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  1. Lakebase now available in three additional regions

    Adds Canada Central, Europe London, and South America São Paulo regions.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  2. Lakebase now includes high availability

    Pairs primary compute with 1-3 secondary instances across zones, automatically promoting a secondary if primary fails.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  3. Databricks Runtime 18: February 26, 2026

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

  4. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/26)

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

  5. 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)
  6. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

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  8. Databricks Runtime 18: February 19, 2026

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

  9. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/19)

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

  10. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview

    Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.

  11. Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta)

    Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus.

    AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  12. Databricks Runtime 18: January 27, 2026

    Reports batchSize and file processing metrics, renames spark.sql.xml.legacyXMLParser.enabled config property.

  13. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (01/27)

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

  14. Databricks Runtime 18: January 15, 2026

    Uses JDK 21, replacing JDK 17, with changes to Double and Float string representations.

  15. Manage Lakebase from the Lakebase App

    Replaces Compute tab navigation in Lakehouse UI, accessed via apps switcher.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  16. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (01/09)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

  17. Connect to Lakebase from the SQL editor with read-write access

    Supports full read-write access, see documentation for setup.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  18. Lakebase metrics dashboard

    Monitors system and database health with metrics like RAM and CPU usage.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  19. Lakebase ACL support

    Grants CAN CREATE or CAN MANAGE permissions from project settings.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
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  21. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (12/09)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

  22. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current

    Includes new features, see documentation for details.

  23. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/18)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

  24. SQL Editor visualization fix

    Tooltips now display in front of the legend.

  25. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/04)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

  26. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview

    Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.

  27. Lakebase (Beta) now available

    Adds autoscaling and database branching on AWS, separate from Public Preview.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  28. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/21)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

  29. New alert editing experience

    Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.

  30. Visualizations fix

    Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.

  31. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/07)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

  32. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

  33. Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview

    Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.

  34. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

  35. Databricks Runtime maintenance update

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

  36. OLTP Database tab renamed to Lakebase Postgres in Compute section

    Used to create and manage Lakebase database instances, replacing OLTP Database tab.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  37. Lakebase synced tables supports syncing Apache Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode

    Syncs Iceberg and foreign tables in Snapshot mode, requiring a supported Databricks runtime.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  38. Data type mapping update for Lakebase synced tables

    Newly created synced tables map TIMESTAMP to TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE. Existing tables still use TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIMEZONE.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  39. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current

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

  40. Declarative Automation Bundles support for Lakebase database resources

    Defines Lakebase database catalogs, instances, and synced tables for one-command deployment. Starts instances immediately upon bundle deployment.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  41. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview

    Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions.

  42. 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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