MariaDB on Amazon RDS versions

For MariaDB, version numbers are organized as version X.Y.Z. In Amazon RDS terminology, X.Y denotes the major version, and Z is the minor version number. For Amazon RDS implementations, a version change is considered major if the major version number changes, for example going from version 10.5 to 10.6. A version change is considered minor if only the minor version number changes, for example going from version 10.6.14 to 10.6.16.

Supported MariaDB minor versions on Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS currently supports the following minor versions of MariaDB.

The following table shows the minor versions of MariaDB 11.4 that Amazon RDS currently supports.

The following table shows the minor versions of MariaDB 10.11 that Amazon RDS currently supports.

The following table shows the minor versions of MariaDB 10.6 that Amazon RDS currently supports.

The following table shows the minor versions of MariaDB 10.5 that Amazon RDS currently supports.

The following table shows the minor versions of MariaDB 10.4 that Amazon RDS currently supports.

You can specify any currently supported MariaDB version when creating a new DB instance. You can specify the major version (such as MariaDB 10.5), and any supported minor version for the specified major version. If no version is specified, Amazon RDS defaults to a supported version, typically the most recent version. If a major version is specified but a minor version is not, Amazon RDS defaults to a recent release of the major version you have specified. To see a list of supported versions, as well as defaults for newly created DB instances, use the describe-db-engine-versions AWS CLI command.

For example, to list the supported engine versions for RDS for MariaDB, run the following CLI command:

aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --engine mariadb --query "*[].{Engine:Engine,EngineVersion:EngineVersion}" --output text

The default MariaDB version might vary by AWS Region. To create a DB instance with a specific minor version, specify the minor version during DB instance creation. You can determine the default minor version for an AWS Region by running the following AWS CLI command:

aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --default-only --engine mariadb --engine-version major_engine_version --region region --query "*[].{Engine:Engine,EngineVersion:EngineVersion}" --output text

Replace major_engine_version with the major engine version, and replace region with the AWS Region. For example, the following AWS CLI command returns the default MariaDB minor engine version for the 10.5 major version and the US West (Oregon) AWS Region (us-west-2):

aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --default-only --engine mariadb --engine-version 10.5 --region us-west-2 --query "*[].{Engine:Engine,EngineVersion:EngineVersion}" --output text

Supported MariaDB major versions on Amazon RDS

RDS for MariaDB major versions remain available at least until community end of life for the corresponding community version. You can use the following dates to plan your testing and upgrade cycles. If Amazon extends support for an RDS for MariaDB version for longer than originally stated, we plan to update this table to reflect the later date.

Working with the Database Preview environment

RDS for MariaDB DB instances in the Database Preview environment are functionally similar to other RDS for MariaDB DB instances. However, you can't use the Database Preview environment for production workloads.

Preview environments have the following limitations:

The following options are supported by the preview.

Features not supported in the Database Preview environment

The following features aren't available in the Database Preview environment:

Creating a new DB instance in the Database Preview environment

You can create a DB instance in the Database Preview environment using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or RDS API.

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MariaDB version 11.4 in the Database Preview environment

MariaDB version 11.4 is now available in the Amazon RDS Database Preview environment. MariaDB version 11.4 contains several improvements that are described in Changes and improvements in MariaDB 11.4. You can use the Database Preview environment to test your workloads against this release before it is available in all AWS Regions for production workloads.

For information on the Database Preview environment, see Working with the Database Preview environment. To access the Preview Environment from the console, select rds-preview/.

Deprecated versions for Amazon RDS for MariaDB

Amazon RDS for MariaDB versions 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 are deprecated.

For information about the Amazon RDS deprecation policy for MariaDB, see Amazon RDS FAQs.