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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 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 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
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
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 18, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are in Beta 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	Jun 15, 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
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
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jun 4, 2026
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. #Integrations	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	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 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	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 22, 2026
Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview) Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config. #Integrations #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 20, 2026
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Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles. #Integrations #Security	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 19, 2026
Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview. #Integrations #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 19, 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
Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta) Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 14, 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
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. #Integrations #Security	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 11, 2026
HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. #Integrations #Security	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	May 11, 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
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
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
Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 24, 2026
Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin. #Integrations	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 24, 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
Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup. #Integrations	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Apr 13, 2026
Connect Lovable apps to Databricks Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication. #Integrations	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Apr 13, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.2 and Databricks Runtime 18.2 ML are in Beta Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0. #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	Apr 8, 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 Connector for Google Sheets updates Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added. #Integrations	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 30, 2026
Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default. #Integrations	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 18, 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 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 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 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
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
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 18, 2026
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are in Beta
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) Jun 15, 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
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
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jun 4, 2026
Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)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 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

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 22, 2026
Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)
Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.

#Integrations #Security

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 20, 2026
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Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.

#Integrations #Security

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 2026
Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.

#Integrations #Security

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 19, 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
Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta)
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 14, 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
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.

#Integrations #Security

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 11, 2026
HIPAA support for the Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions.

#Integrations #Security

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) May 11, 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
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
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
Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 24, 2026
Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 24, 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
Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.

#Integrations

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Apr 13, 2026
Connect Lovable apps to Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth machine-to-machine authentication.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 13, 2026
Databricks Runtime 18.2 and Databricks Runtime 18.2 ML are in Beta
Powered by Apache Spark 4.1.0.

#Databricks Runtime

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 8, 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 Connector for Google Sheets updates
Longer query execution timeout and UI improvements added.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 30, 2026
Databricks JDBC driver 2.8.0 is available
Replaces Log4j with SLF4J 2.0.13, enables telemetry by default.

#Integrations

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 18, 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

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