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Amazon Aurora and RDS for MySQL expand Extended Support for MySQL 5.7 through June 2029

Published
June 17, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/rds-mysql-es-extension/

Amazon RDS Extended Support for MySQL 5.7

Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for MySQL now offer Amazon RDS Extended Support for MySQL 5.7 through June 30, 2029. This extension provides critical security patches, bug fixes, and AWS Support within the standard SLAs. There is no price increase, and customers will continue to pay Year 3 pricing.

What to do

  • Upgrade to MySQL 8.0 or 8.4 for the latest features and improvements.
  • Use Blue/Green Deployments, in-place upgrade, or snapshot restore for the upgrade process.

Source: AWS release notes




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