Releasesby GlyphApache Iceberg™ tables: Read and write across Snowflake accounts with Snowflake Horizon Catalog, now without managing secrets (General availability)
With this release, you can read and write Apache Iceberg™ tables managed by another Snowflake account without creating, storing, or rotating secrets. This capability is generally available through catalog integrations for Snowflake Horizon Catalog. The accounts access the same table data without copying it.
Also shipped Nov 1, 2026Snowflake in November 2026 →
Kubernetes connector reaches end of life - 02-Nov-202
Snyk announced end-of-life support for the Kubernetes connector (kubernetes-scanner) for Insights, with data ingestion stopping on November 2, 2026.
Atlas Agent Engine in public preview
Atlas Agent Engine is now available in public preview. It provides a secure way to run AI agents at scale.
Qwen Code Release v0.26.5
Qwen Code v0.26.5 adds bounded SQL history queries for H2 and MySQL, enables Generated UI by default, and introduces Web Shell keyboard shortcuts and background agent tracking.
Qwen Code Desktop v0.26.5
Qwen Code Desktop v0.26.5 introduces bounded SQL history queries, enables Generated UI by default, and shows running background agent counts in the status bar.
CrewAI 1.15.34
This update adds a standalone LiteLLM catalog, improves crewai run input handling, and introduces new deployment options. It also includes several bug fixes for tool call telemetry and API key validation.
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Access externally managed Apache Iceberg™ tables through Snowflake Horizon Catalog (General availability)
Access to externally managed Apache Iceberg tables through Snowflake Horizon Catalog is now generally available.
Horizon Iceberg REST Catalog telemetry (General availability)
Horizon Iceberg REST Catalog telemetry is generally available, logging external query engine HTTP API calls to Snowflake account event tables.
Carry over comments, tags, and privileges with COPY = ( ... )
The new COPY = ( ... ) parameter for CREATE OR REPLACE statements allows users to automatically carry over comments, tags, and privileges from an existing object to its replacement.
Trust Center, Data Security scanner package (General availability)
Snowflake's Data Security scanner package is now generally available, providing insights into unauthorized or anomalous data movement.
Autopilot for sensitive data classification (Public Preview)
With this preview release, Autopilot is available for sensitive data classification. Autopilot lets Snowflake manage classification timing, reclassification schedules, and minimum object age to optimize performance and cost.
Snowflake-provided tags (General availability)
With this release, Snowflake-provided tags are generally available. These out-of-the-box tags in the SNOWFLAKE.TAGS schema give you a consistent vocabulary for common governance use cases, including cost center, certification status, sensitivity, environment, and project, without creating and maintaining equivalent tags in each account.
Sensitive data classification error and retry updates
With this release, sensitive data classification provides more specific error messages when automatic classification fails.
Horizon Context (Preview)
We're introducing Horizon Context in preview. Horizon Context extends Horizon Catalog with metadata from external systems and new ways to curate descriptions and preserve lineage, helping people and AI agents discover and understand data across your organization.