JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available

GAAug 6, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Package Scala or Java code as a JAR and run it as a task in a Lakeflow Job on serverless compute. Your JAR must match the Scala, Java Development Kit (JDK), and Databricks Connect versions of your serverless environment version. See Create and run JARs on serverless compute .

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