Databricks runtime releases
This article lists all Databricks runtime releases and the schedule for supported releases. For more information about the Databricks Runtime support policy and schedule, see Databricks runtime support lifecycle.
Supported releases
The Databricks runtime versions listed in this section are currently supported.
Supported Databricks runtime releases and support schedule
The following table lists the Apache Spark version, release date, and end-of-support date for supported Databricks Runtime releases.
Note
Databricks Runtime 6.4 Extended Support will be supported through the end of 2021. It is provided for customers who are unable to migrate to Databricks Runtime 7.x or 8.x. Databricks Runtime 6.4 Extended Support uses Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS instead of the deprecated Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS operating system used in the original Databricks Runtime 6.4. Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS support ended on April 1, 2021.
Databricks Runtime 5.5 Extended Support will be supported through the end of 2021. It is intended for customers who are on Databricks Runtime 5.5 LTS but are unable to migrate to Databricks Runtime 7.x or 8.x before support ends for 5.5 LTS on July 10, 2021. Databricks Runtime 5.5 Extended Support uses Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS instead of the deprecated Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS distribution used in the original Databricks Runtime 5.5 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS support ceased on April 1, 2021.
Databricks recommends that you migrate your workloads to Databricks Runtime 7.x or 8.x as soon as you can to get the benefits of Apache Spark 3.x and the many new features and improvements built into these newer runtimes. For migration information, see Databricks Runtime 7.x migration guide.
Compatibility matrixes
This section lists Databricks Runtime and Databricks Runtime ML versions and their respective Delta Lake API and MLflow versions.
Delta Lake API compatibility matrix
| Databricks Runtime version | Delta Lake API version |
|---|---|
| 8.3 - 8.4 | 1.0.0 |
| 8.0 - 8.2 | 0.8.0 |
| 7.3 LTS, 7.6 | 0.7.0 |
| 6.4 Extended Support | 0.5.0 |
MLflow compatibility matrix
| Databricks Runtime ML version | MLflow version |
|---|---|
| 8.4 | 1.18.0 |
| 8.3 | 1.17.0 |
| 8.2 | 1.15.0 |
| 8.1 | 1.14.1 |
| 7.6 - 8.0 | 1.13.1 |
| 7.3 LTS | 1.11.0 |
| 6.4 Extended Support | 1.5.0 |
| 5.5 LTS and 5.5 Extended Support | 1.0.0 |
Supported Databricks Light releases
| Version | Apache Spark version | Release date | End-of-support date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 2.4.0+ | Feb 27, 2019 | – |
Migration guides
Beta releases
Preview releases of Databricks Runtime are always labeled Beta. See Databricks Runtime preview releases. This section lists any current Databricks runtime Beta releases.
There are no Databricks Runtime Beta releases at this time.
Unsupported releases
The Databricks runtime versions listed in this section are no longer supported by Azure Databricks. For more information about the Databricks Runtime support policy and schedule, see Databricks runtime support lifecycle.
End-of-support history
Release notes for unsupported releases
| Version (all variants) | Apache Spark version | Release date | End-of-support date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.0.1 | Dec 16, 2020 | Jun 16, 2021 |
| 7.4 | 3.0.0 | Nov 03, 2020 | May 03, 2021 |
| 7.2 | 3.0.0 | Aug 11, 2020 | Feb 11, 2021 |
| 7.1 | 3.0.0 | Jul 21, 2020 | Jan 21, 2021 |
| 7.0 | 3.0.0 | Jun 17, 2020 | Jan 14, 2021 |
| 6.6 | 2.4.5 | May 26, 2020 | Nov 26, 2020 |
| 6.5 | 2.4.5 | Apr 14, 2020 | Oct 14, 2020 |
| 6.4 | 2.4.5 | Feb 26, 2020 | Apr 01, 2021 |
| 6.3 | 2.4.4 | Jan 22, 2020 | Jul 22, 2020 |
| 6.2 | 2.4.4 | Dec 03, 2019 | Jun 03, 2020 |
| 6.1 | 2.4.4 | Oct 16, 2019 | Apr 16, 2020 |
| 6.0 | 2.4.3 | Oct 01, 2019 | Apr 01, 2020 |
| 5.4 | 2.4 | Jun 03, 2019 | Dec 03, 2019 |
| 5.3 | 2.4 | Apr 03, 2019 | Dec 03, 2019 |
| 5.2 | 2.4 | Jan 24, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| 5.1 | 2.4 | Dec 18, 2018 | Aug 19, 2019 |
| 5.0 | 2.4 | Nov 08, 2018 | Jul 08, 2019 |
| 4.3 | 2.3 | Aug 10, 2018 | Apr 09, 2019 |
| 4.2 | 2.3 | Jul 09, 2018 | Mar 05, 2019 |
| 4.1 | 2.3 | May 17, 2018 | Jan 17, 2019 |
| 4.0 | 2.3 | Mar 01, 2018 | Nov 01, 2018 |
| 3.5 LTS | 2.2 | Dec 21, 2017 | Jan 02, 2020 |
| 3.4 | 2.2 | Nov 20, 2017 | Jul 30, 2018 |
Release notes for unsupported releases
- Databricks Runtime 7.5 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.5 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.5 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.4 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.4 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.4 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.2 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.2 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.2 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.1 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.1 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.1 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.0 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.0 ML (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 7.0 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.6 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.6 ML (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.6 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.5 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.5 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.5 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.4 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.4 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.4 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.3 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.3 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.3 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.2 for Genomics (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.2 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.2 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.1 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.1 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.0 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 6.0 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 5.4 for Machine Learning (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 5.4 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 5.3 ML (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 5.3 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 5.2 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 5.1 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 5.0 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 4.3 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 4.2 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 4.1 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 4.0 (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 3.5 LTS (Unsupported)
- Databricks Runtime 3.4 (Unsupported)