Amazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 15

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL major version 15 (15.2). New features in PostgreSQL 15 include the SQL standard "MERGE" command for conditional SQL queries, performance improvements for both in-memory and disk-based sorting, and support for two-phase commit and row/column filtering for logical replication. Please refer to the [PostgreSQL community announcement](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/release-15.html) for more details about the release. This release includes new features for [Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL version 3.1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraPostgreSQLReleaseNotes/AuroraBabelfish.Updates.html) such as Kerberos support with Active Directory and support for Linked Servers. Please refer to [Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraPostgreSQLReleaseNotes/AuroraPostgreSQL.Updates.html#AuroraPostgreSQL.Updates.20180305.143X) for more information. To use the new version, create a new Aurora PostgreSQL-compatible database instance with just a few clicks in the [Amazon RDS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home). You can also upgrade existing database instances. Please review [the Aurora documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER%5FUpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.html) to learn more about upgrading. PostgreSQL 15 is available in all [AWS Regions](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/) except China regions, but including AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Refer to the [Aurora version policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Aurora.VersionPolicy.html) to help you to decide how often to upgrade and how to plan your upgrade process. [Amazon Aurora](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/) is designed for unparalleled high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. It provides built-in security, continuous backups, serverless compute, up to 15 read replicas, automated multi-Region replication, and integrations with other AWS services. To get started with Amazon Aurora, take a look at our [getting started page](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/CHAP%5FGettingStartedAurora.html).