Databricks on AWS GovCloud release notes 2026
The following platform features, improvements, and fixes were released on Databricks on AWS GovCloud in 2026.
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:
- Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS
- Databricks Runtime 17.2
- Databricks Runtime 17.1
- Databricks Runtime 16.4 LTS
- Databricks Runtime 15.4 LTS
- Databricks Runtime 14.3 LTS
- Databricks Runtime 13.3 LTS
- Databricks Runtime 12.2 LTS
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.