Use UpdateDocumentDefaultVersion with an AWS SDK or CLI

To update the default version of a document

The following update-document-default-version example updates the default version of a Systems Manager document.

<userinput>aws ssm update-document-default-version \
    --name <replaceable>"Example"</replaceable> \
    --document-version <replaceable>"2"</replaceable></userinput>

Output:

{
    "Description": {
        "Name": "Example",
        "DefaultVersion": "2"
    }
}

For more information, see Writing SSM Document Content in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 1: This updates the default version of a document. You can obtain the available document versions with the "Get-SSMDocumentVersionList" cmdlet.

Update-SSMDocumentDefaultVersion -Name "RunShellScript" -DocumentVersion "2"

Output:

DefaultVersion Name
-------------- ----
2              RunShellScript