v0.5.0·UnityCatalog 0.5.0
Summary
This release introduces a new UC Delta API for managing Delta tables via REST, enabling broader client compatibility. It also provides separate Spark connector artifacts for Spark 4.0.x and 4.1.x, and enables credential-scoped file systems by default for improved stability.
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