Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unused OAuth client secrets are automatically deleted after 90 days Deletes unused secrets after 90 days, create new if still needed. | 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 16, 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 |
| External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta) Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Compliance security profile will enforce Azure Virtual Network encryption Coming soon Enforces Azure Virtual Network encryption on workspaces starting February 1, 2027. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast) Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Restrict service principal OAuth secrets to specific API scopes Restricts OAuth secrets to specific API scopes like sql or jobs, limiting leaked secret impact. | 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 29, 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 |
| Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Lakebase available in four new Azure regions Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview. | 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 13, 2026 |
| Cross-workspace access for serverless (Beta) Controls serverless network traffic between workspaces with ingress and egress rules. | 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 13, 2026 |
| Custom URL access to workspaces over inbound Private Link (Beta) Uses general_access private endpoint, serves workspaces and account-level resources across regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 13, 2026 |
| ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta) Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access. | 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 11, 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 |
| READ METADATA privilege is GA Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies. | 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 10, 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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| Allowlist partner platform IPs in context-based ingress control (Beta) Supports Power BI, Tableau Cloud, and dbt platform, with automatic IP list 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 14, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon Replaces legacy editor, removing it in August. | 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 9, 2026 |
| Configure serverless egress control in Azure China Available in China North 3 region, requires workspace in same region. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Secure cluster connectivity will soon become mandatory for classic workspaces Coming soon Replaces enableNoPublicIp set to false, requires secure setup for all classic workspaces. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Arm-based instances are now supported with the compliance security profile Supports all compliance standards, previously unsupported. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 23, 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 |
| Azure Databricks UI assets will be served from a new CDN domain Coming soon Replaces existing domain, requires firewall update to ui-assets.azuredatabricks.net. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Private Link for account-level resources (Beta) Connects account console through VPC interface endpoint instead of public internet. Requires configuration. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens (Beta) Sends emails to workspace admins when tokens expire in 7 days, requiring no configuration. | 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 12, 2026 |
| Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation Conceptual topics are now under Concepts. | 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 9, 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 |
| Compliance security profile required for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP Coming soon Required starting September 1, 2026, for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP data. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 30, 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 |
| Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 19, 2026 |
| Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog. | 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 |
| HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 11, 2026 |
| Block identities from your Azure Databricks account with the account access denylist Prevents access when automatic identity management is enabled, blocking specific users, groups, or service principals. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 6, 2026 |
- Unused OAuth client secrets are automatically deleted after 90 days
Deletes unused secrets after 90 days, create new if still needed.
- Lakebase snapshots API (Beta)
Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations.
- External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Connects Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager, appearing as read-only objects.
- Compliance security profile will enforce Azure Virtual Network encryption Coming soon
Enforces Azure Virtual Network encryption on workspaces starting February 1, 2027.
- Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast)
Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup.
- Restrict service principal OAuth secrets to specific API scopes
Restricts OAuth secrets to specific API scopes like sql or jobs, limiting leaked secret impact.
- 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.
- Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure
Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure.
- Lakebase available in four new Azure regions
Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions.
- Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses
Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview.
- Cross-workspace access for serverless (Beta)
Controls serverless network traffic between workspaces with ingress and egress rules.
- Custom URL access to workspaces over inbound Private Link (Beta)
Uses general_access private endpoint, serves workspaces and account-level resources across regions.
- ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST
Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS.
- READ METADATA privilege is GA
Provides read-only visibility into security-sensitive metadata, including privilege grants and ABAC policies.
- 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
- Allowlist partner platform IPs in context-based ingress control (Beta)
Supports Power BI, Tableau Cloud, and dbt platform, with automatic IP list updates.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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) - Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces legacy editor, removing it in August.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Configure serverless egress control in Azure China
Available in China North 3 region, requires workspace in same region.
- Secure cluster connectivity will soon become mandatory for classic workspaces Coming soon
Replaces enableNoPublicIp set to false, requires secure setup for all classic workspaces.
- Arm-based instances are now supported with the compliance security profile
Supports all compliance standards, previously unsupported.
- 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.
- Azure Databricks UI assets will be served from a new CDN domain Coming soon
Replaces existing domain, requires firewall update to ui-assets.azuredatabricks.net.
- Private Link for account-level resources (Beta)
Connects account console through VPC interface endpoint instead of public internet. Requires configuration.
- Email notifications for expiring service principal tokens (Beta)
Sends emails to workspace admins when tokens expire in 7 days, requiring no configuration.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation
Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.
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.
- Compliance security profile required for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP Coming soon
Required starting September 1, 2026, for HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP data.
- 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.
- Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.
- Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features
Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog.
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.
- HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled.
- Block identities from your Azure Databricks account with the account access denylist
Prevents access when automatic identity management is enabled, blocking specific users, groups, or service principals.
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