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databricks Platform · Updated May 13, 2026

Version 18.2

This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.2.

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What it does

This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.2. New features CREATE OR REPLACE support for temporary tables: CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax is now supported, allowing you to create or replace temporary tables in a single statement. This eliminates the need to explicitly drop and recreate temporary tables.

Why it matters

Reduces operational overhead and unlocks new capabilities for data teams on Databricks.

Key capabilities
isDynamicPartitionOverwrite: present when dynamic partition
isDynamicPartitionOverwrite: present when dynamic partition overwrite mode was used
canOverwriteSchema: present when schema overwrite
canOverwriteSchema: present when schema overwrite (overwriteSchema) was enabled
canMergeSchema: present when schema merge
canMergeSchema: present when schema merge (mergeSchema) was enabled
predicate: present when replaceWhere was
predicate: present when replaceWhere was used
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.2. New features CREATE OR REPLACE support for temporary tables: CREATE OR REPLACE TEMP TABLE syntax is now supported, allowing you to create or replace temporary tables in a single…

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Key takeaway
This serverless compute release roughly corresponds to Databricks Runtime 18.2.
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