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 680 AWS releases · Updated
- AWS What's New aiawsgagovernmentaws-bedrock ·
OpenAI GPT-5.4 available on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-West)
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 model is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, specifically within the AWS GovCloud (US-West) region. This enables government and regulated industries to leverage advanced AI capabilities with enhanced security and compliance features. The model runs on a new, high-performance inference engine, ensuring data privacy by keeping prompts and responses within the customer's AWS environment.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsgaengineeraws-sagemakeraws-iam ·
Amazon SageMaker Studio adds UI localization in 12 languages
Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports a user interface localized in twelve languages to improve global accessibility. This feature allows data professionals to work in their preferred language, enhancing productivity and reducing friction. Language is detected from browser settings or can be manually selected in profile settings and is available in all regions where SageMaker Studio is offered.
feature - AWS What's New observabilityawsgaengineer ·
Amazon Connect adds real-time dashboard alerts for conversational analytics
Amazon Connect now allows contact center supervisors to set up real-time dashboard alerts for detected keywords, phrases, or sentiment during live calls and chats. This feature enables faster agent coaching and issue resolution, potentially reducing customer churn. Real-time conversational analytics alerts are available in supported AWS regions.
feature - AWS What's New awsgaengineeraws-eks ·
Amazon EKS and EKS Distro now support Kubernetes 1.36
Amazon EKS and EKS Distro now support Kubernetes version 1.36, enabling users to run the latest Kubernetes features and fixes. This update is available for new clusters and upgrades to existing ones, with key enhancements like User Namespaces GA and In-Place Pod-Level Resources Vertical Scaling. The support extends to all AWS Regions where EKS is available, impacting engineers and architects managing Kubernetes workloads on AWS.
feature - AWS What's New securityawsgaarchitect ·
Amazon QuickSight supports customer-managed encryption keys
Amazon QuickSight now allows customers to encrypt their data using their own AWS Key Management Service (KMS) keys. This provides enhanced security control and audit capabilities for organizations with strict compliance needs, enabling them to manage encryption for their business intelligence data. The feature is generally available and requires keys to be in the same AWS account and region as QuickSight resources, supporting only symmetric KMS keys.
feature patch - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineeraws-bedrock ·
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity supports BYO secrets with Secrets Manager
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity now allows referencing existing AWS Secrets Manager secrets directly, enhancing governance and control. Previously, secrets were service-managed, hindering custom encryption, tagging, and policy enforcement. This update enables customers to manage their secrets with their own policies and CMKs, providing full ownership and governance, and is now generally available across 14 AWS regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New securityawsgaengineerretailaws-ec2aws-iam ·
Amazon Inspector improves agent-based EC2 scanning
Amazon Inspector has launched the Inspector VM Scanner for agent-based EC2 instances, expanding vulnerability detection for applications like WordPress and Python packages. This new scanner also reduces CPU utilization during scans, minimizing impact on production workloads. Security teams benefit from this enhanced, more efficient scanning which brings agent-based coverage to parity with agentless methods. The update is available in all Inspector regions at no additional cost.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineeraws-bedrock ·
OpenAI's GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Codex now available on Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock now offers production access to OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.4 models, alongside Codex for AI-assisted software development. This integration provides enhanced capabilities for coding, data analysis, and autonomous tasks within the existing AWS security and governance framework. Pricing aligns with OpenAI's rates and counts towards AWS commitments, making these advanced AI models accessible for enterprise use.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsgaengineerhealthcare ·
AWS HealthOmics supports Nextflow version pinning at runtime
AWS HealthOmics now lets users specify a Nextflow engine version when starting a run via the StartRun API, allowing for controlled migration and testing of workflows. This feature provides explicit control over execution by overriding any version specified in the workflow manifest, which is particularly useful for regulated environments. It is now available across all AWS HealthOmics regions.
feature - AWS What's New awsgaengineer ·
AWS End User Messaging adds RCS support in 20 new countries
AWS End User Messaging now supports Rich Communication Services (RCS) for Business in 20 additional countries, expanding availability to 22 nations. This enables businesses to send verified, branded messages to customers in these regions using the existing SendTextMessage API. The service ensures reliable delivery with an automatic fallback to SMS for unsupported devices, enhancing customer engagement through recognized business identities.
feature announcement - AWS What's New dataawsgaengineeraws-redshift ·
Redshift Serverless: Minimum capacity reduced to 4 RPU in 7 new regions
Amazon Redshift Serverless now allows a minimum base capacity of 4 Redshift Processing Units (RPUs) in seven additional AWS regions, down from the previous 8 RPU minimum. This change lowers the entry cost for Redshift Serverless, making it more accessible for development and production workloads with minimal compute needs. The update is now available in specific Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, South America, and AWS GovCloud regions.
feature patch - AWS What's New networkingawsazuregapreviewengineer ·
AWS Interconnect adds free 500 Mbps tier for multicloud connectivity
AWS Interconnect now offers a free 500 Mbps tier for private multicloud connectivity, simplifying cross-cloud connections for customers. This managed service provides resilience and is compatible with Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud, with Azure support planned. The free tier allows evaluation and operation of workloads between AWS and another CSP at no charge on the AWS side, including a CloudWatch Network Synthetic Monitor.
feature announcement - AWS What's New dataawsgaengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports April 2026 RU and Supplemental Patch Bundle
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the April 2026 Release Update (RU) for versions 19c and 21c, and the Supplemental Patch Bundle (SPB) for 19c. This update includes critical security patches and is recommended for all Oracle database products. The SPB provides additional patches for specific use cases like Oracle Spatial and Data Pump. Updates can be applied via the AWS Console, SDK, or CLI, with options for automatic minor version upgrades and staggered rollouts using AWS Organizations.
feature patch - AWS What's New awsga ·
Oracle Database@AWS expands to 20 AWS Regions
Oracle Database@AWS is now available in eight additional AWS regions, bringing the total to twenty. This service allows customers to run Oracle Exadata systems within AWS data centers, enabling migration of on-premises Oracle Exadata and RAC applications. Customers in Europe, South America, and Asia Pacific can now leverage this for in-region data residency requirements, with setup managed via AWS Marketplace and the AWS Management Console.
feature announcement - AWS What's New dataawsgaaws-s3 ·
Amazon S3 Tables expand to two new AWS Regions
Amazon S3 Tables, featuring built-in Apache Iceberg support for data lakes, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) and Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Regions. This expansion allows more users to benefit from streamlined tabular data storage, automatic table maintenance for cost and query optimization, and broad engine compatibility. S3 Tables also integrate with Intelligent-Tiering for automated cost management based on access patterns. The feature is now accessible in these additional regions, though users should consult the documentation for a full list of supported locations.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineer ·
AWS Resilience Hub Next Generation GA
AWS Resilience Hub's next generation is now generally available, offering enhanced resilience assessment for critical workloads. This update introduces a new application model, dependency discovery, AI-powered failure analysis, and organization-wide reporting, benefiting platform engineering and SRE teams. It is available in select AWS Regions, with existing customers able to migrate at their own pace.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineer ·
Amazon Connect adds generative AI post-contact summaries in 8 new languages
Amazon Connect now offers generative AI-powered post-contact summaries in eight new languages, including Portuguese, French, and German, along with regional English variations. This enhancement allows for automated, concise overviews of customer interactions across channels, reducing the need for agents to review full transcripts. Organizations can now generate summaries in the language of the conversation, improving agent efficiency and manager oversight for global support operations. These new language capabilities are available in all AWS Regions where the feature is currently supported.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineeraws-bedrock ·
Claude Opus 4.8 available on AWS via Bedrock and Claude Platform
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8, their most capable general availability model, is now accessible on AWS. This model offers significant improvements in agentic coding, complex knowledge work, and long-running autonomous tasks, benefiting developers and enterprises building AI applications. Customers can access it through Amazon Bedrock for integrated AWS features or the Claude Platform on AWS for direct Anthropic experience with AWS billing and authentication.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineer ·
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless Next Generation GA
AWS announced the general availability of the next generation of Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, featuring 20x faster auto-scaling and resource provisioning in seconds. This fully managed search and vector engine offers scale-to-zero pricing, potentially saving customers up to 60%, and decouples compute and storage for independent scaling. It also simplifies network connectivity with new endpoints and offers native integrations with AI development platforms, making it available today in all commercial AWS regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsgaengineerfinance ·
AWS Partner Central adds Total Contract Value (TCV) for deal sizing
AWS Partner Central now allows partners to estimate deal sizes using Total Contract Value (TCV), converting it to forecasted Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR). This enhancement aims to accelerate opportunity submission and improve forecast accuracy for partners by eliminating manual MRR estimations. The feature is available globally via the Partner Central console and API, benefiting partner sales teams and improving pipeline accuracy.
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