Releasesby GlyphSchema Registry reachable over Private Network Interface on AWS
If you use PNI for Enterprise or Freight clusters, you can reach Schema Registry over the same PNI connection without a separate PrivateLink.
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Dynamic Iceberg table replication (General availability)
Snowflake now supports replication of dynamic Iceberg tables as part of replication and failover groups. Previously, dynamic Iceberg tables were skipped during replication refresh operations. For more information, see Configure replication for Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables .
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features, behavioral changes, and bug fixes.
SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available
The SQL alert task in Lakeflow Jobs is now generally available. Use the task to evaluate a Databricks SQL alert as part of a Lakeflow Job. The task returns its evaluation state as a task output value, so downstream tasks can branch on the result. See SQL alert task for jobs .
Govern LLMs in Unity Catalog with model services (Beta)
You can now govern Databricks-hosted LLMs in Unity Catalog using model services , currently in Beta. A model service is a Unity Catalog securable that represents a governed LLM endpoint, so you can define an endpoint once and share it across workspaces using Unity Catalog privileges, instead of duplicating endpoints per workspace.
Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta)
You can now bring your own Docker container image to AI Runtime CLI ( air ) workloads. This feature is in Beta . Use a custom image when you need specific system library versions, complex dependencies, or a reproducible environment. See Use custom Docker images .
Parquet v2 for Delta Lake tables is generally available
Parquet v2 is now generally available for Delta Lake tables in Databricks Runtime 18.1 and above. Parquet v2 uses advanced encodings, v2 data page headers, and INT64 timestamps to improve query performance and reduce table sizes. To use, set the delta.parquet.format.version table property to 2.12.0 or enable automatic upgrades.
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Connector secret manager integration supports Google Cloud Secret Manager
Confluent Cloud can fetch connector secrets at runtime from Google Cloud Secret Manager, removing the need to persist secrets within Confluent's boundary.
Custom SMTs on Basic, Standard, and public Dedicated clusters
Custom Single Message Transformations are now available for fully managed connectors on Basic, Standard, and public Dedicated clusters in all supported regions.
PostgreSQL and MySQL connectors support mTLS authentication
The fully managed PostgreSQL Source and Sink and MySQL Source and Sink (JDBC) connectors now support mutual TLS authentication.
Kafka clients on librdkafka v2.15.0
Updated Python, JavaScript, .NET, Go, and C/C++ clients add IBM Z (s390x) support, .NET 10 support, security hardening, and Queues for Kafka for Python in preview.
AWS IAM authentication plugins for Python and .NET clients
Python and .NET clients on AWS can authenticate to Confluent Cloud using an AWS STS WebIdentityToken through new AWS IAM plugins.
Release priority for Dedicated clusters
Dedicated clusters with Premier support or higher can enable release priority to receive updates before non-test clusters.
HTTP Source V2 connector supports schema evolution
The HTTP Source V2 connector supports the EVOLVE schema enforcement mode, requiring AVRO or JSON_SR output and TopicNameStrategy.
Tableflow client-side field level encryption (Limited Availability)
Materialize topics with encrypted fields into Iceberg or Delta Lake tables, storing tagged fields as plaintext if you share the key or as ciphertext if you keep it private.