distribution · May 18, 2026
ClickHouse Previews 26.5 Release with New Query Controls and AI Features Ahead of May 21 Event
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ClickHouse previewed its upcoming 26.5 release ahead of a May 21 call and Open House event. Enhancements include negative LIMIT BY for finer query control, SYSTEM PAUSE VIEW for managing refreshable materialized views, and new filesystem table and prime-number functions. The release adds dotProduct as a distance function for vector similarity indexes, targeting AI and vector search workloads. ClickHouse participated in PyCon US 2026 with a talk on building a scalable asynchronous Python client and co-hosted an event with partner Hex.