Amazon RDS for MySQL announces Extended Support minor versions 5.7.44-rds.20260902 and 8.0.46-rds.20260908
Amazon RDS for MySQL provides Extended Support minor versions 5.7.44 and 8.0.46, offering up to three additional years of critical CVE and bug fixes beyond the major version's standard support end date.
Amazon RDS for MySQL has released extended support minor versions 5.7.44-rds.20260902 and 8.0.46-rds.20260908. This extended support provides critical common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) and bug fixes for up to three years after the standard end of support for the major version, allowing more flexible planning for upgrades to new major versions. Database upgrades can be performed using Amazon RDS blue/green deployment, in-place upgrade, or restoration from snapshots. Migration to MySQL 8.4 can be done from external MySQL sources using the AWS database migration service. For details, see the Amazon RDS for MySQL user guide.
Why it matters
Amazon RDS for MySQL is a managed service that simplifies setting up, operating, and scaling MySQL deployments in the cloud. This update increases flexibility for users planning major version migrations.