diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a28b9d1c9f..18f1ba91a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ debug = true
 debug = "line-tables-only"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-delta_kernel = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["default-engine"] }
+delta_kernel = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["default-engine"] }
 #delta_kernel = { path = "../delta-kernel-rs/kernel", features = ["sync-engine"]  }
 
 # arrow
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ object_store = { version = "0.11" }
 parquet = { version = "53" }
 
 # datafusion
-datafusion = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-expr = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-common = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-ffi = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-functions = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-functions-aggregate = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-physical-expr = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-physical-plan = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-proto = { version = "43" }
-datafusion-sql = { version = "43" }
+datafusion = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-expr = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-common = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-ffi = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-functions = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-functions-aggregate = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-physical-expr = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-physical-plan = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-proto = { version = "44" }
+datafusion-sql = { version = "44" }
 
 # serde
 serde = { version = "1.0.194", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ num_cpus = { version = "1" }
 
 # temporary datafusion patches
 [patch.crates-io]
-datafusion = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-common = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-execution = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-expr = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-ffi = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-functions = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-functions-aggregate = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-physical-expr = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-physical-plan = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-proto = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
-datafusion-sql = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "a50ed3488f77743a192d9e8dd9c99f00df659ef1" }
+datafusion = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-common = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-execution = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-expr = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-ffi = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-functions = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-functions-aggregate = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-physical-expr = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-physical-plan = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-proto = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
+datafusion-sql = { git = "https://github.com/apache/datafusion.git", rev = "073a3b110852f97ccb7085ce4bfd19473b8a3f4f" }
diff --git a/crates/core/src/table/state_arrow.rs b/crates/core/src/table/state_arrow.rs
index 0258109859..4ea67cd9ef 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/table/state_arrow.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/table/state_arrow.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use arrow_array::{
 use arrow_cast::cast;
 use arrow_cast::parse::Parser;
 use arrow_schema::{DataType, Field, Fields, TimeUnit};
-use delta_kernel::table_features::ColumnMappingMode;
+use delta_kernel::table_features::{validate_schema_column_mapping, ColumnMappingMode};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
 use super::state::DeltaTableState;
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ impl DeltaTableState {
             })
             .collect::<HashMap<&str, _>>();
 
+        validate_schema_column_mapping(self.schema(), column_mapping_mode)?;
+
         let physical_name_to_logical_name = match column_mapping_mode {
             ColumnMappingMode::None => HashMap::with_capacity(0), // No column mapping, no need for this HashMap
             ColumnMappingMode::Id | ColumnMappingMode::Name => metadata
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ impl DeltaTableState {
                             "Invalid partition column {0}",
                             name
                         )))?
-                        .physical_name(column_mapping_mode)?
+                        .physical_name()
                         .to_string();
                     Ok((physical_name, name.as_str()))
                 })