AWS Releases
Amazon Web Services releases and Terraform AWS provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 682 AWS releases · Updated
- AWS What's New awsmediaaws-ec2aws-ecs ·
Amazon ECS integrates with EBS volumes in AWS GovCloud Regions
Amazon ECS now supports Amazon EBS volumes within AWS GovCloud Regions, simplifying the deployment of storage-intensive applications like ETL and media transcoding. Users can configure EBS volume details within ECS task definitions and API requests. This integration offers access to EBS features such as encryption and snapshots for containerized workloads across EC2, Fargate, and managed instances.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-sagemaker ·
SageMaker Studio IDEs support GPU capacity reservation
Amazon SageMaker Studio IDEs now support GPU capacity reservations via SageMaker Flexible Training Plans (FTP). This provides predictable access to high-performance GPU resources with potential cost savings of up to 65% compared to On-Demand instances. The feature is available for users running ML workflows in JupyterLab or Code Editor within Studio, offering a self-serve procurement experience.
feature - AWS What's New securityinfraawsengineeraws-iam ·
AWS Secrets Manager Agent adds pre-fetching and IAM role assumption
The AWS Secrets Manager Agent now supports pre-fetching secrets at startup and assuming IAM roles for retrieval. These features reduce application latency, optimize costs by using the BatchGetSecretValue API, and enhance security through role-based cross-account access. The updates are available in all AWS Regions where Secrets Manager is offered and benefit developers managing secrets in multi-account architectures.
feature - AWS What's New observabilityawsengineer ·
CloudWatch Logs increases query result limit to 100,000
Amazon CloudWatch Logs now supports retrieving up to 100,000 query results, an increase from the previous limit of 10,000. This enhancement allows customers to view, visualize, and export larger result sets directly, simplifying data analysis and reducing the need for complex query splitting. The update is available in all commercial AWS regions and supports pagination via the GetQueryResults API.
feature - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsgaengineeraws-s3 ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.45.0: New Observability and Security Hub resources
HashiCorp has released version 6.45.0 of its AWS provider, introducing several new resources for AWS Observability and Security Hub. Enhancements include support for Ruby 4.0 runtime in Lambda functions and S3 filesystem mounts, alongside improvements to Secrets Manager and Timestream configurations. Bug fixes address issues with ElastiCache engine versions and Grafana workspace network access controls, impacting users managing these AWS services with Terraform.
feature patch - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.44.0: New resources and enhancements
HashiCorp's AWS provider has been updated to version 6.44.0, introducing multiple new resources and enhancements across various AWS services. Key additions include new data sources and resources for AWS Glue, Application Auto Scaling, and DynamoDB, alongside improvements to existing configurations like EC2 Client VPN and FSx file systems. These updates aim to provide broader coverage and more refined control over AWS infrastructure management via Terraform, impacting engineers and architects managing cloud resources.
feature patch announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsgadeprecationengineeraws-s3 ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.43.0 Adds New Data Sources and Resources
Terraform AWS Provider version 6.43.0 introduces several new data sources and resources, including capabilities for Security Hub, DB Subnet Groups, and EC2 Network Insights. Enhancements focus on resource identity support across various services like Audit Manager and Security Hub, alongside a deprecation for `current_deployment` in `aws_ecs_express_gateway_service`. Several bug fixes address plan-time errors and improve handling of transient API issues, benefiting users managing AWS infrastructure.
feature patch - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsaws-s3aws-iam ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.42.0: New resources, breaking change, and enhancements
HashiCorp's AWS provider has released version 6.42.0, introducing multiple new resources and enhancements across various AWS services. A notable breaking change affects `aws_mq_configuration` resource destruction, now requiring explicit `mq:DeleteConfiguration` IAM permissions or opting into `skip_destroy`. This release adds new data sources and list resources for services including EC2, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and EBS, benefiting engineers managing cloud infrastructure via Terraform.
breaking feature patch announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.41.0 adds new resources and enhancements
HashiCorp has released version 6.41.0 of the AWS provider for Terraform, introducing numerous new resources and enhancing existing ones. Key additions include new resources for API Gateway, CloudFront, CloudWatch, NAT Gateway, and SNS, along with improvements to ECS task definitions, Opensearch domains, and various API Gateway and Autoscaling configurations. These updates provide broader IaC coverage for AWS services and address several bug fixes, benefiting engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure.
feature patch - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraaws ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.40.0 Adds New Data Sources and Resources
HashiCorp has released version 6.40.0 of the AWS Terraform provider, introducing several new data sources and resources, including expanded support for AWS OpenSearch Serverless and S3 Files. Key enhancements include new attributes for MSK cluster connectivity and AWS Config resources, alongside several bug fixes. These updates primarily benefit engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure with Terraform, providing more granular control and broader service coverage.
feature patch - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsgadeprecationengineeraws-s3aws-ec2aws-dynamodbaws-eks ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.39.0: New Data Sources and Bug Fixes
This release introduces several new data sources for IAM, NetworkManager, and AWS UXC, alongside new list and regular resources for EKS, Organizations, SageMaker, and Workmail. Enhancements include attribute additions and support for resource identities across various services. Several bug fixes are also included, notably addressing issues with EKS access entry tags, service principal names, DynamoDB table creation timeouts, and Elasticache Serverless Cache parameters.
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