End of support notice: On October 7, 2026, AWS will end support for AWS Proton. After October 7, 2026, you will no longer be able to access the AWS Proton console or AWS Proton resources. Your deployed infrastructure will remain intact. For more information, see [AWS Proton Service Deprecation and Migration Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/proton/latest/userguide/proton-end-of-support.html).

# Update a template
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You can update a template as described in the following list.
+ Edit the `description` or `display name` of a template when you use either the console or AWS CLI. You *can't* edit the `name` of a template.
+ Update the status of a template minor version when you use either the console or AWS CLI. You can only change the status from `DRAFT` to `PUBLISHED`.
+ Edit the display name and description of a minor or major version of a template when you use the AWS CLI.

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#### [ AWS Management Console ]

Edit a template description and display name using the console as described in the following steps.

**In the list of templates.**

1. In the [AWS Proton console](https://console.aws.amazon.com//proton/), choose **(Environment or Service) Templates**.

1. In the list of templates, choose the radio button to the left of the template that you want to update the description or display name for.

1. Choose **Actions** and then **Edit**.

1. In the **Edit (environment or service) template** page, in the **Template details** section, enter your edits in the form and choose **Save changes**.

Change the status of a minor version of a template using the console to publish a template as described in the following. You can only change the status from `DRAFT` to `PUBLISHED`.

**In the (environment or service) template detail page.**

1. In the [AWS Proton console](https://console.aws.amazon.com//proton/), choose **(Environment or Service) templates**.

1. In the list of templates, choose the name of the template that you want to update the status of a minor version from **Draft** to **Published**.

1. In the (environment or service) template detail page, in the **Template versions** section, select the radio button to the left of the minor version that you want to publish.

1. Choose **Publish** in the **Template versions** section. The status changes from **Draft** to **Published**.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

The following example command and response shows how you can edit the description of an environment template.

Run the following command.

```
$ aws proton update-environment-template \
    --name "simple-env" \
    --description "A single VPC with public access"
```

Response:

```
{
    "environmentTemplate": {
        "arn": "arn:aws:proton:region-id:123456789012:environment-template/simple-env",
        "createdAt": "2020-11-28T22:02:10.651000+00:00",
        "description": "A single VPC with public access",
        "displayName": "simple-env",
        "lastModifiedAt": "2020-11-29T16:11:18.956000+00:00",
        "majorVersion": "1",
        "minorVersion": "0",
        "recommendedMinorVersion": "0",
        "schema": "schema:\n  format:\n    openapi: \"3.0.0\"\n  environment_input_type: \"MyEnvironmentInputType\"\n  types:\n    MyEnvironmentInputType:\n      type: object\n      description: \"Input properties for my environment\"\n      properties:\n        my_sample_input:\n          type: string\n          description: \"This is a sample input\"\n          default: \"hello world\"\n        my_other_sample_input:\n          type: string\n          description: \"Another sample input\"\n      required:\n        - my_other_sample_input\n",
        "status": "PUBLISHED",
        "statusMessage": "",
        "templateName": "simple-env"
    }
}
```

You can also use the AWS CLI to update service templates. See [Register and publish service templates](template-create.md#svc-template-v1), step 5, for an example of updating the status of a minor version of a service template.

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