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Spice v2.1.4 (Aug 5, 2026)

· 2 min read
Sergei Grebnov
Sergei Grebnov
Senior Software Engineer at Spice AI

Spice v2.1.4 is now available! 🛠️

Spice v2.1.4 is a patch release that improves DuckDB acceleration and runtime stability: datasets with UTC timestamp columns, such as Iceberg tables, now load successfully when accelerated with DuckDB, retention policies run reliably, and the runtime is more resilient under heavy query load.

What's New in v2.1.4​

DuckDB Acceleration Works with Iceberg Timestamps​

A dataset with a UTC timestamp column — for example, any Iceberg timestamptz column — could previously fail to load when accelerated with DuckDB, leaving the dataset unhealthy and unqueryable. These datasets now load and become ready normally, with no configuration changes needed.

Reliable Retention Policies on DuckDB​

Retention policies now apply cleanly on DuckDB-accelerated datasets, including policies that combine a time window with an additional condition. Expired rows are evicted on every retention interval, keeping accelerated data fresh and storage bounded.

Improved Runtime Stability​

The runtime is now more robust when queries are cancelled — whether by a client disconnecting, a timeout, or a new refresh superseding an in-flight read. A rare crash in this path has been eliminated.

Contributors​

Breaking Changes​

No breaking changes.

Cookbook Updates​

No new cookbook recipes.

The Spice Cookbook includes more than 100 recipes to help you get started with Spice quickly and easily.

Upgrading​

To upgrade to v2.1.4, use one of the following methods:

CLI:

spice upgrade

Homebrew:

brew upgrade spiceai/spiceai/spice

Docker:

Pull the spiceai/spiceai:2.1.4 image:

docker pull spiceai/spiceai:2.1.4

For available tags, see DockerHub.

Helm:

helm repo update
helm upgrade spiceai spiceai/spiceai --version 2.1.4

AWS Marketplace:

Spice is available in the AWS Marketplace.

What's Changed​

Changelog​

  • chore(deps): bump datafusion and table-providers for the DuckDB timezone and retention fixes (2.1 backport) by @phillipleblanc in #12546
  • fix(deps): bump the Vortex pin to pick up the task-cancellation fix by @phillipleblanc in #12547

*Full Changelog: https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/compare/v2.1.3...v2.1.4