# Aurora MySQL database engine updates 2026-01-02 (version 3.04.6, compatible with MySQL 8.0.28)
**Version:** 3.04.6
Aurora MySQL 3.04.6 is generally available. Aurora MySQL 3.04 versions are compatible with MySQL 8.0.28. For more information on the community changes that have occurred, see [MySQL 8.0 Release Notes](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/).
For details of the new features in Aurora MySQL version 3, see [Aurora MySQL version 3 compatible with MySQL 8.0](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.30Updates.html). For differences between Aurora MySQL version 3 and Aurora MySQL version 2, see [Comparison of Aurora MySQL version 2 and Aurora MySQL version 3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Compare-v2-v3.html). For a comparison of Aurora MySQL version 3 and MySQL 8.0 Community Edition, see [Comparison of Aurora MySQL version 3 and MySQL 8.0 Community Edition](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Compare-80-v3.html) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
You can perform an in-place upgrade that leverages a [zero-downtime-patch](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.ZDP.html), restore a snapshot, or initiate a managed blue/green upgrade using [Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/blue-green-deployments-overview.html) from any currently supported Aurora MySQL version 2 cluster into an Aurora MySQL version 3.04.6 cluster.
For information on planning an upgrade to Aurora MySQL version 3, see [Planning a major version upgrade for an Aurora MySQL cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.MajorVersionUpgrade.html#AuroraMySQL.Upgrading.Planning). For general information about Aurora MySQL upgrades, see [Upgrading Amazon Aurora MySQL DB clusters](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.Upgrading.html) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
For troubleshooting information, see [Troubleshooting for Aurora MySQL in-place upgrade](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.MajorVersionUpgrade.html#AuroraMySQL.Upgrading.Troubleshooting) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
If you have any questions or concerns, AWS Support is available on the community forums and through [AWS Support](https://aws.amazon.com/support). For more information, see [Maintaining an Amazon Aurora DB cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.html) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
## Improvements
**Availability improvements**
+ Fixed an issue which, could cause an engine restart when running `KILL ` after running `EXPLAIN FOR CONNECTION ` on a running parallel query.
+ Fixed issues that could cause the writer instance to become unavailable if write forwarding is disabled or reader instances are restarted when using Global Write Forwarding or Local Write Forwarding
**General improvements**
+ Fixed an issue that causes reader instances to not generate error logs when write forwarding is enabled and parameter "aurora\$1replica\$1read\$1consistency" is modified.
+ Fixed an issue which can cause some SQL statements to not get logged in the audit log.
## Integration of MySQL Community Edition bug fixes
This release includes all community bug fixes up to and including 8.0.28. For more information, see [MySQL bugs fixed by Aurora MySQL 3.x database engine updates](AuroraMySQL.Updates.MySQLBugs.md#AuroraMySQL.Updates.MySQLBugs.v3) .