---
slug: "aws-elasticache-redis-oss-6-extended-support-end-of-support"
title: "Amazon ElastiCache for Redis OSS: Redis OSS 6 end of extended support"
summary: "End of Extended Support and version end of life for Redis OSS 6 on Amazon ElastiCache: 31 Jan 2030. After that date, ElastiCache attempts to upgrade caches still running it to a newer engine version under standard support."
cloud: "aws"
service: "Amazon ElastiCache for Redis OSS"
service_slug: "elasticache-redis"
category: "database"
type: "end_of_support"
announced_date: null
effective_date: "2030-01-31"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: null
affected_versions: ["6"]
source_url: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/engine-versions.html"
extra_source_urls: ["https://endoflife.date/amazon-elasticache-redis"]
vendor_ref: "amazon-elasticache-redis@6"
last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:41.392Z"
created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-elasticache-redis-oss-6-extended-support-end-of-support"
short_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/i/d4"
markdown_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-elasticache-redis-oss-6-extended-support-end-of-support.md"
json_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-elasticache-redis-oss-6-extended-support-end-of-support.json"
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---

# Amazon ElastiCache for Redis OSS: Redis OSS 6 end of extended support

End of Extended Support and version end of life for Redis OSS 6 on Amazon ElastiCache: 31 Jan 2030. After that date, ElastiCache attempts to upgrade caches still running it to a newer engine version under standard support.

- Effective date: 31 Jan 2030
- Cloud: [AWS](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/aws.md)
- Service: [Amazon ElastiCache for Redis OSS](https://eolwatch.dev/services/aws/elasticache-redis.md)
- Type: End of support
- Category: [Database](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/databases.md)
- Affected versions: 6
- Replacement: Not stated by vendor
- Announced: Not stated by vendor
- Official source: [docs.aws.amazon.com](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/engine-versions.html)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

31 Jan 2030 is the end of Extended Support and the version end of life for Redis OSS 6. If the engine is not upgraded, after that date Amazon ElastiCache attempts to upgrade it to a newer engine version that is supported under standard support. If that upgrade fails, AWS reserves the right to delete the cache, and states that it preserves the data from that engine before doing so.

## Who is affected

### Affected versions

- `6`

### Matching resource types

- `aws_elasticache_replication_group`
- `aws_elasticache_cluster`

### Fields the check reads

- `engine`
- `engine_version_actual`
- `engine_version`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Terraform state or plan (JSON)

## What to do

1. Upgrade the engine to a newer engine version before the end of Extended Support date. AWS lists this as the customer's responsibility.
2. On a node-based cluster, start the upgrade by modifying the cluster or replication group and specifying a new engine version. See [Modifying a replication group](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/Replication.Modify.html).
3. Test the new version with your application before deploying it in production.
4. AWS states that some existing ElastiCache for Redis OSS engines can also be upgraded to a Valkey engine.

## Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

## Sources

- [Official source](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/dg/engine-versions.html) (docs.aws.amazon.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://endoflife.date/amazon-elasticache-redis) (endoflife.date, Via endoflife.date)

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

Page: https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-elasticache-redis-oss-6-extended-support-end-of-support | JSON: https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-elasticache-redis-oss-6-extended-support-end-of-support.json

The text on this page is drafted with AI assistance from the vendor's text, checked against the official source and approved by a person before it is published.