Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakebase Search is generally available Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta) Manages Python dependencies using Databricks-provided or custom environments. | 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 17, 2026 |
| Lakebase snapshots API (Beta) Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations. | 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 15, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Git Folder Serverless is in Beta Shares serverless compute and pyproject.toml environment across notebooks and files. | 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 2, 2026 |
| LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta) Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 25, 2026 |
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| Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Postgres minor version updates Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart. | 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 24, 2026 |
| Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute Supports private or authenticated registries as workspace defaults. Applies to UI and API created classic compute. | 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, 2026 |
| Manage project environments with %uv commands Requires environment version 5 or above. Supports serverless 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 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs. | 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, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Serverless compute access control is now generally available Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged. | 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 3, 2026 |
| Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Dedicated group clusters will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Enables shared compute for groups with compliance security profile, supporting Databricks Runtime for ML and RDD APIs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta) Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA) Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 15, 2026 |
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| Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1) Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports Postgres 18 Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta) Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Schedule deferred policy enforcement for all-purpose compute Applies on next restart or immediately, and admins can cancel scheduled enforcements. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Instance events and instance pools system tables are now available (Public Preview) Track instance state transitions and instance pool configurations via system.compute.instance_events and system.compute.instance_pools tables. | 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 21, 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 |
| 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 |
| Databricks Container Services for standard compute is now available (Beta) Requires Databricks Runtime 18.3 or later, allows custom Docker images in shared compute. | 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 19, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Compute log delivery to volumes is now GA Delivers Spark driver, worker, and event logs to Unity Catalog volumes, recommended for log storage. | 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 16, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Search is generally available
Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions.
- Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta)
Manages Python dependencies using Databricks-provided or custom environments.
- Lakebase snapshots API (Beta)
Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions
Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region.
- Git Folder Serverless is in Beta
Shares serverless compute and pyproject.toml environment across notebooks and files.
- LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI
Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects.
- Postgres minor version updates
Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart.
- Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute
Supports private or authenticated registries as workspace defaults. Applies to UI and API created classic compute.
- Manage project environments with %uv commands
Requires environment version 5 or above. Supports serverless notebooks.
- Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available
Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST
Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS.
- Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces
Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces.
- Serverless compute access control is now generally available
Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged.
- Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview
Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above.
- Dedicated group clusters will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Enables shared compute for groups with compliance security profile, supporting Databricks Runtime for ML and RDD APIs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting.
- Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA)
Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams.
- Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance
Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1)
Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database.
- Lakebase now supports Postgres 18
Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project.
- Lakebase Search adds vector, keyword, and hybrid search to Postgres (Beta)
Adds vector and keyword search to Postgres with lakebase_vector and lakebase_text extensions, replacing separate search stacks.
- Schedule deferred policy enforcement for all-purpose compute
Applies on next restart or immediately, and admins can cancel scheduled enforcements.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase snapshot storage is now billed
Billed starting June 1, 2026, with size shown on Backup & Restore page.
- Instance events and instance pools system tables are now available (Public Preview)
Track instance state transitions and instance pool configurations via system.compute.instance_events and system.compute.instance_pools tables.
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.
- Lakebase now supports compute sizes up to 64 CU (128 GB)
Replaces 32 CU (64 GB RAM) limit, enables dynamic scaling for larger workloads.
- Databricks Container Services for standard compute is now available (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18.3 or later, allows custom Docker images in shared compute.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Recover a deleted Lakebase project within 7 days
Restores all branches, databases, and settings. Requires action within 7 days.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lakebase OpenTelemetry export (Beta)
Exports Lakebase metrics and logs to OTLP-compatible backends like Grafana Cloud or Datadog. Configured from the Lakebase App.
- Compute log delivery to volumes is now GA
Delivers Spark driver, worker, and event logs to Unity Catalog volumes, recommended for log storage.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase: Customer-managed keys
Uses a cloud KMS customer-managed key for encryption.
- 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) - 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.
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