# ClickHouse Release 26.4

DevFeed: [ClickHouse Release 26.4](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/clickhouse-release-26-4-5141.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickhouse-release-26-04>)

Author: ClickHouse

Published: 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>)

Tags: [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clickhouse.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [contributed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributed.md>), [contributors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributors.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [presentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/presentation.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>)

## AI overview

ClickHouse 26.4 introduces 39 new features, 45 performance optimizations, and 238 bug fixes. The release expands SQL compatibility with features including VALUES as a table expression, EXTRACT units, SET TIME ZONE, NATURAL JOIN, and compound INTERVAL literals. It also includes faster COUNT DISTINCT and improvements to EXPLAIN.

## Source excerpt

ClickHouse 26.4 is here! In this release, more features become SQL compatible, COUNT DISTINCT gets faster, EXPLAIN gets even prettier, and more