Amazon Aurora supports PostgreSQL 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL versions 16.2, 15.6, 14.11, 13.14, and 12.18\. These releases contain product improvements and bug fixes made by the PostgreSQL community, along with Aurora-specific improvements. These releases also offer improved performance through faster COPY operations (for PostgreSQL 16.2), [Query Plan Management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraPostgreSQL.Optimize.html) enhancements for queries with aggregate operations, and optimizations for further reducing the logical replication lag. You can initiate a minor version upgrade by modifying your DB cluster. Please review the [Aurora documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER%5FUpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.html) to learn more. This release is available in all AWS Regions except China regions, but including AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. For a full feature parity list, head to our [feature parity page](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.AuroraFeaturesRegionsDBEngines.grids.html), and to see all regions that support Amazon Aurora head to our [region page](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/). Amazon 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).