This is the AWS CDK v2 Developer Guide. The older CDK v1 entered maintenance on June 1, 2022 and ended support on June 1, 2023.
See Releases
Note
The table below represents significant documentation milestones. We fix errors and improve content on an ongoing basis.
| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
Document bootstrap template versions v26 and v27 | For more information, see Bootstrap template version history. | March 27, 2025 |
Add documentation for building and deploying container image assets | When you build container image assets with the AWS CDK, Docker is utilized by default to perform these actions. If you want to use a different container management tool, you can replace Docker. For more information, see Build and deploy container image assets in CDK apps. | March 21, 2025 |
Add documentation for CDK Migrate feature | Use the AWS CDK CLI
| February 2, 2024 |
IAM best practices updates | Updated guide to align with the IAM best practices. For more information, see Security best practices in IAM. | March 23, 2023 |
Document cdk.json | Add documentation of | April 20, 2022 |
Dependency management | Add topic on managing dependencies with the AWS CDK. | April 7, 2022 |
Remove double-braces from Java examples | Replace this anti-pattern with Java 9 | March 9, 2022 |
AWS CDK v2 release | Version 2 of the AWS CDK Developer Guide is released. Document history for CDK v1. | December 4, 2021 |
