September 2026

Azure Databricks released these features and improvements in September 2026.

Note

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

Git Folder Serverless is in Beta

September 2, 2026

You can now use Git Folder Serverless to share serverless compute and a pyproject.toml-managed environment across notebooks and files in a Git folder. See Git Folder Serverless.

Google Gemini 3.8 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model

September 2, 2026

Model Serving now supports Google Gemini 3.8 Flash as a Databricks-hosted model. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs.

Customers are responsible for ensuring their compliance with applicable terms.

Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest is now generally available

September 1, 2026

Apache Arrow support for Zerobus Ingest in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. See Use Arrow Flight with Zerobus Ingest.

HITRUST and IRAP compliance controls are now generally available

September 1, 2026

HITRUST and IRAP compliance controls are now generally available through the compliance security profile. In addition, HIPAA, HITRUST, and IRAP now require the compliance security profile. See HITRUST and Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP).

Databricks Runtime maintenance updates (09/01)

September 1, 2026

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

Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

September 1, 2026

Unity AI Gateway now supports Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 as a Databricks-hosted model. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs.

Customers are responsible for ensuring their compliance with applicable terms.

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