Azure Databricks

    Requires environment version 5 to be enabled.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  33. Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

    Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  34. Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)

    Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  35. Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)

    Refreshes occur hourly, daily, or weekly.

  36. Version 18.0

    Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views.

  37. Databricks Runtime 18: February 26, 2026

    Adds SET and UNSET METADATA ON COLUMN SQL commands for Unity Catalog table columns. Includes OS security updates.

  38. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/26)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0.

  39. Serverless environment version 5 is now available

    Includes CPU and GPU versions.

  40. Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon

    Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  41. Databricks Runtime 18: February 19, 2026

    Inferencing Excel string cells now respects cell type, updating from auto-casting to narrower types.

  42. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/19)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0.

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