generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: >-
  Amazon Aurora User Guide version policy pages and AWS service pages
  (Aurora.VersionPolicy, RDS/Aurora SLA, AWS Health status).
api_versioning:
  scheme: request-parameter
  current: '2014-10-31'
  note: >-
    The Amazon RDS Query API (through which Aurora is managed) is versioned by
    the Version request parameter / date stamp 2014-10-31. AWS maintains
    backward compatibility of this API version.
engine_versioning:
  scheme: engine-semver
  docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Aurora.VersionPolicy.html
  note: >-
    Aurora database engine versions (Aurora MySQL and Aurora PostgreSQL) have
    their own version numbers, quarterly minor releases, and major versions
    aligned with the community editions.
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Aurora.VersionPolicy.Support.html
  sunset_header: false
  deprecation_header: false
  note: >-
    Aurora engine minor/major versions reach end of standard support on
    published dates; Amazon RDS Extended Support can keep selected major
    versions available past the community end-of-life. Deprecation is
    communicated through documentation, console notices, and email, not via
    RFC 8594 Sunset/Deprecation HTTP headers.
  extended_support: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/extended-support.html
upgrades:
  docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Aurora.VersionPolicy.Upgrading.html
  auto_minor_version_upgrade: true
sla:
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/sla/
  uptime_target: "99.99%"
  note: Monthly uptime percentage commitment for Multi-AZ Aurora DB clusters.
status_page: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
deprecated_operations: []