9.31 Release Notes: Preview

Attention

Content on this page is available in advance of the completion of the 9.31 release, which is currently either pending or in progress and is scheduled for completion on October 8 (subject to change).

Features, updates, or behavior changes described on this page might not be available in your accounts until the release is complete.

For updates to these release notes, see Release notes change log.

Security updates

Activate Tri-Secret Secure with Private Connectivity

You can provision private endpoints and activate Tri-Secret Secure with your key management system using Snowflake system functions. You can also enable a private connectivity endpoint for an active customer-managed key (CMK).

Data lake updates

Query data compaction jobs for Apache Iceberg™ tables

You can use the new ICEBERG_STORAGE_OPTIMIZATION_HISTORY view to query data compaction jobs for Apache Iceberg™ tables within the last year. This view includes a CREDITS_USED column, which you can use to monitor the cost of data compaction. We will start billing for data compaction of data files for Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables on October 20th, 2025.

Release notes change log

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Initial publication (preview)

Oct 03, 2025