Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakebase backup schedule API (Beta) Manages automated snapshot cadences and retention. Available to all Lakebase workspaces. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Lakebase Search is generally available Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes The dataset results table and metric view preview grid now include features like column pinning and natural-language filtering. | 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 17, 2026 |
| Lakebase snapshots API (Beta) Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations. | 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 15, 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. | 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 |
| Dashboard enhancements Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters. | 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 10, 2026 |
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| Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes It converts SQL datasets to local metric views and understands SQL dataset parameters. | 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 |
| Environment version 6 is now available Supports serverless and standard classic compute. | 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 |
| Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast) Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Embedded dashboards support filter APIs and rich text formatting for dynamic data references. | 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 27, 2026 |
| LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta) Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Postgres minor version updates Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart. | 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 24, 2026 |
| Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Authors can hide pages in published dashboards. Table column headers can be aligned independently of cells. | 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 20, 2026 |
| Lakebase available in four new Azure regions Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs. | 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 14, 2026 |
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| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Imports reports from Power BI and Tableau. Downloads up to 1 million Excel rows. | 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 13, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Authors can remove duplicate subscribers from dashboard schedules. Fixes bugs including duplicate schedule emails and incorrect tooltips. | 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 6, 2026 |
| JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available Requires matching Scala, Java Development Kit, and Databricks Connect versions. | 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 6, 2026 |
| Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Format AI/BI dashboard widget titles and descriptions with rich text Supports text styling, links, and tables via toolbar or markdown. | 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 |
| Serverless compute access control is now generally available Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged. | 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 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Visualization widget titles and descriptions now support rich text formatting. Pivot tables also fix grand totals display. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta) Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Genie Code now creates dashboard relationships from imported BI files and supports full undo and redo. | 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 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Genie Code is now generally available for dashboard authoring. It adds image widget support. | 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 16, 2026 |
| Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA) Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates. | 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 10, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Git folders are now generally available for dashboards. Run now option is added to dashboard schedules. | 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 9, 2026 |
| July 6, 2026 Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions. | 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 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Import BI files uses Genie Code and supports Power BI and Tableau reports. Ask Genie now handles partially supported datasets. | 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 2, 2026 |
| Dashboard relationships (Public Preview) Builds complex multi-fact data models for AI/BI dashboards. | 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 1, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1) Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes Imported reports from Power BI and Tableau become AI/BI dashboards. They reuse existing metric views when possible. | 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 25, 2026 |
| Dashboard enhancements Adds table header color customization and local metric view parameters. | 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 18, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports Postgres 18 Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 18, 2026 |
- Lakebase backup schedule API (Beta)
Manages automated snapshot cadences and retention. Available to all Lakebase workspaces.
- Lakebase Search is generally available
Adds scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects via Postgres extensions.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
The dataset results table and metric view preview grid now include features like column pinning and natural-language filtering.
- Lakebase snapshots API (Beta)
Manages point-in-time snapshots of project branches, allowing create, get, list, delete, and restore operations.
- Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API
Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.
- Dashboard enhancements
Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions
Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
It converts SQL datasets to local metric views and understands SQL dataset parameters.
- Environment version 6 is now available
Supports serverless and standard classic compute.
- Lakebase now available in Azure Japan East region (japaneast)
Available in japaneast region, requires Postgres database setup.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Embedded dashboards support filter APIs and rich text formatting for dynamic data references.
- LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer.
- Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI
Lets you run multi-step data and AI tasks with natural language input. Available for all Lakebase projects.
- Postgres minor version updates
Updates to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6, applied on compute restart.
- Lakebase adds compliance security profile standards on Azure
Supports ISMAP, IRAP, and UK Cyber Essentials Plus on Azure.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Authors can hide pages in published dashboards. Table column headers can be aligned independently of cells.
- Lakebase available in four new Azure regions
Added to North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia regions.
- Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available
Supports operations for projects, branches, and databases through REST API, CLI, and SDKs.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Imports reports from Power BI and Tableau. Downloads up to 1 million Excel rows.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST
Requires compliance security profile, limited to us-east-1 on AWS.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Authors can remove duplicate subscribers from dashboard schedules. Fixes bugs including duplicate schedule emails and incorrect tooltips.
- JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available
Requires matching Scala, Java Development Kit, and Databricks Connect versions.
- Lakebase is enabled by default in compliance security profile workspaces
Replaces manual Lakebase enablement in HIPAA, C5, or TISAX workspaces.
- Format AI/BI dashboard widget titles and descriptions with rich text
Supports text styling, links, and tables via toolbar or markdown.
- Serverless compute access control is now generally available
Governs access to notebooks, jobs, and pipelines through Default Interactive and Automated Compute objects. Existing workloads run unchanged.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Visualization widget titles and descriptions now support rich text formatting. Pivot tables also fix grand totals display.
- Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Uses Unity Catalog database telemetry and conversation with Genie for troubleshooting.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Genie Code now creates dashboard relationships from imported BI files and supports full undo and redo.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Genie Code is now generally available for dashboard authoring. It adds image widget support.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase now provides a service level agreement (SLA)
Commits to monthly uptime percentage for zone-redundant and single-compute endpoints.
- Lakebase is now SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
SOC 2 Type 2 compliance covers security and availability controls. Reports are available through account teams.
- Lakebase update notifications now post 3 days in advance
Replaces 7-day notice, check project settings for upcoming updates.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Git folders are now generally available for dashboards. Run now option is added to dashboard schedules.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - July 6, 2026
Updates from Databricks Runtime 18, adds Spark Declarative Pipelines and IP address functions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Import BI files uses Genie Code and supports Power BI and Tableau reports. Ask Genie now handles partially supported datasets.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard relationships (Public Preview)
Builds complex multi-fact data models for AI/BI dashboards.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1)
Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Imported reports from Power BI and Tableau become AI/BI dashboards. They reuse existing metric views when possible.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements
Adds table header color customization and local metric view parameters.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Lakebase now supports Postgres 18
Postgres 17 remains the default, select Postgres 18 when creating a project.
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