Impact Score: 5/10
dbt Core: dbt-core v1.6.19
Source available — automated, not human-reviewed
Component: dbt-core · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
dbt Core v1.6.19. Source highlight: dbt-core 1.6.19 - August 14, 2026
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
✨ New Features & Capabilities (1)
- Warn users if they are using a deprecated dbt version (#15964)
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## dbt-core 1.6.19 - August 14, 2026
### Features
- Warn users if they are using a deprecated dbt version ([#15964](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/15964))
### Under the Hood
- Remove support and testing for Python 3.8, which is now EOL. ([#10861](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10861))
### Contributors
- [@gshank](https://github.com/gshank) ([#10861](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10861))
- [@peterallenwebb](https://github.com/peterallenwebb) ([#10861](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/10861))