Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declarative Feature Engineering APIs (Beta) Define time-windowed aggregation features from data sources, materialize to Delta tables or Lakebase. Available in us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta) Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 6, 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 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions. | 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 14, 2025 |
| 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. | 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 14, 2025 |
| New SQL editor is generally available Provides a unified authoring environment with features like real-time collaboration and enhanced Databricks Assistant integration. | 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 14, 2025 |
| Lakebase Public Preview enabled by default No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Databricks Terraform provider supports Lakebase resources Creates database catalogs, instances, and synced tables with infrastructure as code. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jul 31, 2025 |
- Declarative Feature Engineering APIs (Beta)
Define time-windowed aggregation features from data sources, materialize to Delta tables or Lakebase. Available in us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions.
- Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta)
Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry.
- 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.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview
Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current
Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.
- 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.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview
Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions.
- 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.
- New SQL editor is generally available
Provides a unified authoring environment with features like real-time collaboration and enhanced Databricks Assistant integration.
- Lakebase Public Preview enabled by default
No admin enablement required, can be disabled by admins.
- Databricks Terraform provider supports Lakebase resources
Creates database catalogs, instances, and synced tables with infrastructure as code.
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