Amazon Aurora MySQL is a MySQL-compatible edition of Amazon Aurora, a PaaS offering from Amazon for creating serverless, managed MySQL databases. Aurora makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale MySQL deployments on AWS cloud.
| Release | Released | Security Support | Extended Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 years ago (23 Nov 2021) |
Ends
in 2 years (30 Apr 2028)
|
Ends
in 3 years (31 Jul 2029)
|
3.12.0
(17 Feb 2026)
|
| 2 | 8 years ago (06 Feb 2018) |
Ended
1 year and 4 months ago (31 Oct 2024)
|
Ends
in 11 months (28 Feb 2027)
|
2.12.5
(09 Apr 2025)
|
| 1 | 10 years ago (27 Jul 2015) |
Ended
3 years ago (28 Feb 2023)
|
No |
1.23.4
(11 Aug 2022)
|
Aurora MySQL version lines correspond to MySQL community versions: version 2 is MySQL 5.7-compatible and version 3 is MySQL 8.0-compatible. Version 1 (MySQL 5.6-compatible) is deprecated. As general guidance, new versions of the MySQL engine become available on Amazon Aurora within a few months of their general availability. In general, Aurora minor versions are released quarterly.
Major versions (x in Amazon Aurora terminology) are supported at least
until the MySQL community end of life. Certain minor versions (x.y in Amazon Aurora
terminology) are supported at least for 1 year after their release date on Amazon Aurora. Note that
in some cases Amazon may deprecate specific major or minor versions sooner, such as when there are
security issues.
Depending on the configuration, the kind of version (major or minor) and their deprecation status, upgrades can be manual, automatic, or forced. When a minor release is deprecated, users are expected to upgrade within a 3-month period. This period is increased to 6 months for major releases. Upgrades are performed during the configured scheduled maintenance windows. These windows are initially automatically set by AWS but can be overridden in the AWS console.
For the most up-to-date information about the Amazon Aurora deprecation policy for MySQL, see Amazon Aurora FAQs.
On the Aurora end of standard support date, Amazon Aurora automatically enrolls your databases in RDS Extended Support. RDS Extended Support is a paid offering available for up to 3 years past the Aurora end of standard support date for a major engine version, see Using Amazon RDS Extended Support with Amazon Aurora.
More information is available on the Amazon Aurora MySQL website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
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