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Current API version: 2014-10-31
The following table describes important changes in each release of the Amazon RDS User Guide after May 2018. For notification about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to an RSS feed.
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| Change | Description | Date |
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Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 12.3.3, 11.8.9, 11.4.13, 10.11.19, and 10.6.28 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB 12.3.3, 11.8.9, 11.4.13, 10.11.19, and 10.6.28. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | September 4, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.11 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.11. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | August 21, 2026 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX version 26.1.v1 | You can use Oracle APEX 26.1.v1 with Oracle Database 19c and higher. For more information, see Oracle APEX. | August 14, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 12.3 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 12.3. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | August 7, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 9.7 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 9.7 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 9.7 in the Database Preview environment. | July 23, 2026 |
Amazon RDS adds per-volume storage initialization and optimization status | Amazon RDS now reports per-volume storage operation status and progress through
the | July 20, 2026 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support versions 8.0.46-RDS.20260624 and 5.7.44-RDS.20260624 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support versions 8.0.46-RDS.20260624 and 5.7.44-RDS.20260624 are now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | July 15, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.10 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.10. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | July 7, 2026 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle Database 26ai | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle Database 26ai (26.0.0.0). For more information, see Oracle Database 26ai with Amazon RDS. | July 7, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports backup replication for Asia Pacific (Taipei), Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), and Mexico (Central) | Backup replication is now available for databases in the Asia Pacific (Taipei), Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), and Mexico (Central) Regions. For more information about available Regions, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | June 25, 2026 |
Amazon RDS restricts snapshot restore to magnetic storage starting July 1, 2026 | Amazon RDS has completed the deprecation of magnetic storage. Starting July 1, 2026, you can no longer restore a snapshot to magnetic storage. When you restore a snapshot of a magnetic volume, you must choose a different storage type, such as gp3 or io2 Block Express. For more information, see Amazon RDS DB instance storage. | June 25, 2026 |
RDS for SQL Server supports the db.x2m instance classes | You can now use the db.x2m instance classes for RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see DB instance classes for SQL Server. | June 16, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.8.8, 11.4.12, 10.11.18, and 10.6.27 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB 11.8.8, 11.4.12, 10.11.18, and 10.6.27. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | June 11, 2026 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | June 4, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.9 and 8.0.46 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.9 and 8.0.46. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | May 11, 2026 |
RDS for SQL Server supports the db.m8a and db.r8a instance classes | You can now use the db.m8a and db.r8a instance classes for RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see DB instance classes for SQL Server. | May 7, 2026 |
RDS for SQL Server supports the db.m8i and db.r8i instance classes | You can now use the db.m8i and db.r8i instance classes for RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see DB instance classes for SQL Server. | April 30, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 9.6 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 9.6 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 9.6 in the Database Preview environment. | April 16, 2026 |
RDS for Oracle supports the db.m8i and db.r8i instance classes | You can now use the db.m8i and db.r8i instance classes for RDS for Oracle. For more information, see DB instance classes for Oracle. | April 9, 2026 |
End of support notice: On March 31, 2027, AWS will end support for Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle. For more information, see RDS Custom for Oracle end of support. | March 31, 2026 | |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20260212 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20260212 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | February 26, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB versions 11.8.6, 11.4.10, 10.11.16, and 10.6.25 | RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB versions 11.8.6, 11.4.10, 10.11.16, and 10.6.25. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | February 10, 2026 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.8 and 8.0.45 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.8 and 8.0.45. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | February 3, 2026 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20251212 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20251212 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | December 12, 2025 |
RDS for SQL Server Developer Edition. | RDS for SQL Server now supports SQL Server Developer Edition. For more information, see Working with SQL Server Developer Edition on RDS for SQL Server. | December 2, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 9.5 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 9.5 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 9.5 in the Database Preview environment. | November 21, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.7 and 8.0.44 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.7 and 8.0.44. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | November 18, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB versions 11.4.9, 10.11.15, and 10.6.24 | RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB versions 11.4.9, 10.11.15, and 10.6.24. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | November 18, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports additional storage volumes for Oracle and SQL Server | You can add up to three additional storage volumes to an RDS for Oracle or RDS for SQL Server DB instance. Depending on your workload requirements, choose between gp3 or io2 storage for each volume. Scale your total storage up to 256 TiB per DB instance by combining primary and additional storage volumes. For more information, see Additional storage volumes. | November 14, 2025 |
RDS for Oracle supports db.r7i preconfigured instance classes | RDS for Oracle now supports db.r7i preconfigured instances for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2 with BYOL. These instance classes provide additional memory for Oracle database workloads. For example, db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x provides twice as much memory as a standard db.r7i.xlarge instance and enables multithreading. For more information, see DB instance class support. | October 2, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports backing up a single Db2 database | You can now use the | September 30, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports reserved DB instances for Amazon RDS for Db2 | You can now purchase reserved DB instances for RDS for Db2. For more information, see Reserved DB instances for Amazon RDS. | September 24, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports Amazon S3 streaming to restore databases | RDS for Db2 now supports restoring a database directly from multiple database backup files in an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see rdsadmin.restore_database. | September 22, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports Amazon S3 streaming to restore databases | RDS for Db2 now supports restoring a database directly from multiple database backup files in an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see rdsadmin.restore_database. | September 22, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 9.4 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 9.4 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 9.4 in the Database Preview environment. | September 19, 2025 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250818 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250818 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | September 15, 2025 |
RDS for Oracle supports db.m7i and db.r7i for SE2 LI | RDS for Oracle Standard Edition 2 (SE2) using the License Included (LI) model supports the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes in the Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Mexico (Central) Region. For more information, see Oracle DB instance classes. | August 28, 2025 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | August 28, 2025 |
RDS for Oracle and RDS Custom for Oracle support bare metal instance classes | RDS for Oracle and RDS Custom for Oracle now support bare metal instance classes for Enterprise Edition with BYOL. Bare metal instances give your applications direct access to the processor and memory resources of the underlying server. For more information, see DB instance classes and DB instance class support for RDS Custom for Oracle. | August 27, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.8 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 11.8. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | August 25, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports ECDSA cipher suites and ECC certificates | Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) cipher suites for the SSL and OEM Agent options. These cipher suites are compatible with ECC certificates. For more information, see Certificate compatibility with cipher suites for the SSL option and Certificate compatibility with cipher suites for the OEM Agent option. | August 25, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports cross-Region read-only replicas | You can now create RDS for Db2 cross-Region read-only replicas. For more information, see Working with replicas for Amazon RDS for Db2. | August 22, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.4.8, 10.11.14, and 10.6.23 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 11.4.8, 10.11.14, and 10.6.2. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | August 14, 2025 |
Amazon RDS Custom service-linked role policy updated | The AmazonRDSCustomServiceRolePolicy managed policy has been updated to comply with EBS CopySnapshot authorization behavior.
The update removes | August 7, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.6 and 8.0.43 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.6 and 8.0.43. MySQL 8.4.6 includes the addition of the rds_security_audit database plugin, an internal RDS MySQL plugin that collects security-related metrics. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | August 1, 2025 |
RDS for Oracle supports the db.m6in and db.r6in DB instance classes | You can use the db.m6in and db.r6in DB instance classes with RDS for Oracle with the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model. For more information, see RDS for Oracle DB instance classes. | July 29, 2025 |
Zero-ETL integrations from RDS for PostgreSQL and RDS for Oracle are now available | You can now create Zero-ETL integrations with RDS for PostgreSQL and RDS for Oracle as the source. For more information, see Amazon RDS zero-ETL integrations. | July 23, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports group authorization using Kerberos | You can now perform group authorization using Kerberos with your self-managed Active Directory. For more information, see Setting up Kerberos authentication for RDS for Db2 DB instances. | July 21, 2025 |
Zero-ETL integrations with Amazon SageMaker AI is generally available | Zero-ETL integrations make transactional data available in an Amazon SageMaker lakehouse within seconds of it being written to an RDS for MySQL DB instance. For more information, see Working with Amazon RDS zero-ETL integrations. | June 30, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 9.3 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 9.3 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 9.3 in the Database Preview environment. | June 16, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports cross-Region replicas in standby mode | You can now create RDS for Db2 cross-Region replicas in standby mode for disaster recovery. For more information, see Working with replicas for RDS for Db2. | June 11, 2025 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | June 5, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.11.13 and 11.4.7 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.11.13 and 11.4.7. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | June 4, 2025 |
End-of-life information for Performance Insights | AWS has announced the end-of-life date for Performance Insights: November 30, 2025. After this date, Amazon RDS will no longer support the Performance Insights console experience, flexible retention periods (1-24 months), and their associated pricing. We recommend upgrading your DB instances to Database Insights before this date. For more information, see Monitoring DB load with Performance Insights on Amazon RDS. | May 30, 2025 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250508 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250508 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | May 27, 2025 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes | You can now use the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes for RDS Custom for Oracle. For more information, see DB instance class support for RDS Custom for Oracle. | May 22, 2025 |
Viewing support dates for open source engine major versions | You can now view information about the start and end dates for open source engine major versions in RDS standard support and RDS Extended Support by using the AWS CLI and the RDS API. For more information, see Viewing support dates for engine versions in Amazon RDS Extended Support. | May 20, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.5.29 and 10.6.22 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.5.29 and 10.6.22. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | May 20, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.0.42 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.0.42. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | May 12, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.5 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.5. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | May 1, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports backup replication for Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Canada West (Calgary), and Europe (Zurich) | Backup replication is now available for databases in the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Canada West (Calgary), and Europe (Zurich) Regions. For more information about available Regions, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | April 30, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports managed master user passwords in the Oracle multitenant architecture | You can use AWS Secrets Manager to manage master user passwords for RDS for Oracle container databases (CDBs) and pluggable databases (PDBs). The single-tenant and multi-tenant configurations of the CDB architecture both support managed passwords. For more information, see User accounts and privileges in a CDB. | April 24, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports m6id and r6id instance classes for BYOL | You can now create RDS for Oracle DB instances using the m6id and r6id instance classes on the BYOL model. Enterprise and Standard Edition 2 are both supported. For more information, see Supported edition, instance class, and licensing combinations in RDS for Oracle. | April 9, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.8 in the Database Preview environment | MariaDB 11.8 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MariaDB version 11.8 in the Database Preview environment. | April 2, 2025 |
Update to IAM service-linked role permissions | The | March 25, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 9.2 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 9.2 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 9.2 in the Database Preview environment. | March 24, 2025 |
Update to existing policy | Amazon RDS added new permissions to the managed policy | March 20, 2025 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250213 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250213 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | March 12, 2025 |
Update to IAM service-linked role permissions | The | March 6, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes | You can now use the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes for RDS for Db2. For more information, see DB instance class types. | February 27, 2025 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Spatial Patch Bundles (SPBs) | RDS for Oracle now publishes Spatial Patch Bundles (SPB) engine versions for Oracle Database 19c. An SPB engine version contains Release Update (RU) patches plus patches specific to Oracle Spatial. Typically, an SPB is released 2-3 weeks after its corresponding RU. You can upgrade your DB instance from a standard RU to an SPB on the same DB engine version or higher. For more information, see Oracle minor version upgrades. | February 25, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.4.5, 10.11.11, 10.6.21, and 10.5.28 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 11.4.5, 10.11.11, 10.6.21, and 10.5.28. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | February 24, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports CloudWatch Database Insights | You can now use Database Insights to monitor Amazon RDS databases. For more information, see Monitoring Amazon RDS databases with CloudWatch Database Insights. | February 20, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4.4 and MySQL 8.0.41 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL 8.4.4 and 8.0.41. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | February 19, 2025 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250103 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20250103 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | February 13, 2025 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Mexico (Central) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Mexico (Central) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | January 14, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.7 in the Database Preview environment | MariaDB 11.7 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MariaDB version 11.7 in the Database Preview environment. | January 9, 2025 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | January 7, 2025 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.4.4, 10.11.10, 10.6.20, and 10.5.27 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 11.4.4, 10.11.10, 10.6.20, and 10.5.27. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | December 20, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports multiple databases | You can add up to 50 Db2 databases to an RDS for Db2 DB instance. For more information, see Multiple databases on an Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instance. | December 20, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 9.1 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 9.1 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 9.1 in the Database Preview environment. | December 19, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports the db.m8g and db.r8g instance classes | You can now use the db.m8g and db.r8g instance classes for RDS for MySQL, RDS for PostgreSQL, and RDS for MariaDB. For more information, see DB instance class types. | November 21, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.4. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | November 21, 2024 |
Amazon Relational Database Service supports auto-migrating EC2 databases | You can use the RDS console to migrate an EC2 database to Amazon RDS. Amazon RDS uses AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to migrate your source EC2 database. AWS DMS allows you to migrate relational databases into your AWS Cloud. For more information, see Auto migrating EC2 databases to Amazon Relational Database Service using AWS Database Migration Service. | November 20, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB version 11.8.5 | RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB version 11.8.5. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | November 20, 2024 |
Amazon RDS blue/green deployments support scaling storage | You can now use Amazon RDS blue/green deployments to adjust storage settings in the green environment in order to optimize resource allocation. For more information, see Specifying changes when creating a blue/green deployment. | November 20, 2024 |
Amazon RDS blue/green deployments add storage initialization | Amazon RDS now supports storage initialization in green environments for blue/green deployments, improving volume performance from first use without affecting availability. For more information, see Lazy loading and storage initialization for blue/green deployments. | November 20, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes for BYOL | You can use the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes for RDS for Oracle on the BYOL licensing model. All editions of Oracle Database are supported. For more information, see DB instance class types and Supported RDS for Oracle DB instance classes. | November 18, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Proxy supports RDS for PostgreSQL 17 | You can now create proxies using RDS Proxy for RDS for PostgreSQL 17 DB instances. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | November 15, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.0.40 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.40. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | November 13, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports backup replication for Africa (Cape Town) and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | Backup replication is now available for databases in the Africa (Cape Town) and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Regions. For more information about available Regions, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | November 1, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes | You can now use the db.m7i and db.r7i instance classes for RDS for MySQL, RDS for PostgreSQL, and RDS for MariaDB. For more information, see DB instance class types. | October 29, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX version 24.1.v1 | You can use Oracle APEX 24.1.v1 with Oracle Database 19c and higher. For more information, see Oracle APEX. | October 22, 2024 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters support IAM database authentication | You can now authenticate to your Multi-AZ DB cluster using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) database authentication. For more information, see Settings for creating Multi-AZ DB clusters. | October 17, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.4 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 11.4. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | October 15, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports Console-to-Code | You can now use Console-to-Code to generate code from actions that you perform in the RDS console. The generated code can help you write code to automate your use of other AWS services. For more information, see Use Console-to-Code to generate code for your Amazon RDS console actions. | October 3, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle Management Agent 13.5.0.0.v2 | RDS supports Oracle Management Agent 13.5.0.0.v2, which requires Oracle Management Service (OMS) 13.5.0.23. For more information, see Requirements for Management Agent. | September 25, 2024 |
Zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift generally available | Zero-ETL integrations make transactional data available in Amazon Redshift within seconds of it being written to an RDS for MySQL DB instance. The feature is now generally available. For more information, see Working with Amazon RDS zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift. | September 12, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.11.9, 10.6.19, and 10.5.26 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.11.9, 10.6.19, and 10.5.26. For more information, see Requirements for Management Agent. | September 4, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports the OEM, OEMAGENT, and OLS options for the CDB architecture | You can now use Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Label Security with RDS for Oracle CDB instances. For more information, see Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Label Security. | September 4, 2024 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server is available in additional Regions | RDS Custom for SQL Server is now available in the US West (N. California) Region, Asia Pacific (Osaka) Region, and Europe (Paris) Region. For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom . | August 29, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20240808 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20240808 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | August 29, 2024 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | August 22, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.0.39 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.39. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | August 12, 2024 |
Update to existing policy | Amazon RDS removed | August 7, 2024 |
Update to existing policy | Amazon RDS removed | August 7, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.4 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 8.4 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 8.4 in the Database Preview environment. | August 1, 2024 |
Update to IAM service-linked role permissions | The | July 18, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 11.4 in the Database Preview environment | MariaDB 11.4 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MariaDB version 11.4 in the Database Preview environment. | July 18, 2024 |
AWS ODBC Driver for MySQL generally available | The Amazon Web Services (AWS) ODBC Driver for MySQL is a client driver designed for the high availability of RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Connecting to RDS for MySQL with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ODBC Driver for MySQL. | July 18, 2024 |
Update to existing policy | Amazon RDS removed | July 2, 2024 |
AWS Marketplace private offer for Db2 | AWS Marketplace now supports private offers for a Db2 license through AWS Marketplace for Amazon RDS for Db2. For more information, see Obtaining a private offer. | July 1, 2024 |
Export Multi-AZ DB cluster snapshot data to Amazon S3 | You can now export Multi-AZ DB cluster snapshot data to Amazon S3. For more information, see Exporting DB snapshot data to Amazon S3. | June 27, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports preconfigured r6i memory optimized instance classes | The db.r6i Oracle DB instance classes are optimized for workloads that require additional memory, storage, and I/O per vCPU. For example, db.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem4x has multithreading turned on and provides 4 times as much memory as db.r6i.8xlarge. For more information, see RDS for Oracle instance classes. | June 21, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20240529 for RDS for MySQL | The RDS Extended Support version 5.7.44-RDS.20240529 is now available for RDS for MySQL. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | June 20, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.0.37 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.37. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | June 18, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.11.8, 10.6.18, 10.5.25, and 10.4.34 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.11.8, 10.6.18, 10.5.25, and 10.4.34. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | June 14, 2024 |
Amazon RDS is ending support for the db.m4, db.r4, and db.t2 DB instance classes | For the RDS for MariaDB, RDS for MySQL, and RDS for PostgreSQL DB engines, you can no longer create DB instances that use the db.m4, db.r4, and db.t2 instance classes. RDS is automatically upgrading existing DB instances that use these classes to a newer generation. For more information, see DB instance class types. | June 4, 2024 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters are available in additional AWS Regions | You can create Multi-AZ DB clusters in more AWS Regions. For a table that shows all supported Regions, see Supported Regions and DB engines for Multi-AZ DB clusters in Amazon RDS. | May 29, 2024 |
AWS Python Driver generally available | The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Python Driver is designed as an advanced Python wrapper. This wrapper is complementary to and extends the functionality of the open-source Psycopg driver. For more information, see Connecting to DB instances with the AWS drivers. | May 23, 2024 |
RDS Proxy is available in more Regions | RDS Proxy is now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Middle East (UAE), Israel (Tel Aviv), Canada West (Calgary), and Europe (Zurich) regions. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | May 21, 2024 |
Db2 license through AWS Marketplace | With Db2 license through AWS Marketplace, you can now pay an hourly rate to subscribe to Db2 licenses for Amazon RDS for Db2. For more information, Amazon RDS for Db2 licensing options. | May 21, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports fine-grained access for Performance Insights | You can now allow or deny access to individual dimensions in Performance Insights. This
fine-grained access can be used for | May 21, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL | You can view all releases of RDS Extended Support for RDS for MySQL versions. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL. | May 16, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.3 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 8.3 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 8.3 in the Database Preview environment. | April 30, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports time zones | RDS for Db2 now supports setting local time zones for new RDS for Db2 DB instances. For more information, see Local time zones for Amazon RDS for Db2 DB instances. | April 25, 2024 |
Update to IAM service-linked role permissions | The | April 19, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle Data Guard switchover in all AWS Regions | You can now use Oracle Data Guard switchover in all supported Regions. For more information, see Overview of Oracle Data Guard switchover. | April 16, 2024 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports Oracle Standard Edition 2 | You can now create DB instances using Standard Edition 2 on Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), 12c Release 2 (12.2), 18c, and 19c. You can create both CDBs and non-CDBs. For more information, see Edition and licensing support for RDS Custom for Oracle. | April 11, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX version 23.2.v1 | You can use Oracle APEX 23.2.v1 with Oracle Database 19c and higher. For more information, see Oracle APEX. | April 11, 2024 |
Update to RDS Custom service-linked role permissions | The | April 8, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle supports the db.x2iezn DB instance class | You can now use the db.x2iezn instance class for RDS Custom for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see DB instance class support for RDS Custom for Oracle. | March 26, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports the db.c6gd instance classes for Multi-AZ DB clusters | You can now use the db.c6gd instance classes for Multi-AZ DB cluster deployments. For more information, see Instance class availability for Multi-AZ DB clusters. | March 21, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support | Creating or restoring an RDS for MySQL 5.7 or RDS for PostgreSQL 11 database now automatically enrolls that database into Amazon RDS Extended Support so your existing applications continue to work as they are. You can opt out of RDS Extended Support to avoid charges after the RDS end of standard support date for your database engine. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Extended Support. | March 21, 2024 |
RDS for Db2 integration with AWS License Manager | RDS for Db2 is now integrated with AWS License Manager. If you use the bring your own license (BYOL) model, the AWS License Manager integration aids in monitoring your Db2 license usage within your organization. For more information, see Integrating with AWS License Manager. | March 20, 2024 |
CA certificate rotation for Multi-AZ DB clusters | You can now rotate the CA certificates for your Multi-AZ DB clusters. Consider using one of the new CA certificates rds-ca-rsa2048-g1, rds-ca-rsa4096-g1, or rds-ca-ecc384-g1. For more information, see Rotating your SSL/TLS certificate. | March 6, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports io2 Block Express storage | You can now create RDS DB instances that use the io2 Block Express storage type. For more information, see io2 Block Express storage. | March 6, 2024 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports the db.r5b and db.x2iedn DB instance classes | You can now use the db.r5b and db.x2iedn instance classes for RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instances. For more information, see DB instance class support for RDS Custom for SQL Server. | March 4, 2024 |
RDS Custom for Oracle is available in the Middle East (UAE) Region | You can create RDS Custom for Oracle DB instances in the Middle East (UAE) Region. For a table that shows all supported AWS Regions, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | March 4, 2024 |
New AWS managed policy | Amazon RDS added a new managed policy named
| February 27, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.11.7, 10.6.17, 10.5.24, and 10.4.33 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.11.7, 10.6.17, 10.5.24, and 10.4.33. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | February 26, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Multi-AZ DB clusters support the Amazon EBS gp3 storage volume | Multi-AZ DB clusters now support gp3 SSD-based EBS volumes. For more information, see gp3 storage. | February 26, 2024 |
Amazon RDS support for AWS Secrets Manager in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region | Amazon RDS supports Secrets Manager in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region. For more information, see Password management with Amazon RDS and AWS Secrets Manager. | February 21, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports audit logging | RDS for Db2 now supports database-level audit logging. When you enable audit logging for an RDS for Db2 database, Amazon RDS records the database activity and stores the audit logs in Amazon S3. For more information, see Db2 audit logging. | February 15, 2024 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support | Amazon RDS now automatically enables Amazon RDS Extended Support when RDS for MySQL and RDS for PostgreSQL major engine versions in your DB instances and Multi-AZ DB clusters reach the RDS end of standard support date. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Extended Support. | February 15, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.0.36 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.36. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | February 12, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports EBCDIC collation for RDS for Db2 | You can now create Db2 databases that use EBCDIC collation sequences to sort content in the databases. For more information, see EBCDIC collation for Db2 databases on Amazon RDS. | January 29, 2024 |
Update to default CA Certificate | The default CA certificate is set to
| January 26, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports two new crates for PL/Rust, croaring-rs and num-bigint | You can use two new crates in Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. For more information, see Using crates with PL/Rust. | January 24, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports TLS version 1.3 | You can use Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.3 in RDS for PostgreSQL. For more information, see Using SSL with a PostgreSQL DB instance. | January 24, 2024 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports Microsoft SQL Server 2022 | You can now create RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instances that use SQL Server 2022. For more information, see Working with RDS Custom for SQL Server. | January 22, 2024 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The | January 19, 2024 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports the Europe (Paris) Region | You can create RDS Custom for Oracle DB instances in the Europe (Paris) Region. For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | January 18, 2024 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL supports multi-source replication | You can now use multi-source replication on RDS for MySQL DB instances. For more information, see Configuring multi-source replication on RDS for MySQL. | January 16, 2024 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.2 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 8.2 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 8.2 in the Database Preview environment. | January 11, 2024 |
RDS Proxy is available in the Europe (Spain) Region | RDS Proxy is now available in the Europe (Spain) region. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | January 8, 2024 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Canada West (Calgary) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Canada West (Calgary) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | December 20, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for Db2 supports 5,000 local users | You can now add up to 5,000 local users to an authorization list. For more information, see rdsadmin.add_user. | December 20, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports viewing and responding to recommendations | Amazon RDS recommendations now includes threshold based proactive and machine learning based reactive recommendations for RDS for PostgreSQL. For more information, see Recommendations from Amazon RDS. | December 19, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.11.6, 10.6.16, 10.5.23, and 10.4.32 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.11.6, 10.6.16, 10.5.23, and 10.4.32. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | December 12, 2023 |
Amazon RDS introduces zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift (preview) | Zero-ETL integrations provide a fully managed solution for making transactional data available in Amazon Redshift within seconds of it being written to an RDS for MySQL DB instance. For more information, see Working with Amazon RDS zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift (preview). | November 28, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports IBM Db2 database engines | You can now run IBM Db2 database engines in Amazon RDS. For more information, see Amazon RDS for Db2. | November 27, 2023 |
RDS for PostgreSQL supports major version upgrades to PostgreSQL 16.1 and minor version upgrades to 15.5, 14.10, 13.13, 12.17, and 11.22 | With RDS for PostgreSQL, you can now upgrade the DB engine to major version 16.1 and minor version upgrades to 15.5, 14.10, 13.13, 12.17, and 11.22. For more information, see Upgrading the PostgreSQL DB engine for Amazon RDS. | November 17, 2023 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports option groups | You can create or modify an option group and associate it with an RDS Custom for Oracle
DB instance. The | November 17, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for MySQL supports the Group Replication plugin | You can now set up an active-active cluster with RDS for MySQL version 8.0.35 or higher DB instances by using the Group Replication plugin developed and maintained by the MySQL community. For more information, see Configuring active-active clusters for RDS for MySQL. | November 17, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Proxy supports RDS for PostgreSQL 16.1 | You can now create proxies using RDS Proxy for RDS for PostgreSQL 16.1 DB instances. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | November 17, 2023 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer edition | You can create RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instances that use SQL Server 2019 Developer edition. For more information, see Bring Your Own Media with RDS Custom for SQL Server. | November 16, 2023 |
Minor version upgrades of Multi-AZ DB clusters with minimal downtime | When you perform a minor version upgrade of a Multi-AZ DB cluster, Amazon RDS now upgrades the reader DB instances before the writer instance, thereby significantly reducing downtime. You can further reduce downtime to one second or less by using RDS Proxy. For more information, see Upgrading the engine version of a Multi-AZ DB cluster. | November 16, 2023 |
RDS for SQL Server supports Microsoft SQL Server 2022 | You can now create RDS DB instances that use SQL Server 2022. For more information, see Microsoft SQL Server versions on Amazon RDS. | November 15, 2023 |
RDS for MySQL supports upgrading snapshots from version 5.7 to 8.0 | You can now upgrade the engine version of an RDS for MySQL snapshot from version
5.7 to version 8.0. You can do so by using the AWS Management Console, or the
| November 15, 2023 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports point in time recovery of 1,0000 databases | You can now make up to 1,000 databases eligible for full backup and point in time recovery on your RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instance. For more information, see Restoring an RDS Custom for SQL Server instance to a point in time. | November 15, 2023 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports a using a Service Master Key | RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports using a Service Master Key (SMK). An SMK allows you to encrypt objects such as credentials, and use SQL Server features like TDE and column-encryption. For more information, see Using a Service Master Key with RDS Custom for SQL Server. | November 13, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.1 in the Database Preview environment | MySQL 8.1 is now available in the Database Preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see MySQL version 8.1 in the Database Preview environment. | November 10, 2023 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.35 and MySQL 5.7.44 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.35 and 5.7.44. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | November 9, 2023 |
RDS Proxy supports Multi-AZ DB clusters | RDS Proxy now supports connecting to Multi-AZ DB clusters. For more information, see Working with Amazon RDS Proxy endpoints. | November 9, 2023 |
RDS Custom for Oracle is available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions | Amazon RDS is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | November 9, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Writes supports the db.m5 DB instance class | Amazon RDS Optimized Writes now supports the db.m5 DB instance class. For more information, see Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MariaDB and Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MySQL. | November 9, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports the multi-tenant configuration of the CDB architecture | With the RDS for Oracle multi-tenant feature, RDS delivers a fully managed Oracle multitenant architecture and experience for your Oracle databases. You can use RDS APIs to create multiple PDBs, called tenant databases, in a CDB. RDS offers the multi-tenant configuration of the CDB architecture as an alternative to the legacy single-tenant configuration. For more information, see Multi-tenant configuration of the CDB architecture. | November 8, 2023 |
Amazon RDS exports Performance Insights metrics to Amazon CloudWatch | Performance Insights lets you export the preconfigured or custom metrics dashboards to Amazon CloudWatch. The exported metrics dashboards are available to view in the CloudWatch console. You can also export a selected Performance Insights metric widget and view the metrics data in the CloudWatch console. For more information, see Exporting Performance Insights metrics to CloudWatch. | November 8, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle allows you to upgrade the operating system on a DB instance | You can now upgrade the database or operating system (OS) for an RDS Custom for Oracle
DB instance using the CLI command | November 7, 2023 |
RDS Proxy supports Extended Protocol for RDS for PostgreSQL | You can now execute extended query protocols on an RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | November 6, 2023 |
RDS for PostgreSQL support for RDS Blue/Green Deployments | You can now create a blue/green deployment from an RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments for database updates. | October 26, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policies | The | October 23, 2023 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports the Europe (Milan) Region | For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | October 23, 2023 |
Enable RDS Optimized Writes on existing databases | You can now enable RDS Optimized Writes on an existing DB instance even if it was created with an engine version, DB instance class, or file system configuration that doesn't support the feature. For more information, see Enabling RDS Optimized Writes on an existing database for RDS for MySQL, and Enabling RDS Optimized Writes on an existing database for RDS for MariaDB. | October 19, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports using a dedicated log volume (DLV). | You can now use a dedicated log volume (DLV) with RDS for MariaDB, RDS for MySQL, and RDS for PostgreSQL. DLVs are ideal for databases with large allocated storage, high I/O per second (IOPS) requirements, or latency-sensitive workloads. For more information, see Using a dedicated log volume (DLV). | October 17, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB support new DB instance classes | You can create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB that use the db.m6.in, db.m6idn, db.r6.in, and db.r6.idn DB instance classes. For more information, see Supported DB engines for all available DB instance classes. | October 12, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports pgactive | The pgactive extension is available in Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. For more information, see Using PostgreSQL extensions with Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. | October 9, 2023 |
RDS Custom for Oracle is available in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region | You can create RDS Custom for Oracle DB instances in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | October 5, 2023 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports new server-level collations | RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports a wide range of server collations, both in traditional and UTF-8 encoding, for the SQL_Latin, Japanese, German, and Arabic locales. For more information, see Collation and character support for RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instances. | September 26, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The | September 20, 2023 |
Amazon RDS publishes Performance Insights counter metrics to Amazon CloudWatch | The DB_PERF_INSIGHTS metric math function in the CloudWatch console allows you to query Amazon RDS for Performance Insights counter metrics. For more information, see Creating CloudWatch alarms to monitor Amazon RDS. | September 20, 2023 |
Performance Insights supports digest-level statistics for SQL Server | When you use Performance Insights, you can view SQL statistics both at the statement and digest level for Amazon RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see Analyzing running queries in SQL Server. | September 18, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB support the db.m6.id and db.r6.id DB instance class types | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB that use the memory-optimized db.m6.id and db.r6.id DB instance class types. These types offer local NVMe-based SSD storage. For more information, see Supported DB engines for all available DB instance classes. | September 11, 2023 |
Major version upgrade support for RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ DB clusters | You can now perform major version upgrades of your RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ DB clusters. For more information, see Upgrading the engine version of a Multi-AZ DB cluster. | September 7, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.11.5, 10.6.15, 10.5.22, and 10.4.31 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.11.5, 10.6.15, 10.5.22, and 10.4.31. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | September 7, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Extended Support | Amazon RDS announces the upcoming ability to continue running RDS for MySQL and RDS for PostgreSQL major engine versions in your DB instances past the RDS end of standard support date. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Extended Support. | September 1, 2023 |
RDS Custom supports starting and stopping an RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instance | RDS Custom now supports starting and stopping an RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instance. For more information, see Starting and stopping an RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instance. | August 31, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Writes supports the db.r5 DB instance class | Amazon RDS Optimized Writes now supports the db.r5 DB instance class. For more information, see Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MariaDB and Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MySQL. | August 31, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports timezone file autoupgrade for CDBs | With the | August 29, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Writes supports the db.m6g and db.m6i DB instance classes | Amazon RDS Optimized Writes now supports the db.m6g and db.m6i DB instance classes. For more information, see Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MariaDB and Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MySQL. | August 28, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports MariaDB 10.11 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.11. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | August 21, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The | August 18, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The | August 17, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The addition of new permissions to
| August 16, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports performance analysis for a period of time | Performance Insights allows you to create and view performance analysis reports for a specific period of time. The report provides the insights identified and recommendations to resolve the performance issues. For more information, see Analyzing DB load for a period of time. | August 16, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle supports the db.r5b and db.x2iedn DB instance classes | You can now use the db.r5b and db.x2iedn instance classes for RDS Custom for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see DB instance class support for RDS Custom for Oracle. | August 16, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle supports the db.m6i, db.r6i, and db.t3 DB instance classes | You can now use the db.m6i, db.r6i, and db.t3 instance classes for RDS Custom for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see DB instance class support for RDS Custom for Oracle. | August 15, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 16 Beta 3 in the database preview environment | PostgreSQL version 16 Beta 3 is now available in the database preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see Working with the database preview environment. | August 11, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports MySQL 8.0.34 and 5.7.43 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.34 and 5.7.43. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | August 9, 2023 |
RDS for SQL Server supports OS metrics view for the standby replica | You can now view OS metrics for standby replica for RDS for SQL Server. For more information, see Viewing OS metrics in the RDS console. | August 3, 2023 |
RDS for Oracle supports Oracle Data Guard for CDBs | RDS for Oracle supports Data Guard read replicas for Oracle Database 19c and 21c container databases (CDBs). You can create, manage, and promote read replicas in a CDB, just as you can in a non-CDB, using the existing RDS APIs. For more information, see Multitenant read replicas. | August 1, 2023 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Israel (Tel Aviv) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | August 1, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports Oracle APEX version 23.1.v1 | You can use Oracle APEX 23.1.v1 with Oracle Database 19c and higher. For more information, see Oracle APEX. | July 26, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle supports a nondefault Oracle SID | When you create an RDS Custom for Oracle DB instance using Oracle Database 19c, you can specify a nondefault Oracle system identifier (Oracle SID). This value is also the name of the CDB. For more information, see Multitenant architecture considerations . | July 21, 2023 |
RDS for SQL Server supports Self Managed Active Directory | You can now use Self Managed Active Directory to directly join your RDS for SQL Server DB instances to your Microsoft Active Directory (AD) domains. Self-managed AD domains can be on-premises or in the cloud. For more information, see Working with Self Managed Active Directory. | July 7, 2023 |
PostgreSQL logical replication support for Multi-AZ DB clusters | You can now use PostgreSQL logical replication with your Multi-AZ DB cluster to replicate and synchronize individual tables rather than an entire database instance. For more information, see Setting up PostgreSQL logical replication with Multi-AZ DB clusters for Amazon RDS. | July 6, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 16 Beta 2 in the database preview environment | PostgreSQL version 16 Beta 2 is now available in the database preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see Working with the database preview environment. | July 6, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The | June 23, 2023 |
RDS supports MariaDB 10.6.14, 10.5.21, and 10.4.30 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.6.14, 10.5.21, and 10.4.30. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | June 22, 2023 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.33 and 5.7.42 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.33 and 5.7.42. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | June 15, 2023 |
RDS supports MariaDB 10.6.13, 10.5.20, 10.4.29, and 10.3.39 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB version 10.6.13, 10.5.20, 10.4.29, and 10.3.39. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | June 15, 2023 |
RDS for Oracle supports transportable tablespaces | You can migrate data from an on-premises Oracle database into an RDS for Oracle DB instance using transportable tablespaces. This technique doesn't require additional licensing and is the migration technique with the least downtime. For more information, see Migrating using Oracle transportable tablespaces. | June 15, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports RDS Proxy with RDS for MariaDB version 10.6 | You can now create an RDS Proxy with an RDS for MariaDB version 10.6 database. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | June 15, 2023 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports Bring Your Own Media (BYOM) | You can now create a Custom Engine Version (CEV) using your own SQL Server media. For more information, see Bring Your Own Media with RDS Custom for SQL Server. | June 8, 2023 |
RDS for Oracle can convert an Oracle Database 19c non-CDB to a CDB | If your DB instance runs Oracle Database 19c with the April 2021 or higher RU, you can convert a non-CDB to a CDB (container database). After you convert the architecture, you can upgrade your 19c CDB to a 21c CDB. This step is necessary because you can't upgrade your database and convert the architecture using a single command. For more information, see Converting an RDS for Oracle non-CDB into a CDB. | May 31, 2023 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters available in the China Regions | Multi-AZ DB clusters are now available in the AWS Regions China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia). For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for Multi-AZ DB clusters in Amazon RDS. | May 30, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Reads support for Multi-AZ DB clusters | Amazon RDS Optimized Reads now supports Multi-AZ DB clusters. For more information, see Improving query performance for RDS for MySQL with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads and Improving query performance for RDS for PostgreSQL with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads. | May 30, 2023 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region | For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | May 29, 2023 |
Create a DB instance read replica with a source RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ DB cluster | You can now create a DB instance read replica with an RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ DB cluster as the source. Previously, only RDS for MySQL was supported. For more information, see Creating a DB instance read replica from a Multi-AZ DB cluster. | May 24, 2023 |
Amazon RDS provides combined Performance Insights and CloudWatch metrics in the Performance Insights dashboard | Amazon RDS now provides a consolidated view of Performance Insights and CloudWatch metrics in the Performance Insights dashboard. For more information, see Viewing combined metrics with the Performance Insights dashboard. | May 24, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Reads available in the China Regions | Amazon RDS Optimized Reads is now available in the AWS Regions China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia). For more information, see Improving query performance for RDS for MariaDB with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads and Improving query performance for RDS for MySQL with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads. | April 24, 2023 |
Amazon RDS support for AWS Secrets Manager in the China Regions | Amazon RDS supports Secrets Manager in the China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia) Regions. For more information, see Password management with Amazon RDS and AWS Secrets Manager. | April 20, 2023 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports reuse of AMI IDs for new CEVs | When you create a custom engine version (CEV), RDS Custom for Oracle defaults to the most recent Amazon Machine Image (AMI) available. Now you can specify an AMI ID that was used in a previous CEV. For more information, see Creating a CEV. | April 19, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports publishing events with tags to topic subscribers | Amazon RDS event notifications sent to Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) or Amazon EventBridge now contain event tags in the message body. These tags provide the resource data that was affected by the service event. For more information, see Amazon RDS event notification tags and attributes. | April 17, 2023 |
Purchase reserved instances for a Multi-AZ DB cluster | You can now purchase reserved DB instances for a Multi-AZ DB cluster. For more information, see Reserved DB instances for a Multi-AZ DB cluster. | April 12, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports the db.m7g and db.r7g instance classes | You can now use the db.m7g and db.r7g instance classes for RDS for MySQL, RDS for MariaDB, and RDS for PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | April 12, 2023 |
Update to Amazon RDS Custom service-linked role permissions | The | April 6, 2023 |
Migrate to an RDS for MySQL Multi-AZ DB cluster using a read replica | You can now use a read replica to migrate an RDS for MySQL Single-AZ deployment or Multi-AZ DB instance deployment to an RDS for MySQL Multi-AZ DB cluster deployment with reduced downtime. For more information, see Migrating to a Multi-AZ DB cluster using a read replica. | April 6, 2023 |
Create a DB instance read replica from a Multi-AZ DB cluster | You can now create a DB instance read replica from a Multi-AZ DB cluster in order to scale beyond the compute capacity of the source cluster. For more information, see Creating a DB instance read replica from a Multi-AZ DB cluster. | April 6, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server supports Multi-AZ | You can create a Multi-AZ deployment with RDS Custom for SQL Server. For more information, see Managing a Multi-AZ deployment for RDS Custom for SQL Server. | April 6, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The | March 30, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports Oracle APEX version 22.2.v1 | You can use Oracle APEX 22.2.v1 with all supported versions of Oracle Database. For more information, see Oracle APEX. | March 30, 2023 |
Amazon DevOps Guru available for RDS for PostgreSQL | RDS for PostgreSQL alerts you to recent anomalies detected by Amazon DevOps Guru. The database details page of the console alerts you to current and anomalies that occurred in the past 24 hours. DevOps Guru publishes proactive insights with recommendations to help address issues in your RDS for PostgreSQL databases before they are predicted to happen. For more information, see How DevOps Guru for RDS works. | March 30, 2023 |
RDS Custom supports the Amazon EBS gp3 storage volume | RDS Custom for Oracle and RDS Custom for SQL Server both support the io1, gp2, and gp3 SSD-based EBS volumes. For more information, see General requirements for RDS Custom for Oracle and General requirements for RDS Custom for SQL Server. | March 29, 2023 |
Update to AWS managed policy permissions | The | March 16, 2023 |
RDS Proxy is available in the China Regions | RDS Proxy is now available in the China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia) regions. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | March 15, 2023 |
RDS Proxy is available in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region | RDS Proxy is now available in the Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | March 8, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Writes improves the performance of write transactions for RDS for MariaDB | You can improve the performance of write transactions for RDS for MariaDB DB instances with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes. For more information, see Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MariaDB. | March 7, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL versions 15.2 | New features in Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL 15.2 include the SQL standard "MERGE" command for conditional SQL queries, performance improvements for both in-memory and disk-based sorting, and support for two-phase commit and row/column filtering for logical replication. | February 27, 2023 |
RDS Custom for Oracle is available in the Canada (Central) Region and South America (São Paulo) Regions | For a table that shows all supported AWS Regions, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | February 22, 2023 |
Amazon RDS supports cross-Region automated backups for RDS for MariaDB and RDS for MySQL | You can now replicate DB snapshots and transaction logs between AWS Regions for RDS for MariaDB and RDS for MySQL DB instances. For more information, see Replicating automated backups to another AWS Region. | February 22, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports advance notice of automatic minor version upgrades | RDS notifies you in advance of the date when a new minor version of the RDS for Oracle engine will become available. RDS begins scheduling automatic minor version upgrades of your RDS for Oracle DB instances on the availability date. For more information, see Before an automatic minor version upgrade is scheduled. | February 21, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Database Activity Streams | You can now monitor a SQL Server DB instance using Database Activity Streams. A SQL Server database instance has the server audit which is managed by Amazon RDS. You can define the policies to record server events in the server audit specification. You can create a database audit specification and define the policies to record database events. The stream of activity is collected and transmitted to Amazon Kinesis. From Kinesis, you can monitor the activity stream for further analysis. For more information, see Monitoring Amazon RDS with Database Activity Streams. | February 15, 2023 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.32 and 5.7.41 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.32 and 5.7.41. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | February 7, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports new cipher suites for SSL | If you run Oracle Database 19c or 21c, you can specify six new cipher suites
in the | February 3, 2023 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports new cipher suites for Oracle Enterprise Manager | You can use four new FedRAMP-compliant cipher suites for the | February 3, 2023 |
RDS for Oracle supports Database Activity Streams in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Europe (Spain), and Middle East (UAE) Regions | For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for database activity streams in Amazon RDS. | January 27, 2023 |
Migrate to an RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ DB cluster using a read replica | By using a read replica, you can migrate an RDS for PostgreSQL Single-AZ deployment or Multi-AZ DB instance deployment to an RDS for PostgreSQL Multi-AZ DB cluster deployment with reduced downtime. For more information, see Migrating to a Multi-AZ DB cluster using a read replica. | January 23, 2023 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | January 23, 2023 |
RDS for MariaDB supports enforcing SSL/TLS connections | RDS for MariaDB now supports enforcing SSL/TLS connections by setting the
| January 19, 2023 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Reads improves query performance for RDS for MariaDB | You can achieve faster query processing for RDS for MariaDB DB instances with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads. For more information, see Improving query performance for RDS for MariaDB with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads. | January 11, 2023 |
Restore a Multi-AZ DB cluster snapshot to a DB instance | You can now restore a Multi-AZ DB cluster snapshot to a Single-AZ deployment or Multi-AZ DB instance deployment. For more information, see Restoring from a Multi-AZ DB cluster snapshot to a DB instance. | January 10, 2023 |
Specify certificate authority (CA) during DB instance creation | You can now specify which CA to use for a DB instance's server certificate during DB instance creation. For more information, see Certificate authorities. | January 5, 2023 |
RDS Custom for SQL Server supports custom engine versions | A custom engine version (CEV) for RDS Custom for SQL Server is an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) with Microsoft SQL Server pre-installed. You choose an Amazon EC2 Windows AMI to use as a base image and can install other software on the operating system (OS). You can customize the configuration of the OS and SQL Server to meet your enterprise needs. For more information, see Working with custom engine versions for RDS Custom for SQL Server. | December 28, 2022 |
Use Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments available in additional AWS Regions | The Blue/Green Deployments feature is now available in the China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia) Regions. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments for database updates. | December 22, 2022 |
Update to IAM service-linked role permissions | The AmazonRDSServiceRolePolicy policy now grants additional permissions to AWS Secrets Manager. For more information, see Amazon RDS updates to AWS managed policies. | December 22, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports renaming a Multi-AZ DB cluster | You can now rename a Multi-AZ DB cluster. For more information, see Renaming a Multi-AZ DB cluster. | December 22, 2022 |
Amazon RDS integrates with AWS Secrets Manager for password management | Amazon RDS can manage the master user password for a DB instance or Multi-AZ DB cluster in Secrets Manager. For more information, see Password management with Amazon RDS and AWS Secrets Manager. | December 22, 2022 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Writes supports the db.r6g and db.r6gd DB instance classes | Amazon RDS Optimized Writes now supports the db.r6g and db.r6gd DB instance classes. For more information, see Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes. | December 22, 2022 |
Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle supports new AWS Regions | You can create RDS Custom for Oracle DB instances in the Asia Pacific (Seoul) and Asia Pacific (Osaka) Regions. For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for RDS Custom for Oracle. | December 21, 2022 |
Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts supports read replicas | You can now create a read replica from an RDS on Outposts MySQL or PostgreSQL DB instance. For more information, see Creating read replicas for Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts. | December 19, 2022 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports modifying the DB instance class | You can now change the instance class of your RDS Custom for Oracle DB instance. For more information, see Modifying your RDS Custom for Oracle DB instance. | December 16, 2022 |
RDS for MySQL and RDS for PostgreSQL support db.x2iedn DB instance classes | You can now use the db.x2iedn DB instance classes for RDS for MySQL and RDS for PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | December 14, 2022 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Writes supports db.x2iedn DB instance classes | Amazon RDS Optimized Writes now supports db.x2iedn DB instance classes. For more information, see Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes. | December 14, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports copying DB option groups when copying DB snapshots | You can now copy an option group across AWS accounts as part of a snapshot copy request on RDS for Oracle databases. For more information, see Option group considerations. | December 13, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports RDS Proxy with RDS for PostgreSQL version 14 | You can now create an RDS Proxy with an RDS for PostgreSQL version 14 database. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | December 13, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports db.x2idn, db.x2iedn, and db.x2iezn instance classes | You can now use the db.x2idn, db.x2iedn, and db.x2iezn instance classes for Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances. For more information, see Supported DB engines for DB instance classes and Supported RDS for Oracle instance classes. | December 12, 2022 |
RDS for PostgreSQL DB instances support Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL | Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL is an open source development kit that allows you to build high performance PostgreSQL extensions and safely run them on your RDS for PostgreSQL DB instance. For more information, see Working with Trusted Language Extensions for PostgreSQL. | November 30, 2022 |
Use Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments for database updates | You can make changes to a DB instance in a staging environment and test the changes without affecting your production DB instance. When you are ready, you can promote the staging environment to be the new production environment, with minimal downtime. For more information, see Using Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments for database updates. | November 27, 2022 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Writes improves the performance of write transactions for RDS for MySQL | You can improve the performance of write transactions for RDS for MySQL DB instances with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes. For more information, see Improving write performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Writes for MySQL. | November 27, 2022 |
Amazon RDS Optimized Reads improves query performance for RDS for MySQL | You can achieve faster query processing for RDS for MySQL DB instances with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads. For more information, see Improving query performance with Amazon RDS Optimized Reads. | November 27, 2022 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | November 22, 2022 |
RDS supports MariaDB 10.6.11, 10.5.18, 10.4.27, and 10.3.37 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.6.11, 10.5.18, 10.4.27, and 10.3.37. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | November 18, 2022 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports setting nondefault installation parameters in a custom engine version (CEV) | When you create a CEV, you can set nondefault values for the Oracle base, Oracle home, UNIX user name and ID, and UNIX group name and ID. In this way, you gain more control over the database installation on your RDS Custom for Oracle DB instance. For more information, see Preparing the CEV manifest. | November 18, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports Oracle APEX version 22.1.v1 | You can use Oracle APEX 22.1.v1 with all supported versions of Oracle Database. For more information, see Oracle APEX. | November 18, 2022 |
RDS for SQL Server supports cross-Region read replicas | You can now create a cross-Region read replica to enhance disaster recovery capability, reduce application read latency, and offload read workloads from the primary DB instance. For more information, see Creating a read replica in a different AWS Region. | November 16, 2022 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Europe (Spain) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Europe (Spain) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | November 16, 2022 |
RDS for SQL Server supports linked servers for Oracle database | You can now create a linked server to access external Oracle databases to read data and execute SQL commands. For more information, see Linked Servers with Oracle OLEDB with RDS for SQL Server. | November 15, 2022 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports Oracle Multitenant | You can create an RDS Custom for Oracle DB instance as a container database (CDB). After creation, the CDB contains the CDB root, PDB seed, and one PDB. You can add more PDBs manually using Oracle SQL. For more information, see Overview of Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle architecture. | November 15, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Amazon EFS integration | If you add the | November 15, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.31 and 5.7.40 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.31 and 5.7.40. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | November 10, 2022 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Europe (Zurich) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Europe (Zurich) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | November 9, 2022 |
Access to transaction log backups is now available for RDS for SQL Server | You can now view and copy database transaction log backups to an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see Access to transaction log backups. | November 7, 2022 |
Multi-AZ DB clusters supported in additional AWS Regions | Multi-AZ DB clusters are now available in additional AWS Regions. For more information, see Supported Regions and DB engines for Multi-AZ DB clusters in Amazon RDS. | November 4, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports gp3 storage | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances that use Amazon EBS General Purpose SSD (gp3) storage volumes, which let you customize storage performance independently of storage capacity. For more information, see General Purpose SSD storage. | November 4, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports a new event for operating system updates | Amazon RDS now supports a new DB instance event, RDS-EVENT-0230, under the event category of security patching. This new event alerts you when an operating system update is available for your DB instance. For more information, see Monitoring Amazon RDS events and Working with operating system updates. | October 28, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports preconfigured r5b memory optimized instance classes | The db.r5b Oracle DB instance classes are optimized for workloads that require additional memory, storage, and I/O per vCPU. For example, db.r5b.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x has multithreading turned on and provides twice as much memory as db.r5b.4xlarge. For more information, see RDS for Oracle instance classes. | October 27, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports 15 read replicas for RDS for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL DB instances | You can now create up to 15 read replicas for RDS for MariaDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL DB instances. For more information about read replicas, see Working with read replicas. | October 20, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports PostgreSQL version 15 RC 3 in the database preview environment | PostgreSQL version 15 Beta 3 is now available in the database preview environment in the US East (Ohio) AWS Region. For more information, see Working with the database preview environment. | October 18, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports automatically setting up connectivity between an RDS database and an EC2 instance | You can use the AWS Management Console to set up connectivity between an existing RDS DB instance or Multi-AZ DB cluster and an EC2 instance. For more information, see Connecting an EC2 instance and an RDS database automatically. | October 14, 2022 |
AWS JDBC Driver for PostgreSQL generally available | The AWS JDBC Driver for PostgreSQL is a client driver designed for RDS for PostgreSQL. The AWS JDBC Driver for PostgreSQL is now generally available. For more information, see Connecting with the AWS JDBC Driver for PostgreSQL. | October 6, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports Oracle APEX version 21.2.v1 | Oracle APEX 21.2 includes patch 33420059. For more information, see Oracle APEX version requirements. | October 3, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 5.7.39 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL versions 5.7.39. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | September 29, 2022 |
RDS supports MariaDB 10.6.10 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.6.10. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | September 29, 2022 |
RDS Proxy supports RDS for SQL Server | You can now create an RDS Proxy for an RDS DB instance that runs Microsoft SQL Server version 2014 or higher. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | September 19, 2022 |
RDS supports MariaDB 10.5.17, 10.4.26, and 10.3.36 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MariaDB versions 10.5.17, 10.4.26, and 10.3.36. For more information, see MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions. | September 15, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports local instance storage for temporary data | You can now launch Amazon RDS for Oracle on Amazon EC2 db.r5d and db.m5d instance types with the temporary tablespace and Database Smart Flash Cache (the flash cache) configured to use an instance store. By storing temporary data locally, you can achieve lower read and write latencies when compared to standard storage based on Amazon EBS. For more information, see Storing temporary Oracle data in the instance store. | September 14, 2022 |
Performance Insights shows the top 25 SQL queries | In the Performance Insights dashboard, the Top SQL tab shows the 25 SQL queries that are contributing the most to DB load. For more information, see Overview of the Top SQL tab. | September 13, 2022 |
RDS supports MySQL 8.0.30 | You can now create Amazon RDS DB instances running MySQL version 8.0.30. For more information, see MySQL on Amazon RDS versions. | September 9, 2022 |
Amazon RDS is available in the Middle East (UAE) Region | Amazon RDS is now available in the Middle East (UAE) Region. For more information, see Regions and Availability Zones. | August 30, 2022 |
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports SSRS Email subscriptions | You can now use the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Email extension to send reports to users and subscribe to reports on the report server. For more information, see Support for SQL Server Reporting Services in RDS for SQL Server. | August 26, 2022 |
RDS for Oracle supports read replica backups | You can turn on automatic backups and create manual snapshots of RDS for Oracle replicas. For more information, see Working with RDS for Oracle replica backups. | August 23, 2022 |
RDS for Oracle supports Oracle Data Guard switchover | A switchover is a role reversal between a primary database and a mounted or open Oracle replica. During a switchover, the original primary database transitions to a standby role, while the original standby database transitions to the primary role. For more information, see Performing an Oracle Data Guard switchover. | August 23, 2022 |
Amazon RDS supports automatically setting up connectivity with an EC2 instance | When you create a DB instance or Multi-AZ DB cluster, you can use the AWS Management Console to set up connectivity between an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instance and the new DB instance or DB cluster. For more information, see Configure automatic network connectivity with an EC2 instance for a new DB instance and Configure automatic network connectivity with an EC2 instance for a new DB cluster. | August 22, 2022 |
RDS Custom for Oracle supports promotion of Oracle replicas | If you use RDS Custom for Oracle, you can promote your managed Oracle replicas by using
the | August 5, 2022 |
RDS for MySQL supports enforcing SSL/TLS connections | RDS for MySQL now supports enforcing SSL/TLS connections by setting the
| August 1, 2022 |
Amazon RDS has deprecated support for Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2) | Support for version 12.1.0.2 is deprecated for both the BYOL and LI licensing
models. On August 1, 2022, RDS for Oracle begins automatic upgrades of 12c Release 1
(12.1.0.2) DB instances and restored 12.1.0.2 snapshots to Oracle Database 19c. For
more information, see the end of support timeline on AWS re:Post | August 1, 2022 |
RDS Proxy supports RDS for MariaDB | You can now create an RDS Proxy for an RDS DB instance that runs MariaDB version 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5. The MariaDB support is included under the MySQL engine family. For more information about RDS Proxy, see Using Amazon RDS Proxy. | July 26, 2022 |
RDS for MariaDB supports the db.r5b DB instance classes | You can now create RDS for MariaDB DB instances that use the db.r5b DB instance classes. For more information, Supported DB engines for DB instance classes. | July 25, 2022 |
RDS for Oracle supports modifying database activity streams | If you use RDS for Oracle, you can change the audit policy state of a database activity stream to either locked (default) or unlocked. Instead of stopping an activity stream, you can unlock its policy state, customize your audit policy, and then relock the policy state. For more information, see Modifying a database activity stream. |