Databricks runtime releases

This article lists all Databricks runtime releases and the schedule for supported releases. For more information about the Databricks Runtime support policy and schedule, see Databricks runtime support lifecycle.

Supported releases

The Databricks runtime versions listed in this section are currently supported by Databricks.

Supported Databricks runtime releases and support schedule

The following table lists the Apache Spark version, release date, and end-of-support date for supported Databricks Runtime releases.

Version	Variant	Apache Spark Version	Release Date	End-of-Support Date
7.3		3.0.1	Sep 24, 2020	Mar 24, 2021
	Databricks Runtime 7.3
	Databricks Runtime 7.3 ML
	Databricks Runtime 7.3 for Genomics
7.2		3.0.0	Aug 11, 2020	Feb 11, 2021
	Databricks Runtime 7.2
	Databricks Runtime 7.2 ML
	Databricks Runtime 7.2 for Genomics
7.1		3.0.0	Jul 21, 2020	Jan 21, 2021
	Databricks Runtime 7.1
	Databricks Runtime 7.1 ML
	Databricks Runtime 7.1 for Genomics
7.0		3.0.0	Jun 17, 2020	Dec 17, 2020
	Databricks Runtime 7.0
	Databricks Runtime 7.0 ML
	Databricks Runtime 7.0 for Genomics
6.6		2.4.5	May 26, 2020	Nov 26, 2020
	Databricks Runtime 6.6
	Databricks Runtime 6.6 ML
	Databricks Runtime 6.6 for Genomics
6.5		2.4.5	Apr 14, 2020	Oct 14, 2020
	Databricks Runtime 6.5
	Databricks Runtime 6.5 ML
	Databricks Runtime 6.5 for Genomics
6.4		2.4.5	Feb 26, 2020	Apr 1, 2021
	Databricks Runtime 6.4
	Databricks Runtime 6.4 ML
	Databricks Runtime 6.4 for Genomics
5.5 LTS		2.4.3	Jul 10, 2019	Jul 10, 2021
	Databricks Runtime 5.5 LTS
	Databricks Runtime 5.5 LTS ML

Note

We have extended support for Databricks Runtime 6.4 through April 2021. We anticipate declaring long-term support (LTS) for an upcoming major Databricks Runtime release before Databricks Runtime 6.4 support ends.

Compatibility matrixes

This section lists Databricks Runtime and Databricks Runtime ML versions and their respective Delta Lake API and MLflow versions.

Delta Lake API compatibility matrix

Databricks Runtime version	Delta Lake API version
7.0 - 7.3	0.7.0
6.6	0.6.1
6.4 - 6.5	0.5.0

MLflow compatibility matrix

Databricks Runtime ML version	MLflow version
7.3	1.11.0
7.2	1.9.1
7.1	1.9.1
7.0	1.8.0
6.6	1.8.0
6.5	1.7.0
6.4	1.5.0
5.5 LTS	1.0.0

Supported Databricks Light releases

Version	Apache Spark Version	Release Date	End-of-Support Date
2.4	2.4.0+	March 26, 2019	–

Release notes

• Databricks Runtime 7.3 for Genomics
• Databricks Runtime 7.3 ML
• Databricks Runtime 7.3
• Databricks Runtime 7.2 for Genomics
• Databricks Runtime 7.2 ML
• Databricks Runtime 7.2
• Databricks Runtime 7.1 for Genomics
• Databricks Runtime 7.1 ML
• Databricks Runtime 7.1
• Databricks Runtime 7.0 for Genomics
• Databricks Runtime 7.0 ML
• Databricks Runtime 7.0
• Databricks Runtime 6.6 for Genomics
• Databricks Runtime 6.6 ML
• Databricks Runtime 6.6
• Databricks Runtime 6.5 for Genomics
• Databricks Runtime 6.5 ML
• Databricks Runtime 6.5
• Databricks Runtime 6.4 for Genomics
• Databricks Runtime 6.4 ML
• Databricks Runtime 6.4
• Databricks Runtime 5.5 LTS ML
• Databricks Runtime 5.5 LTS
• Databricks Light 2.4

Beta releases

Preview releases of Databricks Runtime are always labeled Beta. See Databricks Runtime preview releases. This section lists any current Databricks runtime Beta releases.

There are no Databricks Runtime beta releases at this time.

Unsupported releases

The Databricks runtime versions listed in this section are no longer supported by Databricks. For more information about the Databricks Runtime support policy and schedule, see Databricks runtime support lifecycle.

End-of-support history

Version (all variants)	Apache Spark Version	Release Date	End-of-Support Announcement	End-of-Support Date
6.3	2.4.4	Jan 22, 2020	Jan 22, 2020	Jul 22, 2020
6.2	2.4.4	Dec 03, 2019	Dec 03, 2019	Jun 03, 2020
6.1	2.4.4	Oct 16, 2019	Oct 16, 2019	Apr 16, 2020
6.0	2.4.3	Oct 01, 2019	Oct 01, 2019	Apr 01, 2020
5.4	2.4	Jun 03, 2019	Jun 03, 2019	Dec 03, 2019
5.3	2.4	Apr 03, 2019	Aug 03, 2019	Dec 03, 2019
5.2	2.4	Jan 24, 2019	May 27, 2019	Sep 30, 2019
5.1	2.4	Dec 18, 2018	Apr 18, 2019	Aug 19, 2019
5.0	2.4	Nov 08, 2018	Jul 08, 2019	Jul 08, 2019
4.3	2.3	Aug 10, 2018	Dec 09, 2018	Apr 09, 2019
4.2	2.3	Jul 09, 2018	Nov 05, 2018	Mar 05, 2019
4.1	2.3	May 17, 2018	Sep 17, 2018	Jan 17, 2019
4.0	2.3	Mar 01, 2018	Jul 01, 2018	Nov 01, 2018
3.5 LTS	2.2	Dec 21, 2017	Jan 02, 2019	Jan 02, 2020
3.4	2.2	Nov 20, 2017	Mar 31, 2018	Jul 30, 2018
3.3	2.2	Oct 04, 2017	Mar 31, 2018	Jul 30, 2018
3.2	2.2	Sep 05, 2017	Jan 30, 2018	Apr 30, 2018
3.1	2.2	Aug 04, 2017	–	Oct 30, 2017
3.0	2.2	Jul 11, 2017	–	Sep 05, 2017
Spark 2.1 (Auto Updating)	2.1	Dec 22, 2016	Mar 31, 2018	Jul 30, 2018
Spark 2.1.1-db6	2.1	Aug 03, 2017	Mar 31, 2018	Jul 30, 2018
Spark 2.1.1-db5	2.1	May 31, 2017	–	Aug 03, 2017
Spark 2.1.1-db4	2.1	Apr 25, 2017	Mar 31, 2018	Jul 30, 2018
Spark 2.0 (Auto Updating)	2.0	Jul 26, 2016	Jan 30, 2018	Apr 30, 2018
Spark 2.0.2-db4	2.0	Mar 24, 2017	Jan 30, 2018	Apr 30, 2018
Spark 1.6.3-db2	1.6	Mar 24, 2017	Jan 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018

Release notes

• Databricks Runtime 6.3 for Genomics (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.3 ML (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.3 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.2 for Genomics (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.2 ML (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.2 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.1 ML (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.1 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.0 ML (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 6.0 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 5.4 ML (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 5.4 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 5.3 ML (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 5.3 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 5.2 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 5.1 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 5.0 (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 4.3
• Databricks Runtime 4.2
• Databricks Runtime 4.1
• Databricks Runtime 4.0
• Databricks Runtime 3.5 LTS (Unsupported)
• Databricks Runtime 3.4
• Databricks Runtime 3.3
• Databricks Runtime 3.2
• Databricks Runtime 3.1
• Databricks Runtime 3.0
• 2.1.1-db6 cluster image
• 2.1.1-db5 cluster image
• 2.1.1-db4 cluster image
• 2.0.2-db4 cluster image
• 1.6.3-db2 cluster image