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Release					Date
Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry. #Databricks Apps	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 18, 2026
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	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 1, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0. #Databricks Runtime	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 23, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML. #Databricks Runtime	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 4, 2026
Git-backed app deployments are now generally available Deploys apps from Git repositories, allowing Git-only deployments across a workspace. #Databricks Apps	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 7, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.1 is now GA Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3. #Databricks Runtime	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
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Compute sizing for Databricks Apps is now generally available Offers Medium (2 vCPUs, 6 GB) and Large (4 vCPUs, 12 GB) sizes. #Databricks Apps	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 28, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.0 is now GA Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3. #Databricks Runtime	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 15, 2026
Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS is now GA Replaces 7.3 LTS, requires Databricks account. #Databricks Runtime	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 22, 2025
Databricks Runtime 17.2 is now is now GA Replaces 7.3 and earlier, requires new cluster creation. #Databricks Runtime	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, 2025
Databricks Runtime 17.1 is now is now GA Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3. #Databricks Runtime	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 1, 2025

Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available
Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 18, 2026
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

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 1, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available
Powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 23, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.2 is now GA
Replaces 7.3 and 7.3 ML.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 4, 2026
Git-backed app deployments are now generally available
Deploys apps from Git repositories, allowing Git-only deployments across a workspace.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 7, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.1 is now GA
Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

#Databricks Runtime

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
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Compute sizing for Databricks Apps is now generally available
Offers Medium (2 vCPUs, 6 GB) and Large (4 vCPUs, 12 GB) sizes.

#Databricks Apps

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 28, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.0 is now GA
Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 15, 2026
Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS is now GA
Replaces 7.3 LTS, requires Databricks account.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 22, 2025
Databricks Runtime 17.2 is now is now GA
Replaces 7.3 and earlier, requires new cluster creation.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 16, 2025
Databricks Runtime 17.1 is now is now GA
Replaces Databricks Runtime 7.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 1, 2025

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