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databricks Platform · Updated Jun 8, 2026

Databricks Runtime 18: June 8, 2026

Apache Spark fixes and improvements This release includes the following bug fixes and improvements made to Spark: NEAREST BY is now a supported SQL join type for top K nearest neighbor queries.

What it does

Apache Spark fixes and improvements This release includes the following bug fixes and improvements made to Spark: NEAREST BY is now a supported SQL join type for top K nearest neighbor queries. PARTITION is now supported for v2 catalog tables. Previously, this syntax was only available for v1 tables.

Why it matters

Apache Spark fixes and improvements This release includes the following bug fixes and improvements made to Spark: NEAREST BY is now a supported SQL join type for top K nearest neighbor queries.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Apache Spark fixes and improvements This release includes the following bug fixes and improvements made to Spark: NEAREST BY is now a supported SQL join type for top K nearest neighbor queries. PARTITION is now supported for v2 catalog tables.

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Key takeaway
Apache Spark fixes and improvements This release includes the following bug fixes and improvements made to Spark: NEAREST BY is now a supported SQL join type for top K nearest neighbor queries.
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