9.32 Release Notes (with behavior changes): Preview

Attention

Content on this page is available in advance of the completion of the 9.32 release, which is currently either pending or in progress and is scheduled for completion on October 15 (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.

Behavior change bundles

This release contains the following behavior change bundles:

Bundle Name

Status in this Release

Previous Status

2025_07

Disabled by default; admins can enable for testing

N/A (introduced in this release)

2025_06

Enabled by default; admins can disable for opt-out

Disabled by default

2025_05

Generally enabled; admins can no longer enable/disable

Enabled by default

The status for each bundle will change again in the following behavior change release, planned for January 2026; however, this schedule is subject to change.

For more information about bundle statuses and how they may impact your accounts, see About Behavior Changes.

Data lake updates

Catalog-linked databases: Auto-refresh for Apache Iceberg™ table creation

We now leverage auto-refresh for Iceberg table creation in catalog-linked databases to improve metadata consistency. Note that this change will cause table creation to contribute to your auto-refresh service billing.

Table optimization for Snowflake-managed Apache Iceberg™ tables (General availability)

Table optimization for Snowflake-managed Apache Iceberg™ tables is now generally available. This update includes enabling billing for the data compaction. We will start billing for these features on October 20, 2025.

Release notes change log

Announcement

Update

Date

Release notes

Initial publication (preview)

Oct 10, 2025

Catalog-linked databases: Auto-refresh for Apache Iceberg™ table creation

Added to Data lake updates

Oct 13, 2025