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Amazon Aurora MySQL: version 2 end of RDS Extended Support

End of RDS Extended Support date for Amazon Aurora MySQL version 2: 30 Jun 2029. After RDS Extended Support ends, Aurora automatically upgrades databases that are still on this major version.

Support ends 30 Jun 2029In about 3 years, 30 Jun 2029

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What breaks

End of RDS Extended Support date for this major version: 30 Jun 2029. RDS Extended Support is the paid offering that allows a database to keep running a major version past its Aurora end of standard support date. After RDS Extended Support ends, Aurora automatically upgrades the major engine version of any database that has not been upgraded to a supported version.

AWS recommends upgrading to a supported major engine version.
Support dates for a major engine version can also be read with the AWS CLI or the RDS API. See Viewing support dates for engine versions in Amazon RDS Extended Support.

Who is affected

Affected versions

Matching resource types

aws_rds_cluster

Fields the check reads

engine
engine_version_actual
engine_version

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What to do

Look up your type and version of cluster in Aurora MySQL major version upgrade paths. The table says whether the cluster can use the in-place upgrade mechanism and which action applies.
Where the table points to a major version upgrade, plan it with Planning a major version upgrade for an Aurora MySQL cluster. A major version upgrade needs more planning and testing than a minor version upgrade.
Before an in-place upgrade, create a clone of the original cluster, perform an in-place upgrade of the clone immediately after creating it, and test application compatibility, performance and administration procedures on it.
When the test cluster works properly, perform the in-place upgrade for the production cluster. See How to perform an in-place upgrade.
If an immediate switchover matters most, run the old and new clusters side by side with Amazon Aurora Blue/Green Deployments.

Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

Sources

Official sourcedocs.aws.amazon.comOfficial
Additional sourceendoflife.dateVia endoflife.date

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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31 Jul 2029In about 3 years, 31 Jul 2029Amazon Aurora MySQL: version 3 end of RDS Extended Support Source
Apr 2032 The vendor gives a month, not a day.In about 5 years, Apr 2032Amazon Aurora MySQL: version 8.4 end of standard support Source
31 Aug 2026Ended 74 days ago, 31 Aug 2026Amazon RDS for MariaDB: MariaDB 10.5 end of standard support Source
30 Sep 2026Ended 44 days ago, 30 Sep 2026Azure Database for MySQL: MySQL 5.7 end of standard support Source
31 Oct 2026Ended 13 days ago, 31 Oct 2026Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 14.18 end of standard support Source

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Last checked 12 Nov 2026 · Added 13 Nov 2026 · Changelog for this item