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Databricks Runtime 19: July 23, 2026

GAVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Databricks Runtime 19 is now generally available (GA). For lifecycle details, see Databricks Runtime support lifecycles . Behavioral changes Arrow-optimized Python UDFs enabled by default : Regular Python UDFs now use Arrow-based serialization by default. This can change type-coercion behavior for some UDFs compared to previous releases.

Topics: SQL, Performance

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Every Databricks Data Intelligence Platform release
DateRelease
Jul 23Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available
GA
Jul 23Databricks Runtime 18 and Databricks Runtime 18 for Machine Learning have transitioned to LTS
GA
Jul 24Dedicated group clusters will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Update
Jul 24Git CLI commands in Git folders are now in Public Preview
Preview
Jul 24Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (07/24)
Update
Jul 22Variant will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Update
Jul 22Variant and Variant shredding are now generally available
GA
Jul 22Transactions are now generally available
GA

Also shipped on Jul 23, 2026

Databricks in July 2026
DateRelease
Jul 23SQL environment variable and private Git package support for dbt Projects on Snowflake
SnowflakeSnowflakeGA
Jul 23SERVICE_AGENT user type (General availability)
SnowflakeSnowflakeGA
Jul 23SHOW CORTEX BASE MODELS command (General availability)
SnowflakeSnowflake Cortex AIGA
Jul 23Transparent query forwarding is now available in Preview for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18
Google CloudAlloyDBPreview
Jul 23Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available
GitHubGitHub CopilotGA
Jul 23GitHub MCP Server supports the next MCP specification
GitHubGitHub CopilotBeta

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