Amazon Aurora versions

With Amazon Aurora, you can choose the supported relational database engine that best fits your application requirements while maintaining compatibility with the underlying engines. Aurora reuses the database engine code from supported engines, so you can leverage existing skills, tools, and libraries for those engines. When you create a cluster, you specify the Amazon Aurora database engine version that you want to use. The version that you choose determines compatibility and available features.

This documentation explains the common points and differences between Amazon Aurora and the corresponding database engines. With this information, you can determine the software version that you should select and how to verify the available features and bug fixes in each version. You can also use this reference to determine an appropriate upgrade cadence and plan for your upgrade.

Supported database engines for Amazon Aurora database clusters

The following relational databases are available on Amazon Aurora. Aurora reuses code and maintains compatibility with the underlying DB engines. However, Aurora has unique version numbers, release cycles, and timelines for version deprecation. Each new Aurora version comes with release notes that list the new features, fixes, and other changes and enhancements that apply to each version.

Specifying the Amazon Aurora database version for your database cluster

When you create a new DB cluster with the Create database operation in the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI, or with the CreateDBCluster API operation, you can specify any currently-available Aurora database version (major or minor).

To learn how to create Aurora clusters, see Creating an Amazon Aurora DB cluster. To learn how to change the version of an existing Aurora cluster, see Modifying an Amazon Aurora DB cluster.