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Databricks on AWS GovCloud release notes 2026

The following platform features, improvements, and fixes were released on Databricks on AWS GovCloud in 2026.

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Releases are staged. Your Databricks account might not be updated with a new feature until a week or more after the initial release date.

January 2026​

Databricks Assistant and AI/BI Genie are now generally available​

January 14, 2026

Databricks Assistant and AI/BI Genie are now generally available on Databricks on AWS GovCloud. These AI-powered features help users work more efficiently with data:

  • Databricks Assistant provides AI-powered code completion, explanations, and debugging help directly in notebooks, files, and the SQL editor. See What is Databricks Assistant?.
  • AI/BI Genie allows business users to explore data using natural language queries in Genie spaces. See What is an AI/BI Genie space.

Both features are supported in Databricks for AWS GovCloud and Databricks for AWS GovCloud DoD environments. For more information about feature availability, see Feature availability.

Databricks Runtime maintenance updates​

January 9, 2026

New maintenance updates are available for supported Databricks Runtime versions. These updates include bug fixes, security patches, and performance improvements. For details, see:

Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens (GA)​

January 6, 2026

Automatic email notifications for expiring personal access tokens are now generally available. For more information, see Set the maximum lifetime of new personal access tokens.