Dbt Core Updates & Release Notes

2.0.0-beta.2

Released August 18, 2026

Features

• Add support for ClickHouse Dictionary materialization (#14580)
• Clickhouse: Add more settings and missing internal methods (#14587)
• Add support for ClickHouse's index definition (#14583)
• [dbt-fusion] (fabric) support authentication: ActiveDirectoryAccessToken, authenticating with a pre-minted Entra bearer token from the access_token profile field (#15926)
• Add relation-scoped catalog macro (get_catalog_relations) for ClickHouse, fixing catalog fetch failures with --write-catalog (#14585)
• Seed data types are not Nullable for ClickHouse. Fix incorrect primary key declaration when configured as a list' (#14585)

Contributors

• @koletzilla (#14580, #14587, #14583, #14585, #14585)
• @mghorpade1 (#15926)

dbt-core 1.6.19 - August 14, 2026

Features

• Warn users if they are using a deprecated dbt version (#15964)

Under the Hood

• Remove support and testing for Python 3.8, which is now EOL. (#10861)

Contributors

• @gshank (#10861)
• @peterallenwebb (#10861)

dbt-core 1.5.12 - August 14, 2026

Features

• Warn users if they are using a deprecated dbt version (#15964)

Under the Hood

• Remove support and testing for Python 3.8, which is now EOL. (#10861)

Contributors

• @gshank (#10861)
• @peterallenwebb (#10861)

dbt-core 1.3.8 - August 14, 2026

Features

• Warn users if they are using a deprecated dbt version (#15964)

Fixes

• Remove pin on packaging and stop using it for prerelease comparisons (#6834)
• Fix semver comparison logic by ensuring numeric values (#7039)

Contributors

• @ash2shukla (#15964)

dbt-core 1.2.7 - August 14, 2026

Features

• Warn users if they are using a deprecated dbt version (#15964)

Fixes

• Remove pin on packaging and stop using it for prerelease comparisons (#6834)
• Fix semver comparison logic by ensuring numeric values (#7039)
• Fix producing non json log when log format is json (#7972)
• Enable seeds to be handled from stored manifest data (#6875)

Contributors

• @ash2shukla (#15964)

• Enhancement: If a CI job can't find the commit for its deferral baseline, SQL linting no longer fails the run. Instead, dbt shows a warning with the commit SHA it couldn't resolve and lints the entire project. To refresh the baseline, rerun the job you defer to.
• Enhancement: You can now enable or disable dbt State for each job using the dbt State dropdown: On, Off, or Inherited from environment. New jobs default to Inherited from environment. Make sure to manually update existing jobs. Refer to Enabling dbt State on environments and jobs for more information.
• Private beta: Snowflake users can now configure custom relation overrides when setting up Cost Insights. If your credentials don't have access to the SNOWFLAKE system database, you can use your own tables or views in place of the default Snowflake system tables. Contact your account representative for access.
• Enhancement: The column lineage panel now shows SQL transformation expressions for all users. You can see how columns are derived across your lineage without any additional configuration. …

• New: A new Explain tab on the run details page shows dbt State's decision for each model in a run (rebuilt, reused, or cloned), with expandable details, search, and Comma-Separated Values (CSV) download. You can use this tab to investigate why each model was rebuilt or reused. Contact your account manager to enable.
• Enhancement: Non-admin users now see an "Ask an admin to enable" message on the dbt Wizard and dbt State cards in Billing & Usage when a trial is available but they lack permission to start it, instead of a blank space. The same message appears if a non-admin tries to start a trial from a dbt State or dbt Wizard link.
• Enhancement: dbt State is now available for jobs running on the Compatible, dbt v2 Extended, and dbt v2 Fallback release tracks, in addition to previously supported tracks.
• Enhancement: When compare results are larger than 50 MB, pull request comments now show a "too large to summarize" notice with a link to the full compare report, instead of failing with no message.
• Enhancement: The Studio IDE browser tab now displays "dbt Studio" instead of a generic editor title.
• Enhancement: When you connect an MCP client with OAuth, more clients can now complete sign-in successfully. …

• Enhancement: The dbt State usage page now shows daily active target tables (DATTs) split into Billable and Free. During a trial, all DATTs are counted as free.

• Preview: The dbt Wizard home tab in dbt platform is now available in public preview. You can build and change dbt projects through natural language, with inline diffs, DAG previews, and validation built in.

• New: The dbt MCP server now uses one get_node_details tool for all resource types. The older type-specific tools are deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

• New: When a job is deactivated, the banner now shows a specific reason (repeated run failures, account inactivity, or a generic fallback) with tailored reactivation instructions for each case.

• Enhancement: The agent now automatically retries transient LLM provider failures (network timeouts, rate limits, and server errors) with exponential backoff, so brief provider blips are less likely to surface as errors during your session.

• Enhancement: Client tool loops now run until the agent finishes rather than stopping after 50 iterations, eliminating premature termination of long-running agentic workflows.

• Enhancement: Code blocks in dbt Wizard responses now include a Copy button on hover, so you can reuse generated SQL or YAML more easily. …

• Enhancement: Column-level tags defined in your dbt project now appear on the Columns tab of resource details pages in Catalog. You can click any tag badge to filter the lineage view, or search for columns directly by tag name. Refer to View resource details.
• Enhancement: You can now enable dbt State on continuous integration and merge job types, in addition to deploy jobs. For more information, refer to Enabling dbt State on environments and jobs.
• Enhancement: The Cost Insights table view now includes All and Jobs buttons to switch between an aggregated cost view and a per-job cost breakdown. Available in the project dashboard and the Model performance section in Catalog. When Jobs is selected, the CSV export includes job-level data. For more information, refer to Explore cost data.
• Enhancement: dbt Wizard tool calls for dbt command invocations now stream their output live in chat, in both the Studio IDE and Wizard home. …

• Enhancement: Repository clone failures now surface a more actionable diagnostic message to help you resolve common issues faster. For guidance, refer to Troubleshooting clone errors.
• Fix: The connection test failure message now prompts you to verify your connection details and confirm that your credentials have access to the data warehouse, rather than showing a generic failure message.
• Enhancement: Users granted user_credential_write can access Your profile > Credentials without develop_access (including read-only users). Environment variable overrides and dbt version overrides still require develop_access. Refer to Enterprise permissions for more information.
• New: The Job creator permission set is now available for Enterprise accounts. Assign it to users who need to create, edit, and run jobs within assigned projects and environments without access to edit environments or environment variables.
• Enhancement: The admin API toolset (job management and run operations) is now always available in the dbt and no longer requires a feature flag. You no longer need to contact your account manager to enable these tools. …

• Enhancement: When a dbt command run by the times out, the agent now automatically attempts to cancel the stuck invocation on the server and returns a retry-friendly message, letting you decide whether to retry. Previously, timeouts resulted in an unhandled error. This applies to both model invocations and autofix runs.
• Enhancement: In dbt platform run logs, dbt ls and dbt list now display node results as No-op instead of Unknown when using dbt v2. Refer to dbt ls (list) for more information.
• New: A universal login URL is available at https://login.dbt.com, making it easier for you to view accounts you have access to across instances (regions and tenancies). This is currently available for multi-tenant accounts with an account-specific domain, and support for single-tenant accounts is coming soon. For more information, refer to Log in to dbt platform.
• Fix: Refreshing the same browser tab now restores your active dbt Wizard conversation instead of showing the empty state. Opening a new tab, or returning after closing the tab, still starts in the empty state. The dbt Wizard is currently in beta. …