--- slug: "aws-rds-mysql-5-7-extended-support-end-of-support" title: "Amazon RDS for MySQL: MySQL 5.7 end of RDS Extended Support" summary: "RDS end of Extended Support date for MySQL 5.7 on Amazon RDS for MySQL: 30 Jun 2029. AWS states that once the RDS Extended Support period of a major engine version is over, Amazon RDS automatically upgrades the major engine version of a database not upgraded to a supported version." cloud: "aws" service: "Amazon RDS for MySQL" service_slug: "rds-mysql" category: "database" type: "end_of_support" announced_date: null effective_date: "2029-06-30" effective_precision: "day" replacement: null affected_versions: ["5.7"] source_url: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MySQL.Concepts.VersionMgmt.html" extra_source_urls: ["https://endoflife.date/amazon-rds-mysql"] vendor_ref: "amazon-rds-mysql@5.7" last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:38.611Z" created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z" updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z" url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-rds-mysql-5-7-extended-support-end-of-support" short_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/i/cc" markdown_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-rds-mysql-5-7-extended-support-end-of-support.md" json_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-rds-mysql-5-7-extended-support-end-of-support.json" source_note: null --- # Amazon RDS for MySQL: MySQL 5.7 end of RDS Extended Support RDS end of Extended Support date for MySQL 5.7 on Amazon RDS for MySQL: 30 Jun 2029. AWS states that once the RDS Extended Support period of a major engine version is over, Amazon RDS automatically upgrades the major engine version of a database not upgraded to a supported version. - Effective date: 30 Jun 2029 - Cloud: [AWS](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/aws.md) - Service: [Amazon RDS for MySQL](https://eolwatch.dev/services/aws/rds-mysql.md) - Type: End of support - Category: [Database](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/databases.md) - Affected versions: 5.7 - Replacement: Not stated by vendor - Announced: Not stated by vendor - Official source: [docs.aws.amazon.com](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MySQL.Concepts.VersionMgmt.html) - Last checked: 12 Nov 2026 ## What breaks 30 Jun 2029 is the RDS end of Extended Support date that AWS lists for MySQL 5.7. AWS states that once the RDS Extended Support period of a major engine version is over, Amazon RDS automatically upgrades the major engine version of a database not upgraded to a supported version. The pages do not state which version that automatic upgrade targets, or how soon after the end of the period it runs. - Major version upgrades can contain database changes that are not backward-compatible with existing applications. - A completed upgrade cannot be reverted to the previous engine version. - Minor versions can reach end of Extended Support earlier. - RDS Extended Support is a paid offering up to that date: see [Amazon RDS Extended Support charges](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/extended-support-charges.html). ## Who is affected ### Affected versions - `5.7` ### Matching resource types - `aws_db_instance` - `aws_rds_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. Test the upgrade first: create a DB snapshot of the DB instance, restore it to a new DB instance, and start a version upgrade on that new instance. 2. Find the valid upgrade targets for the DB instance in the AWS Management Console or with the `aws rds describe-db-engine-versions` AWS CLI command. AWS lists the supported major version upgrades on its [MySQL on Amazon RDS versions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MySQL.Concepts.VersionMgmt.html) page. 3. If the DB instance uses read replicas, upgrade all of the read replicas before the source instance. 4. Start the major version upgrade by modifying the DB instance, after following [Major version upgrades for RDS for MySQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.MySQL.Major.html). 5. Downtime for the major version upgrade can be reduced with a blue/green deployment: [Using Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments for database updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/blue-green-deployments.html). 6. Enrollment in RDS Extended Support ends the day an upgrade completes to an engine version that is still under RDS standard support. An upgrade to a version that is itself under RDS Extended Support does not end it: check the support dates of the target version in [Supported MySQL major versions on Amazon RDS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MySQL.Concepts.VersionMgmt.html#MySQL.Concepts.VersionMgmt.ReleaseCalendar). ## Replacement Not stated by vendor. ## Sources - [Official source](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MySQL.Concepts.VersionMgmt.html) (docs.aws.amazon.com, Official) - [Additional source](https://endoflife.date/amazon-rds-mysql) (endoflife.date, Via endoflife.date) Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026. Page: https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-rds-mysql-5-7-extended-support-end-of-support | JSON: https://eolwatch.dev/items/aws-rds-mysql-5-7-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.