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  1. Databricks Apps is now on by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

    Requires compliance security profile.

    #Databricks Apps#Security
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  2. Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available

    Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry.

    #Databricks Apps
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  3. Genie Code adds conversation controls

    Lets you fork conversations, use /btw for side questions, and edit earlier messages.

    #Genie Code
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  4. Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Automatically enabled in October 2026 for compliance workspaces, allowing multiple instances behind a single URL.

    #Databricks Apps
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  5. Automatic change data feed is now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 19 or above with row tracking enabled. Makes MERGE and UPDATE operations about 15% faster.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  6. Databricks Runtime 19: September 1, 2026

    Replaces manual change data feed enablement, requires row tracking enabled.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  8. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (09/01)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  9. Genie Code scheduled tasks are now generally available

    Runs prompts on a recurring schedule, producing a continuable Genie chat with results.

    #Genie Code
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  10. Genie Code scheduled tasks will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Replaces manual runs of recurring analysis tasks. Available in October 2026.

    #Genie Code#Security
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  11. Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)

    Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime.

    #Genie Code#Machine Learning
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  12. Genie Code is now available as a Lakeflow Jobs task (Beta)

    Runs prompts autonomously, reading upstream outputs and calling tools as needed, returning a conversation link.

    #Genie Code#Lakeflow
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  13. Choose an effort level in Genie Code

    Sets balance between response quality and cost, defaults to Auto for highest quality.

    #Genie Code
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  14. User authorization for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon

    Enables apps to act with user identity, enforcing existing permissions. Automatically enabled in late September 2026.

    #Databricks Apps
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  15. Genie Code supports file uploads

    Uploads are used as chat context, see Attach files for details.

    #Genie Code
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  16. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (08/04)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  17. Full page Genie Code is now generally available

    Runs multiple chats in parallel, with notebooks and files as tabs.

    #Genie Code
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  18. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  19. Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning have transitioned to LTS

    Receives 3 years of stability and security fixes.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  21. Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  22. Databricks Runtime 19: July 23, 2026

    Enables Arrow-optimized Python UDFs by default, changing type-coercion behavior.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  23. Genie Code scheduled tasks are in Beta

    Runs prompts on a recurring schedule, producing a continuable Genie chat with results.

    #Genie Code
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  24. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (06/29)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  25. Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 26, 2026

    Restricts environment variables and Spark configurations in standard access mode. Removes previously allowed settings.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  26. Genie Code system table now counts only user-submitted interactions

    Excludes background and automated requests, such as autocomplete and quick-fix suggestions.

    #Genie Code
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  27. Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  28. Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 15, 2026

    Replaces JDK 17 with JDK 21, removes 90 Python packages.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  29. Databricks Runtime 18: June 10, 2026

    Adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions, requires no changes to existing setups.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  30. Databricks Runtime 18: June 8, 2026

    Adds NEAREST BY SQL join type and DESCRIBE TABLE PARTITION for v2 catalog tables.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  31. Databricks Runtime 18: June 4, 2026

    NATURAL JOIN now matches columns case-insensitively by default. Set spark.sql.legacy.naturalJoinCaseSensitiveColumnMatching to true to restore previous behavior.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  32. Databricks Apps horizontal scaling (Beta)

    Runs across multiple instances behind a single URL, supports zero-downtime deployments.

    #Databricks Apps
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  33. Databricks Runtime 18: May 29, 2026

    Treats NaN values as duplicates, preserves Unity Catalog foreign table permissions during metadata refresh.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  34. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/26)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  35. Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning are in Beta

    Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0, replacing separate release notes for feature versions.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  36. Databricks Runtime 18: May 18, 2026

    Preserves table comments by default, auto-casts compatible column types in DataFrame writes.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  37. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  38. App telemetry for Databricks Apps is now in Public Preview

    Collects traces, logs, and metrics via OpenTelemetry protocol to Unity Catalog tables.

    #Databricks Apps
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  39. Databricks Runtime 18: May 4, 2026

    Clusters using XPath no longer load external DTDs, and NULL structs are stored as NULL.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  40. Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA

    Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  41. Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/29)

    Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for LTS versions 13.3 to 16.4.

    #Databricks Runtime
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  42. Databricks Runtime 18: April 20, 2026

    Replaces EPSG:102100 with ESRI:102100 for GEOMETRY type. Includes OS security updates.

    #Databricks Runtime
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