Introducing AWS Glue 5.1

Published
November 26, 2025
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/11/aws-glue-5-1

AWS Glue 5.1 Release Notes

AWS Glue 5.1 is now available, featuring enhanced performance, security updates, expanded Apache Iceberg capabilities, and AWS Lake Formation write support for data integration workloads.

New Features

  • Upgraded core engines to Apache Spark 3.5.6, Python 3.11, and Scala 2.12.18.
  • Support for Apache Iceberg format version 3.0, including default column values, deletion vectors, multi-argument transforms, and row lineage tracking.
  • AWS Lake Formation fine-grained access control for write operations (DML and DDL) for Spark DataFrames and Spark SQL.
  • Full-table access control in Apache Spark for Apache Hudi and Delta Lake tables.

Regions Available

  • US East (N. Virginia)
  • US East (Ohio)
  • US West (Oregon)
  • Europe (Ireland)
  • Europe (Stockholm)
  • Europe (Frankfurt)
  • Europe (Spain)
  • Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
  • Asia Pacific (Singapore)
  • Asia Pacific (Sydney)
  • Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
  • Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
  • Asia Pacific (Thailand)
  • Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
  • South America (São Paulo)

Source: AWS release notes




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