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Databricks Runtime 19: September 1, 2026 Replaces manual change data feed enablement, requires row tracking enabled. #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 maintenance updates (09/01) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. #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 maintenance updates (08/04) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. #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 4, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. #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 24, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning have transitioned to LTS Receives 3 years of stability and security fixes. #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 19: July 23, 2026 Enables Arrow-optimized Python UDFs by default, changing type-coercion behavior. #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
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Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (06/29) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. #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	Jun 29, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 26, 2026 Restricts environment variables and Spark configurations in standard access mode. Removes previously allowed settings. #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	Jun 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 15, 2026 Replaces JDK 17 with JDK 21, removes 90 Python packages. #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	Jun 15, 2026
Use OAuth to authenticate Databricks connections in Power Platform Replaces personal access tokens, requires setup in Power Platform. #Partner Connect	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jun 15, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: June 10, 2026 Adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions, requires no changes to existing setups. #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	Jun 10, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: June 8, 2026 Adds NEAREST BY SQL join type and DESCRIBE TABLE PARTITION for v2 catalog tables. #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	Jun 8, 2026
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	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
Databricks Runtime 18: May 29, 2026 Treats NaN values as duplicates, preserves Unity Catalog foreign table permissions during metadata refresh. #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 29, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/26) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. #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 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: May 18, 2026 Preserves table comments by default, auto-casts compatible column types in DataFrame writes. #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 18, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2. #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 13, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: May 4, 2026 Clusters using XPath no longer load external DTDs, and NULL structs are stored as NULL. #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
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Power BI connections will transition to ADBC Coming soon Replaces ODBC, requires manual update for existing connections. #Partner Connect	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 Runtime maintenance updates (04/29) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for LTS versions 13.3 to 16.4. #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	Apr 29, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: April 20, 2026 Replaces EPSG:102100 with ESRI:102100 for GEOMETRY type. Includes OS security updates. #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	Apr 20, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/20) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1. #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	Apr 20, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: April 2, 2026 Adds VOID column support in UDTs and 30-second socket timeout for JDBC streaming sink connections. #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	Apr 2, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/02) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1. #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	Apr 2, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: March 11, 2026 Replaces previous behavior where observation metric errors caused query failures. #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
Databricks Runtime 18: March 10, 2026 Includes clearer error messages for scalar subqueries and operating system security updates. #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 10, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (03/10) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.0. #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	Mar 10, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: February 26, 2026 Adds SET and UNSET METADATA ON COLUMN SQL commands for Unity Catalog table columns. Includes OS security updates. #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	Feb 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/26) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0. #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	Feb 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: February 19, 2026 Inferencing Excel string cells now respects cell type, updating from auto-casting to narrower types. #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	Feb 19, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/19) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0. #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	Feb 19, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: January 27, 2026 Reports batchSize and file processing metrics, renames spark.sql.xml.legacyXMLParser.enabled config property. #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 27, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (01/27) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0. #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 27, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: January 15, 2026 Uses JDK 21, replacing JDK 17, with changes to Double and Float string representations. #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 maintenance updates (01/09) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3. #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 9, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (12/09) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3. #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	Dec 9, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/18) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3. #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	Nov 18, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/04) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3. #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	Nov 4, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/21) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements. #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 21, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/07) Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements. #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 7, 2025

Databricks Runtime 19: September 1, 2026
Replaces manual change data feed enablement, requires row tracking enabled.

#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 maintenance updates (09/01)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

#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 maintenance updates (08/04)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Aug 4, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

#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 24, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning have transitioned to LTS
Receives 3 years of stability and security fixes.

#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 19: July 23, 2026
Enables Arrow-optimized Python UDFs by default, changing type-coercion behavior.

#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
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (06/29)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

#Databricks Runtime

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
Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 26, 2026
Restricts environment variables and Spark configurations in standard access mode. Removes previously allowed settings.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 15, 2026
Replaces JDK 17 with JDK 21, removes 90 Python packages.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Use OAuth to authenticate Databricks connections in Power Platform
Replaces personal access tokens, requires setup in Power Platform.

#Partner Connect

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: June 10, 2026
Adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions, requires no changes to existing setups.

#Databricks Runtime

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
Databricks Runtime 18: June 8, 2026
Adds NEAREST BY SQL join type and DESCRIBE TABLE PARTITION for v2 catalog tables.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 8, 2026
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

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
Databricks Runtime 18: May 29, 2026
Treats NaN values as duplicates, preserves Unity Catalog foreign table permissions during metadata refresh.

#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 29, 2026
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 docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: May 18, 2026
Preserves table comments by default, auto-casts compatible column types in DataFrame writes.

#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 18, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (05/13)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.2.

#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 13, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: May 4, 2026
Clusters using XPath no longer load external DTDs, and NULL structs are stored as NULL.

#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
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Power BI connections will transition to ADBC Coming soon
Replaces ODBC, requires manual update for existing connections.

#Partner Connect

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 Runtime maintenance updates (04/29)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for LTS versions 13.3 to 16.4.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 29, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: April 20, 2026
Replaces EPSG:102100 with ESRI:102100 for GEOMETRY type. Includes OS security updates.

#Databricks Runtime

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
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/20)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1.

#Databricks Runtime

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
Databricks Runtime 18: April 2, 2026
Adds VOID column support in UDTs and 30-second socket timeout for JDBC streaming sink connections.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 2, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (04/02)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.1.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 2, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: March 11, 2026
Replaces previous behavior where observation metric errors caused query failures.

#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
Databricks Runtime 18: March 10, 2026
Includes clearer error messages for scalar subqueries and operating system security updates.

#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 10, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (03/10)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 13.3 to 18.0.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 10, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: February 26, 2026
Adds SET and UNSET METADATA ON COLUMN SQL commands for Unity Catalog table columns. Includes OS security updates.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/26)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 26, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: February 19, 2026
Inferencing Excel string cells now respects cell type, updating from auto-casting to narrower types.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 19, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (02/19)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 19, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: January 27, 2026
Reports batchSize and file processing metrics, renames spark.sql.xml.legacyXMLParser.enabled config property.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 27, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (01/27)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 18.0.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 27, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18: January 15, 2026
Uses JDK 21, replacing JDK 17, with changes to Double and Float string representations.

#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 maintenance updates (01/09)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Jan 9, 2026
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (12/09)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Dec 9, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/18)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 18, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (11/04)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements for versions 12.2 to 17.3.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Nov 4, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/21)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 21, 2025
Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (10/07)
Includes bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 7, 2025

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