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databricks Platform · Updated Jun 4, 2026

Databricks Runtime 18: June 4, 2026

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

What it does

Behavioral changes Review the following changes, which take effect when clusters restart on this runtime. NATURAL JOIN case insensitive column matching: NATURAL JOIN now respects the spark.sql.caseSensitive configuration (default: false) when matching common columns between the left and right sides of the join. Previously, column matching was always case sensitive, causing columns that differ only in case (for example, ID vs id) to not be recognized as common columns.

Why it matters

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

Key capabilities
[ INNER ]
[ INNER ]
LEFT [ OUTER ]
LEFT [ OUTER ]
RIGHT [ OUTER ]
RIGHT [ OUTER ]
FULL [OUTER]
FULL [OUTER]
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Behavioral changes Review the following changes, which take effect when clusters restart on this runtime. NATURAL JOIN case insensitive column matching: NATURAL JOIN now respects the spark.sql.caseSensitive configuration (default: false) when matching common…

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Key takeaway
Behavioral changes Review the following changes, which take effect when clusters restart on this runtime.
2026-06-04-databricks-runtime-18-june-4-2026 Generated by the Databricks Updates Agent · browse all updates