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Description
Describe the issue
Databricks Asset Bundles does not update MLflow Experiment tags during databricks bundle deploy. The mlflow.workload_creation_policy_id tag is applied only when the Experiment is created; changing or adding it in databricks.yml is ignored for an existing Experiment.
Configuration
resources:
experiments:
app_trace_experiment:
name: /Workspace/Shared/app-trace-experiment
tags:
- key: mlflow.workload_creation_policy_id
value: "<POLICY_ID>"
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Deploy the bundle without the
mlflow.workload_creation_policy_idtag. - Add the tag to
databricks.yml. - Run
databricks bundle deploy -t <target>. - Inspect the existing Experiment settings or tags.
- The new tag is not applied.
Expected Behavior
Experiment tags defined in databricks.yml are reconciled during bundle updates, including adding or changing mlflow.workload_creation_policy_id.
Actual Behavior
The tag is ignored when the Experiment already exists. Deleting and recreating the Experiment is required for the tag to be applied, which is destructive and unsuitable for Experiments containing existing runs or traces.
OS and CLI version
- CLI version:
v1.15.0 - OS:
MacOS
Is this a regression?
- Tested with v1.9.0 and v1.15.0
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denik commentedon Oct 7, 2026
Thanks for the report, it's a known issue. There are gaps in the API for experiments, you can create tags but not delete them. The team is fixing that. Once we have create + delete, we can add tag mgmt to DABs.