Releasesby GlyphMoonshot AI Kimi K2.7 is scheduled for retirement
Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 will be retired on October 30, 2026. Kimi K3 is the recommended replacement. See Deprecated and retired models for migration guidance.
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You can add unit tests to pipelines to validate your SQL transformation logic against mock datasets
You can add unit tests to pipelines to validate your SQL transformation logic against mock datasets. Unit tests for pipelines are generally available (GA).
HTML generation in Snowflake CoWork (Preview)
HTML generation is now available in preview as part of document generation in Snowflake CoWork. You can ask Snowflake CoWork to generate an HTML file from your analysis, the same way you generate a PDF or PowerPoint. Generation requires the Cortex Agent code execution tool on the associated agent.
Snowpark Container Services backup instance types (General availability)
Backup instance types for Snowpark Container Services compute pools are now generally available and are no longer in Preview .
Spanner queues are generally available (GA)
Spanner queues are generally available (GA) . Spanner queues provide transactional messaging to help you manage asynchronous work. The feature pairs this capability with the scalability and reliability of Spanner, letting you build event-driven applications. For more information, see the Spanner queues overview .
Gemini Omni Flash supports stateful and streaming video generation (Preview)
Gemini Omni Flash supports stateful ( store: true ) and server-sent event (SSE) streaming ( stream: true ) video generation in the Interactions API in Preview . You can temporarily store generated videos and interaction state on the server, stream status updates and final outputs over an SSE connection, or retrieve completed asynchronous interactions using...
Gemini Enterprise: Voice input for the chat box
You can speak your queries and prompts to Gemini Enterprise. Use the microphone button to record your voice, review and edit the transcribed text, and then submit the text. This feature is generally available (GA).
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Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta)
You can now use base environments to manage Python dependencies on classic compute. You can use Databricks-provided environments or custom workspace-level environments. See Manage dependencies using environments .
Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces
On September 19, 2026, Anthropic models will be removed from Databricks on AWS GovCloud and AWS GovCloud DoD workspaces that have the DoD Impact Level 5 (IL5) compliance standard selected. After this date, IL5 workspaces can't create or use endpoints that serve Anthropic models.
Unused OAuth client secrets are automatically deleted after 90 days
Databricks now automatically deletes a service principal's OAuth client secret after 90 days without use, consistent with unused access token cleanup. If a deleted secret is still needed, create a new OAuth secret .
Automatic change data feed will soon be available in all supported regions
Automatic change data feed (Auto CDF) is rolling out to workspaces over the next month and will be available in all supported regions by the end of October 2026. Auto CDF computes row-level changes at query time using row tracking, so you don't need to enable change data feed on each Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg v3 table.
The counter_diff SQL window function is now available
The counter_diff window function calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values and handles counter resets, for time-series analysis of counter data. It is available in Databricks SQL and Databricks Runtime 19 and above. See counter_diff analytic window function .
The query history system table is now generally available
The system.query.history system table is now generally available. Use it to access account-wide records for queries run on SQL warehouses or serverless compute, including execution status, duration metrics, and query source. See Query history system table reference .
Databricks Runtime 19: September 21, 2026
New features and improvements truncate function : SQL and the Scala and Python DataFrame APIs now support truncate , which truncates a number to a specified scale without rounding.
Bundled BigQuery JDBC driver removal in Databricks Runtime 20
Starting with Databricks Runtime 20, Databricks Runtime no longer includes the bundled BigQuery JDBC driver, while Databricks Runtime 19 and earlier continue to include it. Classic compute workloads that use Spark JDBC with a jdbc:bigquery: URL fail with a driver-not-found error unless a BigQuery JDBC driver is installed.