date: 2026-08-05 title: 'Spice v2.1.4 (Aug 5, 2026)' type: blog authors: [sgrebnov] tags: [release, duckdb, acceleration, iceberg, stability]
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.
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.
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.
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.
No breaking changes.
No new cookbook recipes.
The Spice Cookbook (opens in a new tab) includes more than 100 recipes to help you get started with Spice quickly and easily.
To upgrade to v2.1.4, use one of the following methods:
CLI:
Homebrew:
Docker:
Pull the spiceai/spiceai:2.1.4 image:
For available tags, see DockerHub (opens in a new tab).
Helm:
AWS Marketplace:
Spice is available in the AWS Marketplace (opens in a new tab).
*Full Changelog: https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai/compare/v2.1.3...v2.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
