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 681 AWS releases · Updated
- AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon FSx for OpenZFS adds cross-region on-demand data replication
Amazon FSx for OpenZFS now supports on-demand data replication to and from AWS opt-in Regions, enhancing disaster recovery and global data access capabilities. This feature allows incremental transfer of volume snapshots to non-default AWS Regions, expanding cross-Region data architectures. It is available in all regions offering FSx for OpenZFS with no additional charge beyond standard data transfer costs.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon GameLift Servers offers free network bandwidth for newer instances
Amazon GameLift Servers now includes all inbound and outbound network bandwidth at no extra cost for instance generations 6 and later. This change simplifies pricing by eliminating unpredictable bandwidth costs, which is a significant concern for multiplayer game servers. The benefit is available immediately to existing customers on eligible fleets in most regions.
feature patch - AWS What's New aiawsengineerfinancemediaaws-cloudfront ·
AWS WAF adds AI traffic monetization for bots
AWS WAF now offers AI traffic monetization, a new capability allowing content owners to set prices, accept payments, and grant access to AI bots accessing their APIs and content. This feature utilizes an HTTP 402 response for machine-to-machine payments, with initial integration via Coinbase and upcoming support for Stripe. It enables differentiated pricing and revenue analytics, and is available at no additional charge for AWS WAF customers.
feature - AWS What's New observabilityawsengineermedia ·
Amazon CloudWatch Log Analytics Unifies Log Querying, Streaming, and Analysis
Amazon CloudWatch Log Analytics is a new unified console experience that integrates Logs Insights for querying, Live Tail for real-time streaming, and Contributor Insights for identifying top contributors. This consolidation aims to streamline log analysis for engineers and architects by providing all these capabilities within a single interface. Log Analytics is now available in all commercial AWS Regions and uses the same pricing as its constituent services.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineeraws-bedrock ·
AWS Bedrock AgentCore Memory Adds Strictly Consistent Metadata
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory now allows developers to directly attach metadata to long-term memory records, ensuring data integrity and enabling precise filtering. This feature improves data organization, facilitates compliance, and supports multi-tenant architectures by guaranteeing metadata values are preserved without LLM inference. Strictly consistent metadata is available in all AWS Regions where AgentCore Memory is supported.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 C8i instances expand to Stockholm region
Amazon EC2 C8i instances, featuring custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the Europe (Stockholm) region. These instances offer improved performance and memory bandwidth compared to previous generations, making them suitable for memory-intensive workloads. They are available through the AWS Management Console via On-Demand, Savings Plans, and Spot instances.
feature announcement - AWS What's New securityawspreviewengineeraws-s3 ·
Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall adds Palo Alto Networks Advanced DNS Security (Preview)
Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall now offers Palo Alto Networks Advanced DNS Security in preview, allowing administrators to enforce threat protections directly within Route 53 rules. This integration simplifies security operations by eliminating the need for separate firewalls and provides unified threat protection across AWS and on-premises environments. Customers can subscribe to PANW threat intelligence through the AWS Marketplace within the Route 53 console. The feature is available in preview across several AWS regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineermediaaws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 C7i Instances Now Available in Israel (Tel Aviv)
AWS has launched Amazon EC2 C7i instances in the Israel (Tel Aviv) region, powered by custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. These instances offer up to 15% better price-performance for compute-intensive workloads and include enhanced features like larger instance sizes and support for Intel accelerators. They are now available to customers for various demanding applications.
feature - AWS What's New awsengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for MySQL 5.7: Extended Support minor version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521 available
Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports Extended Support minor version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521, offering critical security and bug fixes beyond community support. This allows users up to three additional years to upgrade to a new major version, ensuring business continuity and security for existing MySQL databases on Aurora and RDS. Customers can upgrade to this version to address known vulnerabilities and bugs in prior releases.
patch security - AWS What's New governanceawsengineer ·
AWS Cost Explorer retains historical data for billed accounts
AWS Cost Explorer now retains historical billing data at original billable rates for accounts within billing groups, addressing a previous restriction. This change, enabled by AWS Billing Conductor and Billing Transfer, ensures reporting continuity for customers using these services. Accounts already onboarded will gain access automatically, with Billing Transfer available in most AWS Regions.
feature - AWS What's New awsgapreviewengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for MariaDB Adds MariaDB 12.3 Preview Support
Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB 12.3 in the RDS Database Preview Environment for evaluation before general availability. This version introduces Oracle TO_DATE() compatibility, JSON and XML data types, and performance improvements for query optimization. The preview environment is for testing and instances are retained for a maximum of 60 days.
announcement feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for MariaDB Adds Support for Latest MariaDB Minor Versions
Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports MariaDB minor versions 10.6.27, 10.11.18, 11.4.12, and 11.8.8. Upgrading to these versions is recommended to address security vulnerabilities and benefit from community bug fixes and performance improvements. Users can leverage automatic minor version upgrades or Managed Blue/Green deployments for smoother updates.
patch - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-ecs ·
Amazon ECS Express Mode now available in AWS GovCloud Regions
Amazon ECS Express Mode is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions, enabling rapid deployment of containerized web applications and APIs. This feature simplifies orchestration and management while providing a public domain name, automatic scaling, and intelligent routing via a single Application Load Balancer. It offers full control over provisioned resources and is available at no extra charge, with deployment supported via console, SDK, CLI, and IaC tools.
feature - AWS What's New observabilityawsgaengineer ·
Amazon CloudWatch Query Studio GA
Amazon CloudWatch Query Studio is now generally available, offering a unified interface for querying and visualizing metrics across multiple AWS accounts and regions. This feature allows teams to use PromQL or Metrics Insights to explore OpenTelemetry and AWS-vended metrics from a single workspace, simplifying fleet-wide correlation of performance data. It provides visual query building, diverse visualization options, and integration with CloudWatch dashboards and Grafana, aiding engineers and architects in monitoring complex distributed systems.
feature announcement - AWS What's New observabilityawsengineer ·
CloudWatch Metrics Centralization now generally available
Amazon CloudWatch Metrics Centralization is now generally available, allowing users to replicate metrics across accounts and regions into a single destination. This feature helps enterprise teams gain a unified view of operational health in complex, multi-account deployments. Central teams can now own and query metrics for various operational needs, with support for both CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry metrics.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineeraws-ec2aws-lambda ·
AWS Lambda Managed Instances adds tag propagation
AWS Lambda Managed Instances (LMI) now supports tag propagation, automatically applying specified tags to provisioned EC2 instances, EBS volumes, and ENIs. This addresses a gap for organizations using tagging for cost tracking and governance, enabling better cost allocation and policy enforcement. The feature is available in all commercial AWS regions where LMI is generally available and can be configured via capacity provider APIs or standard AWS tools.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-bedrock ·
AWS DevOps Agent adds custom SRE agents and headless access
AWS DevOps Agent now supports custom SRE agents, allowing teams to automate recurring workflows, and headless access via MCP/A2A protocols for integration with existing tools. This enables teams to build agents for tasks like health reports or anomaly detection, and invoke the agent from IDEs or coding assistants without leaving their current environment. These enhancements aim to streamline SRE operations and broaden integration possibilities for developers, with availability expanding to five new regions.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon Lightsail expands availability to Hong Kong, São Paulo, and Spain
Amazon Lightsail is now available in three new AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), South America (São Paulo), and Europe (Spain). This expansion allows customers in these geographies to benefit from lower latency, improved performance, and local data residency options. Developers and businesses in these regions can now access Lightsail's full suite of services, including instances, managed databases, and container services, with simple pricing. Resources can be provisioned via the Lightsail Console, AWS CLI, or SDKs.
announcement - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-sagemaker ·
SageMaker now offers serverless fine-tuning for NVIDIA Nemotron models
Amazon SageMaker now supports serverless fine-tuning for NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Nano model, allowing users to adapt foundation models with proprietary data. This feature simplifies the process by managing infrastructure and orchestration, enabling users to focus on data and evaluation. Serverless customization is now available in specific AWS regions and can be accessed via SageMaker Studio or the Python SDK.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-sagemaker ·
SageMaker Serverless Fine-Tuning for Nvidia Nemotron Models
Amazon SageMaker now offers serverless fine-tuning for Nvidia's Nemotron 3 Nano model, allowing users to adapt foundation models with proprietary data. This feature enables tailoring models for domain-specific tasks or tone alignment, abstracting infrastructure management and adopting a pay-for-use model. It's available in specific AWS regions and can be accessed via SageMaker Studio or the Python SDK.
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