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Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 13 end of RDS Extended Support

RDS end of Extended Support date for PostgreSQL 13 on Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: 28 Feb 2029. After that date, Amazon RDS automatically upgrades the major engine version of databases that are still on this version.

Support ends 28 Feb 2029In about 2 years, 28 Feb 2029

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What breaks

After the RDS end of Extended Support date (28 Feb 2029), Amazon RDS automatically upgrades the major engine version of databases still on PostgreSQL 13.

Major version upgrades can contain database changes that are not backward-compatible with existing applications.
After an upgrade is complete, the database cannot revert to the previous version of the DB engine.

Who is affected

Affected versions

13

Matching resource types

aws_db_instance
aws_rds_cluster

Fields the check reads

engine
engine_version_actual
engine_version

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What to do

Before a major version upgrade, follow the steps in Choosing a major version for an RDS for PostgreSQL upgrade.
Find the valid upgrade targets for the database in the AWS Management Console or with the AWS CLI.
Perform the major version upgrade manually by modifying the DB instance or Multi-AZ DB cluster. In a Multi-AZ DB instance deployment or a Multi-AZ DB cluster deployment, the database might not be available for several minutes while the upgrade completes. See How to perform a major version upgrade for RDS for PostgreSQL.
To minimize downtime, use a blue/green deployment, see Using Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments for database updates.
Amazon RDS does not upgrade Multi-AZ DB cluster read replicas. Their replication state changes to terminated, and they must be deleted and recreated manually after the upgrade completes. In-Region read replicas of a DB instance are upgraded along with the primary DB instance, with an outage until the upgrade is complete.
If the backup retention period is greater than 0, Amazon RDS takes a DB snapshot before any upgrade changes are made. If the upgrade fails, that snapshot can be restored to create a database running the old version. A custom backup retention period cannot be configured for a Multi-AZ DB cluster.

Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

Sources

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Additional sourceendoflife.dateVia endoflife.date

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

31 Oct 2026Ended 13 days ago, 31 Oct 2026Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 14.18 end of standard support Source
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31 Oct 2026Ended 13 days ago, 31 Oct 2026Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 15.13 end of standard support Source
31 Oct 2026Ended 13 days ago, 31 Oct 2026Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 15.14 end of standard support Source
31 Oct 2026Ended 13 days ago, 31 Oct 2026Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 16.9 end of standard support Source
31 Oct 2026Ended 13 days ago, 31 Oct 2026Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 16.10 end of standard support Source

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