When will DB release runtime with Scala 2.13

[bidek56]

When will DB release runtime with Scala 2.13? Thx

[Walter_C · Accepted solution]

It is expected to reach with DBR 16.3 LTS which is expected to be GA by beginning of March

[r0bturner]

Do you have a more precise date for this release now? In the process of downgrading a project from 2.13 to 2.12 just so I can introduce databricks connect.

[rcaputo3]

Looks like 16.3 beta has been released with Scala 2.12.15. When has Scala 2.13 been pushed back to?

[bidek56]

Any way to make it happen sooner? Some of Scala and Java libraries do not work with Scala 2.12 anymore, b/c it's so old. Spark has been available for Scala 2.13 for a long time. It's very disappointing that it takes so long for DB to offer Scala 2.13, specially since Scala has moved to version 3+ long time ago. Thx

[Walter_C]

As per the information from the product team, this was a decision make to accommodate it also with the release of Spark 4. The release timeline is not a full decision it might change but as of now it has been selected to be by the timeframe proposed

[JoseSoto]

Hi everyone,

I saw that Scala 2.13 is expected to be available with Databricks Runtime 16.3 LTS, with a tentative GA release in early March 2025. Can someone from Databricks confirm if this timeline is still on track?

Any updates on potential preview availability would also be helpful.

Thanks!

[bidek56]

The date keeps moving forward, I wouldn't get your hopes up on 2.13. 😰

[JoseSoto]

Spark 4 is coming and it's only going to support Scala 2.13, so a Databricks Runtime with Spark 3.5.x and Scala 2.13 should be released soonish.