Announcing Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Extended Support versions R2: 12.22-rds.20250814 and 11.22-rds.20250814

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Updates

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL introduces Extended Support minor versions 12.22-rds.20250814 and 11.22-rds.20250814, which include important security updates and bug fixes for PostgreSQL databases. We recommend upgrading your RDS instances to these latest versions to maintain optimal security and performance of your PostgreSQL deployments.

Amazon RDS Extended Support provides up to three years to upgrade to a new major version, offering critical security and bug fixes for your RDS for PostgreSQL databases after the community ends support for a major version.

What to do

• Upgrade your RDS instances to the latest minor versions for security and performance.
• Use automatic minor version upgrades during scheduled maintenance windows.
• Consider Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments for minor version upgrades.

Source: AWS release notes