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The counter_diff SQL window function is now available Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above. #Databricks SQL	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 14, 2026
Window measures on a numeric index column in metric views Supports unitless offset and ranges on consecutive integer columns, useful for non-calendar periods like fiscal weeks. #Databricks SQL	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 14, 2026
Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator. #Lakeflow #Serverless	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 11, 2026
See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta) Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks. #Databricks AI #Databricks SQL	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 8, 2026
time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters. #Databricks SQL	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 8, 2026
Environment version 6 is now available Supports serverless and standard classic compute. #Serverless	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, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta) Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column. #Databricks SQL #Lakeflow	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
Change data feed on materialized views (Beta) Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations. #Databricks SQL #Lakeflow	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 7, 2026
Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing. #Databricks SQL #Lakeflow	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
Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta) Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs. #Databricks SQL	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 21, 2026
July 6, 2026 Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions. #Serverless	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 6, 2026
Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta) Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads. #Databricks SQL	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 30, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview Adds IP address functions, NEAREST BY join type, and QUALIFY clause, with fixes for MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION. #Databricks SQL	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 29, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta) Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup. #Data Engineering #Databricks SQL	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
Genie Code now supports auto-approve for tool actions Approves tool actions without prompts, using an AI classifier to block risky ones. #Assistant	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 4, 2026
Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours. #Admin #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 27, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs. #Databricks SQL	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 26, 2026
Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 20, 2026
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Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog. #MLflow #Security	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
Version 18.2 Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0. #Serverless	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 13, 2026
Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs. #Notebooks #Serverless	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	May 7, 2026
Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics. #Databricks SQL	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 1, 2026
agg SQL function as a synonym for measure Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views. #Databricks SQL	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 30, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes. #Databricks SQL	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 23, 2026
Version 18.1 Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements. #Serverless	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 20, 2026
Workspace skills for Genie Code are now available Workspace admins can create shared skills for machine learning pipelines and domain-specific processes. #Assistant	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 6, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is now available in Preview Fixes observation metric errors, optimizes Unity Catalog writes, and uses session timezone for timestamp partitions. #Databricks SQL	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 26, 2026
Search in metric views fix Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name. #Databricks SQL	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Mar 17, 2026
5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta) Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page. #Databricks SQL	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 13, 2026
Databricks Assistant is now Genie Code Adds autonomous multi-step data tasks, replaces Databricks Assistant. #Assistant	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 11, 2026
Version 18.0 Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views. #Serverless	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 27, 2026
Serverless environment version 5 is now available Includes CPU and GPU versions. #Serverless	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 25, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes. #Databricks SQL	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. #Databricks SQL	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
Connect Databricks Assistant to MCP servers Connects to external tools and data sources through MCP servers, requiring permission to use added servers. #Assistant	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
New GCP regions support serverless compute Available in me-central1 and southamerica-east1 regions. #Serverless	Not on AWS	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 2, 2026
You can now use custom base environments for Python, Python Wheels, and notebook tasks in serverless jobs Defined with YAML files, they support Python, Python wheel, and notebook tasks. #Serverless	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 20, 2026
Create skills for Databricks Assistant Extends Databricks Assistant with domain-specific tasks, following the open Agent Skills standard. #Assistant	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
Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list. #Serverless	Not on AWS	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Dec 15, 2025
Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current Includes new features, see documentation for details. #Databricks SQL	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

The counter_diff SQL window function is now available
Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 14, 2026
Window measures on a numeric index column in metric views
Supports unitless offset and ranges on consecutive integer columns, useful for non-calendar periods like fiscal weeks.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 14, 2026
Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API
Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.

#Lakeflow #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 11, 2026
See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.

#Databricks AI #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 8, 2026
time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets
Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 8, 2026
Environment version 6 is now available
Supports serverless and standard classic compute.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 3, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.

#Databricks SQL #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 11, 2026
Change data feed on materialized views (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations.

#Databricks SQL #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 7, 2026
Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL
Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.

#Databricks SQL #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 3, 2026
Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)
Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 21, 2026
July 6, 2026
Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 6, 2026
Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta)
Delivers sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables. Built for low-latency workloads.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 30, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview
Adds IP address functions, NEAREST BY join type, and QUALIFY clause, with fixes for MERGE WITH SCHEMA EVOLUTION.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 29, 2026
Lakehouse Replay (Beta)
Automatically replays serverless workloads against upcoming runtime releases. Requires no setup.

#Data Engineering #Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 10, 2026
Genie Code now supports auto-approve for tool actions
Approves tool actions without prompts, using an AI classifier to block risky ones.

#Assistant

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 4, 2026
Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout
Replaces manual override process, defaults to 2.5 hours.

#Admin #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 27, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview
XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 26, 2026
Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views
Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 20, 2026
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Customer-managed keys now support MLflow managed evaluation features
Supports MLflow 3 scorers and requires non-CMK encrypted catalog.

#MLflow #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 2026
Version 18.2
Adds CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax and upgrades Snowflake JDBC driver to 3.28.0.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 13, 2026
Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks
Requires environment version 5 or above. Replaces %pip for faster installs.

#Notebooks #Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs May 7, 2026
Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor
Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 1, 2026
agg SQL function as a synonym for measure
Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 30, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 23, 2026
Version 18.1
Supports DATETIMEOFFSET for Azure Synapse and adds schema evolution with INSERT statements.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 20, 2026
Workspace skills for Genie Code are now available
Workspace admins can create shared skills for machine learning pipelines and domain-specific processes.

#Assistant

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 6, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is now available in Preview
Fixes observation metric errors, optimizes Unity Catalog writes, and uses session timezone for timestamp partitions.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 26, 2026
Search in metric views fix
Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Mar 17, 2026
5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)
Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 13, 2026
Databricks Assistant is now Genie Code
Adds autonomous multi-step data tasks, replaces Databricks Assistant.

#Assistant

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 11, 2026
Version 18.0
Upgrades Redshift JDBC driver to 2.1.0.28, adds SQL window functions to metric views.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 27, 2026
Serverless environment version 5 is now available
Includes CPU and GPU versions.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 25, 2026
Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) 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.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 11, 2026
Connect Databricks Assistant to MCP servers
Connects to external tools and data sources through MCP servers, requiring permission to use added servers.

#Assistant

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 4, 2026
New GCP regions support serverless compute
Available in me-central1 and southamerica-east1 regions.

#Serverless

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 2, 2026
You can now use custom base environments for Python, Python Wheels, and notebook tasks in serverless jobs
Defined with YAML files, they support Python, Python wheel, and notebook tasks.

#Serverless

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 20, 2026
Create skills for Databricks Assistant
Extends Databricks Assistant with domain-specific tasks, following the open Agent Skills standard.

#Assistant

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 6, 2026
Serverless workspaces are now available in new GCP regions
Available in most GCP regions, see documentation for list.

#Serverless

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 15, 2025
Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current
Includes new features, see documentation for details.

#Databricks SQL

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 20, 2025

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