Weekly dbt single-tenant release notes

dbt Single-tenant release notes for weekly updates. Release notes fall into one of these categories:

• New: New products and features
• Enhancement: Performance improvements and feature enhancements
• Fix: Bug and security fixes
• Behavior change: A change to existing behavior that doesn't fit into the other categories, such as feature deprecations or changes to default settings

Release notes are grouped by date for single-tenant environments.

January 28, 2026

New

• Canvas
  • New two-step "upload source" API for more resilient uploads: Use POST /v1/workspaces/{workspace_id}/upload-source to create an upload, then PATCH /v1/workspaces/{workspace_id}/upload-source/{file_id}/process to stream processing progress (SSE).

Enhancements

• Catalog & Search
  • Improved search relevance and highlighting: Ranking now boosts results by modeling layer, and highlighting is more consistent (including support for multiple highlight snippets per field).
• dbt platform
  • Private endpoints details page: The dbt platform now includes a Private Endpoint details view with endpoint properties, connectivity status, and associated projects.
  • Fusion-aware default dbt version during setup: Connection setup and environment creation can now default to latest-fusion for eligible projects.
• Studio IDE
  • Search and replace in files: Adds a dedicated sidebar search experience. Please contact your account manager to enable.
  • Autofix now includes package upgrades: Upgrade flows can proceed from fixing deprecations into package upgrades in the same guided run.
  • Editor UI polish: Fixed multiple layout/styling issues for a more consistent editor experience.

Fixes

• dbt platform

  • Run logs render ANSI/structured output more reliably: Improved rendering and cleanup of escape sequences in step logs.
  • More accurate source freshness status in multi-job environments: Freshness status is preserved when a run lacks freshness results but freshness remains configured.
  • More robust seed artifact ingestion: Ingestion now tolerates missing/null schema fields in the manifest to avoid failures.

• Studio IDE

  • CLI project sync no longer fails on broken symlinks: Sync skips missing symlink targets instead of failing the whole sync.
  • IDE abort is clearer when a command is missing: Aborting a command that no longer exists returns a specific "no-command-found" response.
  • More robust inline command results: Malformed inline commands no longer break result processing; show --inline with an empty result returns an empty preview table.

• Canvas

  • Clearer errors for duplicate uploaded-source names: Creating an uploaded-source model with a duplicate name now returns HTTP 409 with an actionable message.
  • Failed uploads are now visible via file state: Uploaded-source processing records failure state instead of deleting the file record, improving retry/resume workflows.
  • Invocation status streaming reliability: The invocation status SSE endpoint now correctly awaits the status stream.

Behavior changes

• Catalog & Search

  • Search highlight fields deprecated and highlights shape expanded: AccountSearchHit.highlight and AccountSearchHit.matchedField are deprecated. AccountSearchHit.highlights now supports multiple highlight snippets per field (arrays).

• dbt platform

  • Deprecations: The "Adaptive" job type is deprecated. last_checked_at is deprecated and no longer populated in run responses.

• Canvas

  • Existing CSV upload SSE endpoint deprecated: Migrate to the new two-step upload source flow.

January 21, 2026

New

• dbt platform

  • Favorites are now available in Catalog: Add resources to favorites and organize your frequently accessed resources in the Catalog navigation.

• Connectivity / private networking

  • New v3 API endpoint to fetch a specific PrivateLink endpoint: You can now retrieve individual PrivateLink endpoints by ID, enabling better automation and troubleshooting workflows.

Enhancements

• dbt platform

  • Run artifacts are now searchable: Find specific artifacts faster in run history with the new artifacts search box and improved empty states.
  • Webhooks editor is more stable: The webhook form no longer resets while job options are loading, and server-generated fields now display reliably after creation.
  • Fusion onboarding completion card can be dismissed: After completing the Fusion onboarding checklist, you can now dismiss the card and it will stay dismissed.
  • Cross-project lineage is now generally available: Cross-project lineage is now enabled for all applicable accounts.

• Catalog & Search

  • Improved Catalog search relevance and performance: Enhanced search scoring and matching provides more accurate results, with better column matching and highlighting for large catalogs.
  • Search results are refreshed when column metadata changes: Column name and description updates now automatically trigger re-indexing, ensuring search results stay current.
  • Search typeahead includes "View all results": Quickly access full search results from the typeahead dropdown with the new footer link.
  • Cleaner environment dropdown behavior: The environment selector now only shows "Staging" when your account has projects with a staging environment configured.

• Studio IDE

  • Clearer error messages when fetching dev credentials and defer state: IDE-related endpoints now return more specific and helpful error messages for common configuration issues and timeouts.
  • Studio console and command log viewer improvements: Enhanced command log viewer with improved download capabilities and more consistent error log viewing.

Fixes

• AI-assisted workflows

  • Enhancement: dbt Copilot adds missing column descriptions more accurately. Copilot generated documentation now correctly detects column names across various schema.yml files, adds only missing descriptions, and preserves existing ones.

• Catalog & lineage

  • Fixes missing auto-generated exposures in model lineage: Auto-generated exposures now appear correctly in lineage views.
  • Catalog search no longer errors when a warehouse connection name is missing: Search now handles missing connection names gracefully without causing errors.
  • Improved security: malformed identity headers are rejected cleanly: Requests with invalid authentication tokens now fail safely with clear error messages.

• Studio IDE

  • Command status is more reliable when Cloud CLI invocation data expires: Commands that can't be fetched are now properly marked as failed instead of staying in a "running" state.

• APIs

  • Jobs API deferral validation is stricter and clearer: Job deferral settings are now validated to ensure the deferring job and environment exist within the same account, with improved error messages.

Behavior changes

• dbt platform

  • Account Insights default page size changed to 5 rows: Tables in Account Insights now display 5 rows per page by default (previously 10).

• Webhooks

  • Webhook timestamps are now consistently UTC RFC3339 with Z: All webhook timestamp fields (run_started_at, run_finished_at, timestamp) now use UTC with Z suffix and higher precision. Missing/invalid timestamps emit 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z instead of empty strings. Update webhook consumers if needed.
  • Webhook run_status string changed from Error to Errored: Update webhook consumers that parse this status value strictly.

• Runs / ingestion

  • Very large exposure sets are now limited during ingestion: Projects with more than 5,000 exposures will skip exposure ingestion to prevent performance issues. All other artifact ingestion continues normally. Contact support if you need to increase this limit.

January 14, 2026

New

• dbt platform
  • Fusion migration readiness endpoint: Added an API endpoint to determine whether a project is eligible for Fusion migration.

Enhancements

• Copilot and AI

  • More resilient agent runs: Agent tool execution errors now return structured responses instead of failing the entire run.
  • Better project context retrieval: Agent toolsets include additional retrieval and search capabilities for more relevant responses.
  • Improved Azure OpenAI verification: Azure OpenAI connection verification now uses GPT-5-compatible parameters for GPT-5 deployments.
  • BYOK for Azure OpenAI: Added support for Azure Foundry URLs with automatic endpoint parsing to reduce setup friction.

• Insights and Catalog

  • Semantic Layer querying now generally available (GA): Build SQL queries against the Semantic Layer without writing SQL code.
  • Improved search relevance: Search scoring prioritizes exact and multi-term matches more strongly, with better highlighting and column-description matching.
  • Catalog UX improvements: Search labels are more consistent, and the embedded lineage view loads more responsively.

• Studio IDE

  • Unified Studio IDE: Studio now loads a single unified IDE package.
  • Defer-to-production honors defer-env-id override: Studio now respects dbt-cloud.defer-env-id settings when Cloud CLI runtime is supported.
  • Improved log exporting: Download and copy behavior for command logs is more consistent, including debug logs.
  • Enhanced multi-edit support: The IDE now supports multiple explicit edits in one request with safer validation.
  • Clearer Cloud CLI session errors: Session creation returns clearer error messages and guidance for setup issues.

• dbt platform

  • Settings detail pages in resizable drawer: Settings detail experiences now use an improved drawer-based UI.
  • More resilient profile creation: Profile creation now handles dependencies and failures more gracefully.
  • Enhanced logging limits for in-progress runs: Logs for in-progress runs are also limited by memory usage, in addition to the existing 1,000-line limit.

Fixes

• dbt platform

  • Profiles API clearing extended attributes: The Profiles API now allows unsetting extended attributes by setting extended_attributes_id to null.
  • Recently viewed more reliable: Recently viewed entries now update atomically and retain the 5 most recent items.
  • Run log tailing improvements: Debug logs for completed runs now consistently fetch only the tail of the log.

• Studio IDE

  • More reliable show and compile: CLI flags to disable caching are now positioned correctly to avoid parsing issues.
  • Canvas preview improvements: Fixed argument ordering so --no-defer is interpreted consistently.

Behavior changes

• dbt platform
  • dbt v1.7 end-of-life: dbt v1.7 is now labeled as end-of-life in version lifecycle messaging.

January 7, 2026

No changes of note this week.

December 24, 2025

New

• AI Codegen

  • File-aware LangGraph agents: Analysts can now drop @path references in the bundled CLI to stream local files into /private/v1/agents/run, which are auto-rendered as text inside the run so copilots have the exact config or SQL snippet you referenced.

• dbt platform

  • Slack Copilot feedback loops: Copilot replies now carry inline "Did that answer your question?" buttons, so you can rate answers without leaving Slack.

• Codex workflows

  • Databricks cost tracking for Model Cost Over Time: A Databricks history provider and DBU-based cost query now surface daily model cost alongside Snowflake coverage, so Databricks tenants get unified FinOps reporting.

• Canvas

  • CSV upload GA: The CSV upload endpoint is now generally available.

Enhancements

• Cloud artifacts

  • Better similar-model suggestions: Attachment workflows now only recommend meaningfully related models.

• dbt platform

  • Unified SSO & SCIM admin: Settings consolidate SSO + SCIM, add an empty state for auto-generated slugs, and render read-only login URLs so admins can start configuration without touching slug fields.
  • SCIM token management polish: Token tables gain fixed pagination, inline search, consistent iconography, and clearer deletion warnings to avoid accidental cuts to live integrations.
  • Twice the per-environment custom variables: The v3 API/UI now allow up to 20 scoped environment variables before enforcing limits, giving larger projects more room for secrets.

• Canvas

  • Dialect-aware projection SQL: SELECT * RENAME/EXCEPT support now respects each warehouse's syntax using schema metadata, so SQL previews and column metadata stay accurate across Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, and Redshift.

Fixes

• dbt platform

  • Webhook editor keeps job selections: Default values are cached after the first render and stop resetting once the user edits the form, eliminating accidental job-list clearing while tabbing through fields.

• Codex GraphQL

  • Exposure parents mirror the manifest: parentsModels and parentsSources now derive from the manifest's parents list, so exposures with mixed upstreams display complete lineage in both the GraphQL API and UI.

Behavior changes

• dbt platform
  • Legacy Cost Management UI retired: All cost management pages and hooks were removed, and platform metadata credentials now only expose catalog ingestion and Cost Insights toggles, eliminating dead-end controls.

December 17, 2025

New

• dbt platform
  • Feature licensing service: A new /accounts/<id>/feature-licenses endpoint issues short-lived JWTs that encode entitled features, and service/PAT authentication now checks that a caller holds an active license on the target account before any Fusion-enabled workflow runs.
  • Databricks platform metadata credentials: Databricks warehouses can register platform metadata credentials (token plus optional catalog), enabling catalog ingestion, metadata sharing, and Cost Insights pipelines without custom adapters.

Enhancements

• dbt platform

  • Large list pagination: Settings's Projects and Credentials now paginate after 25 rows (with search boxes and skeleton states), keeping navigation responsive for large deployments.

• Metadata Explorer

  • Model context & lineage polish: Model panels now show materialization type, lineage renders metadata strips only when content exists, and upstream public-model columns load automatically for better cross-project visibility.
  • Freshness clarity & Studio navigation: Source tiles respect the meta5161ExpiredUnconfiguredSources flag (showing warn/error thresholds) and "Open in IDE" links now point at /studio/{accountId}/projects/{projectId} to drop users directly into dbt Studio.

• Insights UI

  • Copilot guardrails: The Copilot listener now hydrates builder tabs only when a semantic-layer payload arrives, preventing plain-SQL replies from overwriting editor state.

• dbt CLI

  • Improved monorepo support for file sync and the IDE:
    • File sync now anchors itself to the invocation directory, making monorepo structures behave more predictably.
    • Nested dependencies.yml files correctly trigger dependency installs.
    • The IDE’s LSP and file sync now recognize dbt subdirectories properly.
    • Exclusion lists remain accurate even in multi-project repositories.

• Notifications system

  • Webhook auditability: Outbound calls now persist the exact JSON body in webhook history, making allowlisting and troubleshooting easier.

• Studio

  • Git sidebar & file refresh parity: The file tree now mirrors Cloud VCS statuses (including conflicts) and automatically invalidates caches after dbt deps/dbt clean, so new or removed files appear without a reload.
  • Log viewers & Autofix UX: Command and interactive query logs adopt the new accordion-based viewer, and Autofix sessions in Fusion treat plain parse commands as the trigger for deprecation summaries, keeping remediation flows consistent.

Fixes

• dbt platform
  • Environment variable editor stability: Editing one variable no longer backfills blank cells with previously edited values, preventing accidental overrides.
  • Cost optimization indicator accuracy: Job pages once again display “Cost optimization features” whenever Fusion actually runs (and gating conditions are met), so users see the right coverage status regardless of feature-flag permutations.

Behavior changes

• dbt platform

  • Stronger tenant identity enforcement: Service/PAT calls without an active license now fail authentication, Slack Copilot sessions build a scoped identity JWT for the invoking user, and SSO providers enforce auto-generated slugs (draft configs can’t be targeted), reducing misconfiguration risk.

• dbt CLI

  • User-isolated invocation history: Every invocation lookup validates the caller’s user ID, preventing admins from accidentally reading another developer’s runs when multiple accounts share a CLI server.

• IDE server

  • Enhanced security for support-assisted sessions: Support impersonation sessions now restrict the execution of show, run, build, and test commands. Artifacts generated by dbt show are also short-lived and will automatically expire after 15 minutes to limit unintended data retention.

• dbt Orchestration

  • Fusion compare support & new dependency: Fusion tracks now treat dbt compare as a supported command (no more target-path hacks).

December 10, 2025

Enhancements

• AI codegen API: Streaming middleware enforces request-scoped instrumentation across every AI endpoint, offload warehouse calls via threads, and expose human-readable tool names while gating keyword search behind feature flag for approved tenants.

• dbt platform

  • Operations clarity: Environment profile drawers link directly to connection settings and treat Snowflake fields as optional, while Compare Changes and run-step drawers now explain whether steps failed or were skipped so troubleshooting is faster.
  • Collaboration & notifications: Slack Copilot mentions are now more reliable, with hardened workers, support for CSV attachments, and improved logging. Webhook channels now accept longer URLs, handle “warning-only” subscriptions correctly, and automatically clean up corrupted job IDs.
  • Profile & credential management: Environment APIs accept secondary_profile_ids, run acquisition favors profile-backed credentials, and whoami/auth metrics are scrubbed so cross-platform profiles stay in sync.

• dbt CLI server: Improved stability and performance for large projects.

• Studio IDE: For dbt Fusion logging, node start and end times will now properly be displayed in command output.

• Studio IDE: Copilot Chat automatically appears anywhere AI entitlements exist, preview runs auto-cancel when nodes change, and keyboard shortcuts respect native keymaps with clear UI labels.

• Studio IDE: Tab view, console pane, and command drawer have been redesigned to enhance efficiency and multitasking.

Fixes

• Studio IDE server: Branch creation now returns explicit feedback for bad branch names/SHAs and detects unauthorized Git errors earlier, making automation failures actionable.

December 3, 2025

New

• dbt platform
  • Autofix deprecation warnings: When deprecations are detected, you now see "Autofix deprecation warnings."
  • Autofix Packages detailed results: After running Autofix, you see a results panel with upgraded packages (with links), packages left unchanged and why, and quick access to packages.yml to help assess Fusion readiness and next steps.

Enhancements

• dbt platform
  • Code Quality tab improvements
    • Clearer lint/format actions (SQLFluff, Prettier), better empty states, visible Config button when applicable, and simplified logs retrieval.
    • Applies to SQL, JSON, YAML, and Markdown workflows.
  • Editor experience
    • Upgraded editor for stability.
    • Improved container sizing/overflow.
    • "Save" overlay only appears when tabs are open.
    • Minor action‑bar refinements.

Fixes

• dbt platform lineage and command pane stability: Reliability improved by aligning with updated IDE and VS Code command APIs; eliminates intermittent skips.

Behavior changes

• dbt platform: dbt Core “versionless” renamed to “latest” so it's consistent and clear across tenants.

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