Aurora Serverless v1 and Aurora database engine versions

You can use the following information to find the appropriate engine version to use with Aurora Serverless v1. Or, if you intend to use a more recent engine version, you can use Aurora Serverless v2 instead.

Aurora MySQL Serverless

Aurora Serverless v1 is available in certain AWS Regions and for specific Aurora MySQL versions only. For the current list of AWS Regions that support Aurora Serverless v1 and the specific Aurora MySQL versions available in each Region, see Aurora Serverless v1 with Aurora MySQL.

To learn about enhancements and bug fixes for Aurora MySQL version 2, see Database engine updates for Amazon Aurora MySQL version 2 in the Release Notes for Aurora MySQL.

To use a more recent version of Aurora MySQL, you can use Aurora Serverless v2. For the AWS Regions and Aurora MySQL versions that you can use with Aurora Serverless v2, see Aurora Serverless v2 with Aurora MySQL. For usage information about Aurora Serverless v2, see Using Aurora Serverless v2.

Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless

Aurora Serverless v1 is available in certain AWS Regions and for specific Aurora PostgreSQL versions only. For the current list of AWS Regions that support Aurora Serverless v1 and the specific Aurora PostgreSQL versions available in each Region, see Aurora Serverless v1 with Aurora PostgreSQL.

If you want to use Aurora PostgreSQL for your Aurora Serverless v1 DB cluster, you can use the Aurora PostgreSQL 13-compatible versions. Minor releases for Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition include only changes that are backward-compatible. Your Aurora Serverless v1 DB cluster is transparently upgraded when an Aurora PostgreSQL minor release becomes available for Aurora Serverless v1 in your AWS Region.

To use a more recent version of Aurora PostgreSQL, you can use Aurora Serverless v2. For the AWS Regions and Aurora PostgreSQL versions that you can use with Aurora Serverless v2, see Aurora Serverless v2 with Aurora PostgreSQL. For usage information about Aurora Serverless v2, see Using Aurora Serverless v2.

Automatic minor version upgrades for Aurora Serverless v1

When minor releases of the database engines become available for Aurora Serverless v1, they are applied automatically in the various AWS Regions where Aurora Serverless v1 is available. In other words, you don't need to upgrade your Aurora Serverless v1 DB cluster to get a new minor release for your cluster's DB engine when it's available for Aurora Serverless v1.