Amazon RDS for MySQL is a PaaS offering from Amazon for creating managed MySQL Community Edition databases. RDS makes it easier to set up, operate, and scale MySQL deployments on AWS cloud.
| Release | Released | Security Support | Extended Support | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 6 years ago (23 Oct 2018) |
Ends
in 1 year and 8 months (31 Jul 2026)
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Ends
in 4 years and 8 months (31 Jul 2029)
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8.0.40
(13 Nov 2024)
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| 5.7 | 8 years ago (22 Feb 2016) |
Ended
8 months ago (29 Feb 2024)
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Ends
in 2 years and 3 months (28 Feb 2027)
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5.7.44
(02 Nov 2023)
|
| 5.6 | 11 years ago (01 Jul 2013) |
Ended
2 years and 8 months ago (01 Mar 2022)
|
No |
5.6
(01 Jul 2013)
|
Version numbers on Amazon RDS for MySQL are identical to those of MySQL. As a general guidance, new versions of the MySQL engine become available on Amazon RDS within 5 months of their general availability by Oracle.
Major versions (x.y in Amazon RDS terminology) are supported until the MySQL Community
Edition end of life, with a minimum of 3 years from their release date on Amazon RDS.
Minor versions (x.y.z in Amazon RDS terminology) are supported at least for 1 year after their
release date on Amazon RDS. Note that in some cases Amazon may deprecate specific major or minor
versions sooner, such as when there are security issues.
Depending on the configuration, the kind of version (major or minor) and their deprecation status, upgrades can be manual, automatic or forced. When a minor release is deprecated, users are expected to upgrade within a 3 months period. This period is increased to 6 months for major releases. Upgrades are performed during the configured scheduled maintenance windows. These windows are initially set automatically by AWS but can be overridden in the AWS console.
For the most up-to-date information about the Amazon RDS deprecation policy for MySQL, see Amazon RDS FAQs.
On the RDS end of standard support date, Amazon RDS automatically enrolls your databases in RDS Extended Support. RDS Extended Support is a paid offering available for up to 3 years past the RDS end of standard support date for a major engine version, see Using Amazon RDS Extended Support.
More information is available on the Amazon RDS for MySQL website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
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