Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 24, 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 |
| 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 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| Connect Databricks Assistant to MCP servers Connects to external tools and data sources through MCP servers, requiring permission to use added servers. | 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 4, 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 |
| Partner-powered AI features are now supported in the Canada, Brazil, and United Kingdom Azure Geographies Uses models hosted in the same Azure Geography as the workspace, requires cross-geo processing for some features. | 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 |
| Create skills for Databricks Assistant Extends Databricks Assistant with domain-specific tasks, following the open Agent Skills standard. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Databricks Assistant Agent mode is now in Public Preview Automates multiple steps from a single prompt, using Azure OpenAI or Anthropic. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Dec 23, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Lakebase ACL support Grants CAN CREATE or CAN MANAGE permissions from project settings. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Lakebase now in Public Preview Introduces autoscaling compute and database branching on AWS. Free until January 2026. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current Includes new features, see documentation for details. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 20, 2025 |
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| Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview) Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 13, 2025 |
| List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview) Allows distribution of AI tools and connection to external data sources, requires provider listing. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Nov 6, 2025 |
| List MCP servers in Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview) Lets users install MCP servers to connect AI agents to external data sources. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 6, 2025 |
| SQL Editor visualization fix Tooltips now display in front of the legend. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Databricks Assistant Agent mode can now use models served through Anthropic on Databricks Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled. Uses endpoints hosted by Databricks. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Lakebase (Beta) now available Adds autoscaling and database branching on AWS, separate from Public Preview. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Oct 30, 2025 |
| New alert editing experience Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Visualizations fix Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 9, 2025 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Notebook improvements Cell execution minimap appears in right margin, supports up to 100MB notebooks. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Semantic metadata in metric views Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Databricks Assistant Agent mode: Data Science Agent is in Beta Orchestrates multi-step workflows from a single prompt, building entire notebooks for tasks like EDA and machine learning. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2025 |
| OLTP Database tab renamed to Lakebase Postgres in Compute section Used to create and manage Lakebase database instances, replacing OLTP Database tab. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview) Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Databricks Assistant integrated with compute Creates compute resources, pools, and policies, and answers questions about them. Available on some compute pages. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 2025 |
- 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.
- 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.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Connect Databricks Assistant to MCP servers
Connects to external tools and data sources through MCP servers, requiring permission to use added servers.
- Lakebase now available on Azure (Beta)
Lakebase on Azure offers autoscaling compute and scale-to-zero. Supported regions include eastus2, westeurope, and westus.
- Partner-powered AI features are now supported in the Canada, Brazil, and United Kingdom Azure Geographies
Uses models hosted in the same Azure Geography as the workspace, requires cross-geo processing for some features.
- 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.
- Create skills for Databricks Assistant
Extends Databricks Assistant with domain-specific tasks, following the open Agent Skills standard.
- Databricks Assistant Agent mode is now in Public Preview
Automates multiple steps from a single prompt, using Azure OpenAI or Anthropic.
- 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.
- Lakebase ACL support
Grants CAN CREATE or CAN MANAGE permissions from project settings.
- Lakebase now in Public Preview
Introduces autoscaling compute and database branching on AWS. Free until January 2026.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview
Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.
- Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.
- List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)
Allows distribution of AI tools and connection to external data sources, requires provider listing.
- List MCP servers in Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)
Lets users install MCP servers to connect AI agents to external data sources.
- SQL Editor visualization fix
Tooltips now display in front of the legend.
- Databricks Assistant Agent mode can now use models served through Anthropic on Databricks
Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled. Uses endpoints hosted by Databricks.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview
Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.
- Lakebase (Beta) now available
Adds autoscaling and database branching on AWS, separate from Public Preview.
- 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.
- 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.
- Notebook improvements
Cell execution minimap appears in right margin, supports up to 100MB 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 Assistant Agent mode: Data Science Agent is in Beta
Orchestrates multi-step workflows from a single prompt, building entire notebooks for tasks like EDA and machine learning.
- OLTP Database tab renamed to Lakebase Postgres in Compute section
Used to create and manage Lakebase database instances, replacing OLTP Database tab.
- Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta
Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.
- 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.
- Budget policy support for Lakebase database instances and synced tables (Public Preview)
Tags database instances and synced tables for billing attribution, also supports custom tags for compute usage.
- 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.
- Databricks Assistant integrated with compute
Creates compute resources, pools, and policies, and answers questions about them. Available on some compute pages.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current
Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.
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