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AWS Glue 6.0 delivers 30% price reduction and Iceberg v3 support

Published
August 21, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/aws-glue-6-0-price-reduction-iceberg-v3

AWS Glue 6.0 Release

AWS Glue 6.0 is now available, featuring a 30% price reduction and full support for Apache Iceberg v3, Apache Hudi, and Delta Lake. It also includes runtime upgrades to Apache Spark 4.1, Python 3.13, and Scala 2.13.

New Features

  • VARIANT data type with automatic shredding for faster reads on semi-structured data.
  • Deletion vectors for high-performance row-level updates.
  • Geometry and geography data types for spatial processing.
  • Flexible schema evolution through UNKNOWN data type and DEFAULT column values.
  • Spark Declarative Pipelines to eliminate repetitive orchestration code.
  • Real-Time Mode streaming for sub-second latencies.
  • Arrow-native Python UDFs for improved PySpark performance.

What to do

  • Select Glue 6.0 from the version dropdown in the AWS Glue console or SageMaker Unified Studio when creating a new job.
  • Migrate existing jobs using the Spark Upgrade Agent.

Source: AWS release notes




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