Versions with Amazon RDS Extended Support
RDS Extended Support is only available for major versions. It isn't available for minor versions.
RDS Extended Support is available for RDS for MySQL 5.7 and 8.0, and for RDS for PostgreSQL 11 and higher. For more information, see Supported MySQL major versions and Release calendar for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL in the Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Release Notes.
Amazon RDS Extended Support version naming
Amazon RDS will release new minor versions with fixes and CVE patches for engines on RDS Extended Support. For more information, see Amazon RDS Extended Support versions for RDS for MySQL and Amazon RDS Extended Support updates for RDS for PostgreSQL in the Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Release Notes.
The names of these minor releases will be in the form major.minor-RDS.YYYYMMDD.patch.YYYYMMDD, for example, 5.7.44-RDS.20240208.R2.20240210 (for RDS for MySQL) or 11.22-RDS.20240208.R2.20240210 (for RDS for PostgreSQL).
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For MySQL, the major version number is both the integer and the first fractional part of the version number, for example, 8.0. A major version upgrade increases the major part of the version number. For example, an upgrade from 5.7.44 to 8.0.33 is a major version upgrade, where 5.7 and 8.0 are the major version numbers.
For PostgreSQL, the major version number is the integer, for example, 11.
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For MySQL, the minor version number is the third part of the version number, for example, the 44-RDS.20240208 in 5.7.44-RDS.20240208.
For PostgeSQL, the minor version number is the second part of version number, for example, the 22-RDS.20240208in 11.22-RDS.20240208.
The date is when Amazon RDS created the Amazon RDS minor version.
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The patch version is what follows the date when Amazon RDS created the Amazon RDS minor version, for example, the R2 in 5.7.44-RDS.20240208.R2 or 11.22-RDS.20240208.R2.
An Amazon RDS patch version includes important bug fixes added to an Amazon RDS minor version after its release.
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The date is when Amazon RDS created the patch version, for example, the 20240210 in 5.7.44-RDS.20240208.R2.20240210 or 11.22-RDS.20240208.R2.20240210.
An Amazon RDS dated version is a security patch that includes important security fixes added to a minor version after its release. It doesn't include any fixes that might change an engine's behavior.
