Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | May 26, 2026 |
| Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 21, 2026 |
| Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | On SAP, read it on their docs | May 20, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports compute sizes up to 64 CU (128 GB) Replaces 32 CU (64 GB RAM) limit, enables dynamic scaling for larger workloads. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 15, 2026 |
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| Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | On SAP, read it on their docs | May 14, 2026 |
| New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 13, 2026 |
| Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 12, 2026 |
| Graviton instance types are available for the compliance security profile Graviton instances improve price-performance for many workloads on AWS Commercial workspaces with FedRAMP Moderate, IRAP, or CCCS Medium compliance standards. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 7, 2026 |
| Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | May 1, 2026 |
| Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 1, 2026 |
| agg SQL function as a synonym for measure Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview) Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Lakebase OpenTelemetry export (Beta) Exports Lakebase metrics and logs to OTLP-compatible backends like Grafana Cloud or Datadog. Configured from the Lakebase App. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Lakebase: Customer-managed keys Uses a cloud KMS customer-managed key for encryption. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 14, 2026 |
| C5, TISAX, and K-FSI compliance controls are now generally available Available on Azure, providing enhancements for workspace compliance requirements. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 10, 2026 |
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| Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 31, 2026 |
| New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Search in metric views fix Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | On SAP, read it on their docs | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 16, 2026 |
| 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta) Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Lakebase updates: OAuth role management and budget policies and tags Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and adds budget policies and custom tags to projects. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Lakebase updates: OAuth role management, budget policies and tags, and Lakehouse sync Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and replicates Postgres tables to Unity Catalog Delta tables. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 12, 2026 |
| New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now generally available on Azure Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in three additional regions Adds Canada Central, Europe London, and South America São Paulo regions. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Lakebase now includes high availability Pairs primary compute with 1-3 secondary instances across zones, automatically promoting a secondary if primary fails. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| ISMAP compliance support Supports Japanese government cloud certification, requires configuration changes. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on is now generally available includes compliance security profile and enhanced security monitoring. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta) Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now generally available Includes autoscaling and point-in-time recovery. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Manage Lakebase from the Lakebase App Replaces Compute tab navigation in Lakehouse UI, accessed via apps switcher. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Connect to Lakebase from the SQL editor with read-write access Supports full read-write access, see documentation for setup. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Lakebase metrics dashboard Monitors system and database health with metrics like RAM and CPU usage. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Dec 18, 2025 |
- Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview
XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Postgres password authentication is now disabled by default for new Lakebase projects
Existing projects are unaffected, enable in project settings to allow.
- Customer-managed keys for Lakebase available in all AWS and Azure regions
Encrypts project data at rest using a custom cloud KMS key. Available for new projects.
- Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views
Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.
- Lakebase now supports compute sizes up to 64 CU (128 GB)
Replaces 32 CU (64 GB RAM) limit, enables dynamic scaling for larger workloads.
- Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days
Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available
Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.
- New Lakebase instances now scale to zero by default
New instances scale to zero after 24 hours of inactivity, reducing compute costs. Existing projects are unaffected.
- Lakebase Change Data Feed (CDF) is now in Public Preview
Captures row-level changes from Postgres tables as Delta tables, requiring no external CDC stack.
- Graviton instance types are available for the compliance security profile
Graviton instances improve price-performance for many workloads on AWS Commercial workspaces with FedRAMP Moderate, IRAP, or CCCS Medium compliance standards.
- Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor
Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Upcoming change: Upgrade to Lakebase Autoscaling Coming soon
Upgrades start in June 2026, replacing Provisioned instances with autoscaling, requiring updated connection strings for some Private Link setups.
- agg SQL function as a synonym for measure
Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)
Provides 512 workers, available in all 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) - 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) - Lakebase OpenTelemetry export (Beta)
Exports Lakebase metrics and logs to OTLP-compatible backends like Grafana Cloud or Datadog. Configured from the Lakebase App.
- Lakebase: Customer-managed keys
Uses a cloud KMS customer-managed key for encryption.
- C5, TISAX, and K-FSI compliance controls are now generally available
Available on Azure, providing enhancements for workspace compliance requirements.
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- Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
- 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) - 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.
- Lakebase databases as Databricks Apps resources
Replaces manual database configuration, requires Lakebase setup.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - Lakebase updates: OAuth role management and budget policies and tags
Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and adds budget policies and custom tags to projects.
- Lakebase updates: OAuth role management, budget policies and tags, and Lakehouse sync
Creates OAuth roles via UI or REST API, and replicates Postgres tables to Unity Catalog Delta tables.
- New Lakebase instances include autoscaling by default
Autoscaling is on by default for new instances, applies to UI, API, Terraform, and SDK creations.
- Lakebase is now generally available with compliance security profile
Requires HIPAA, C5, TISAX, or None compliance standard.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP, read it on their docs - Lakebase is now generally available on Azure
Adds autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero to 11 new Azure regions.
- Lakebase now available in three additional regions
Adds Canada Central, Europe London, and South America São Paulo regions.
- Lakebase now includes high availability
Pairs primary compute with 1-3 secondary instances across zones, automatically promoting a secondary if primary fails.
- ISMAP compliance support
Supports Japanese government cloud certification, requires configuration changes.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- Enhanced Security and Compliance add-on is now generally available
includes compliance security profile and enhanced security monitoring.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta)
Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus.
- Lakebase is now generally available
Includes autoscaling and point-in-time recovery.
- Manage Lakebase from the Lakebase App
Replaces Compute tab navigation in Lakehouse UI, accessed via apps switcher.
- Connect to Lakebase from the SQL editor with read-write access
Supports full read-write access, see documentation for setup.
- Lakebase metrics dashboard
Monitors system and database health with metrics like RAM and CPU usage.
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