Releasesby GlyphLakeflow Designer August Release
The Lakeflow Designer August release adds the Unique operator, expands the Aggregate, Select, and Python operators, and improves the canvas, preview, and version-history experience.
Also shipped Aug 27, 2026Databricks in August 2026 →
You can now train models using XGBoost version 2.1 by using the XGBOOST_VERSION option
You can now train models using XGBoost version 2.1 by using the XGBOOST_VERSION option. BigQuery uses the XGBoost 3.1.0 library to load and make predictions on XGBoost models. This feature is generally available .
CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code (General availability)
CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available. CoCo runs in a side panel next to the extension's existing SQL and Snowpark Python workflows, so you can work locally while you stay connected to your Snowflake account.
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash is available in Public Preview
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash ( gemini-omni-1.1-flash-preview ) is available in Preview . Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash is a multimodal model designed for video, image, and text tasks, optimized for high-speed video generation that supports audio and video editing.
Gemini Omni Flash generally available (GA)
Released gemini-omni-1.1-flash, the GA version of our fast, conversational video generation and editing model. This release includes significant new capabilities: Video extension : Seamlessly extend existing videos by generating continuations at the end of a clip using the extend task or directly with a prompt.
Start from scratch, without a repo
Cloud Agents no longer require a connected GitHub or other third-party SCM provider to get started. Prompt from the get-go, then save your work to a Cursor Origin repo. Get started Select **Start from scratch** in the repo picker, then prompt the agent. In the background, Cursor creates an Origin repo for you.
Better label management on issues is generally available
We’re making it easier to keep labels organized and find the right one, especially in repositories with long and growing label lists. Suggested Labels You can now find the right label faster with suggestions based on what a repository has been using recently.
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Atlassian Audit Logs connector (Beta)
The Atlassian Audit Logs connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector ingests organization audit log events, such as user, security, and configuration changes, from Atlassian into Databricks. Authentication uses an Atlassian organization API key.
Zerobus Ingest into streaming tables is now generally available
Ingesting into streaming tables with Zerobus Ingest in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. Writing to a streaming table works the same way as writing to a managed Delta table, with the same limits and quotas. See Create or identify the target table .
Anysphere Audit Logs connector (Beta)
The Anysphere Audit Logs connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector uses the Anysphere (Cursor) Admin API to incrementally ingest team audit-log events into Databricks. Authentication uses a Cursor Admin API key. See Anysphere Audit Logs connector .
Verkada connector (Beta)
The Verkada connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector ingests organization audit logs and access users from your Verkada organization into Databricks. Authentication uses a Verkada organization API key. See Verkada connector .
Pipeline events system table is in Beta
The pipeline_events system table is in Beta . This table records Lakeflow pipelines event log entries for pipelines in your account, capturing lifecycle transitions, flow progress, data quality metrics, errors, and other operational data across all pipelines and workspaces in a region.
Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest is now generally available
Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. See Use Arrow Flight with Zerobus Ingest .
Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute
Configuring default Python package repositories is now generally available for Lakeflow pipelines and for classic compute created via the UI and API. Workspace admins can set private or authenticated registries as the workspace default for these workloads. See Configure default package repositories .
Salesforce connector mTLS authentication is now generally available
Mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication for the Salesforce connector in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. With mTLS, Databricks and Salesforce exchange and verify client certificates to establish two-way trust, combined with the OAuth client credentials flow. Choose it for API-only users or when your organization requires mTLS.