October 2025
These features and Databricks platform improvements were released in October 2025.
Releases are staged. Your Databricks account might not be updated until a week or more after the initial release date.
Convert to Unity Catalog managed table from external table
October 2, 2025
The ALTER TABLE ... SET MANAGED command is now generally available. This command seamlessly converts Unity Catalog external tables to managed tables. It allows you to take full advantage of Unity Catalog managed table features, such as enhanced governance, reliability, and performance. See Convert an external table to a managed Unity Catalog table.
New permissions for the Databricks GitHub App
October 1, 2025
If you own a Databricks account with the Databricks GitHub app installed, you may receive an email titled "Databricks is requesting updated permissions" from GitHub.
This is a legitimate request from Databricks. It asks you to approve a new permission that allows Databricks to read your GitHub account email(s). Granting this permission will let Databricks retrieve and save your primary GitHub account email to your Linked Git credential in Databricks. In an upcoming feature, this will ensure that commits made from Databricks are properly linked to your GitHub identity.
If you don't accept the new permission, your Linked Git credential will still authenticate with GitHub. However, future commits from this credential will not be associated with your GitHub account identity