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databricks Platform · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in Preview

Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in the Preview channel.

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What it does

Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features, behavioral changes, and bug fixes. New IP address functions A set of SQL functions is now available for working with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and CIDR blocks, including ip host, ip cidr, ip version, ip prefix length, ip network, ip network last, ip cidr contains, ip as binary, and ip as string, along with try variants for null safe behavior.

Why it matters

Improved filter estimation in the query optimizer The query optimizer now more accurately estimates how much data a filter removes.

Key capabilities
Create a metric view
Create a metric view
Define metric views using SQL
Define metric views using SQL DDL or the Catalog Explorer UI, with built-in YAML validation.
Query metric views
Query metric views
Query metric views from SQL
Query metric views from SQL editors, notebooks, dashboards, Genie Agents, and alerts.
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in the Preview channel. Review the following section to learn about new features, behavioral changes, and bug fixes.

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Key takeaway
Databricks SQL version 2026.20 is now available in the Preview channel.
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