Databricks releases, every cloud

All GA Preview Behavior change Deprecation Update

9 releases of 1321

Last updated 18 hours ago

Release					Date
Azure Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon Enables read and write operations by default for tools like Slack and GitHub, and can be disabled in Unity Gateway. #Databricks AI	Not on AWS	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Jul 10, 2026
Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon Enables read and write operations for Slack, GitHub, and others by default, can be disabled in Unity Gateway. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 10, 2026
Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries. #Databricks SQL #Security	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	Jul 9, 2026
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, and GPT-5.6 Luna now available as Databricks-hosted models Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Jul 9, 2026
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is scheduled for retirement Replaced by Claude Sonnet 4.6, retiring October 9, 2026. #Databricks AI	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	Jul 8, 2026
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are scheduled for retirement Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash, retiring October 2, 2026. #Databricks AI	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 8, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview) Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions. #Databricks AI #Unity Catalog	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 8, 2026
Zhipu AI GLM 5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Supports 1 million token context window and long-horizon reasoning. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs. #Databricks AI	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	On SAP, read it on their docs	Jul 8, 2026
Budgets are now generally available Define spending thresholds with optional per-user overrides and actions like email alerts. #Databricks AI	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	Jul 6, 2026

Azure Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon
Enables read and write operations by default for tools like Slack and GitHub, and can be disabled in Unity Gateway.

#Databricks AI

AWS(not on this cloud)Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Jul 10, 2026
Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon
Enables read and write operations for Slack, GitHub, and others by default, can be disabled in Unity Gateway.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 10, 2026
Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries.

#Databricks SQL #Security

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 9, 2026
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, and GPT-5.6 Luna now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 9, 2026
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is scheduled for retirement
Replaced by Claude Sonnet 4.6, retiring October 9, 2026.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 8, 2026
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are scheduled for retirement
Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash, retiring October 2, 2026.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)
Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.

#Databricks AI #Unity Catalog

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jul 8, 2026
Zhipu AI GLM 5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Supports 1 million token context window and long-horizon reasoning. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 8, 2026
Budgets are now generally available
Define spending thresholds with optional per-user overrides and actions like email alerts.

#Databricks AI

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docs SAP, read it on their docs Jul 6, 2026

Headlines, dates and product areas are Databricks' own, and every item links to the note it came from. The one-line summaries are ours.