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databricks Platform · Updated Mar 11, 2026

Databricks Runtime 18: March 11, 2026

Behavioral changes Review the following changes, which take effect when clusters restart on this runtime.

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What it does

Behavioral changes Review the following changes, which take effect when clusters restart on this runtime. Observation metric errors: No longer cause query execution failures. Previously, errors in OBSERVE clauses (such as division by zero) could block or fail the entire query.

Why it matters

SpatialSQL Boolean set operations: ST Difference, ST Intersection, and ST Union use a new implementation with the following improvements: + Valid input geometries always produce a result and no longer raise errors.

Key capabilities
Valid input geometries always produce
Valid input geometries always produce a result and no longer raise errors.
Approximately 2x faster performance
Approximately 2x faster performance.
Results are normalized for consistent
Results are normalized for consistent, comparable output. Exception types for SQLSTATE: Exception types are updated to support…
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Behavioral changes Review the following changes, which take effect when clusters restart on this runtime. Observation metric errors: No longer cause query execution failures.

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Key takeaway
Behavioral changes Review the following changes, which take effect when clusters restart on this runtime.
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