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Apache Iceberg™ tables: Partition evolution (General availability)

GAVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

With this release, we're pleased to announce the general availability of partition evolution for Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables. You can now change a table's partition specification after you create the table by adding, dropping, or replacing partition fields, without rewriting existing data.

Topics: Apache Iceberg

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