Amazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 16.8, 15.12, 14.17 and 13.20

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports [PostgreSQL versions 16.8, 15.12, 14.17 and 13.20.](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-174-168-1512-1417-and-1320-released-3018/) Please note, this release supports the versions released by the PostgreSQL community on [February 20,2025](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/out-of-cycle-release-scheduled-for-february-20-2025-3016/) which replaces the previous February 13, 2025 release. These releases contain product improvements and bug fixes made by the PostgreSQL community, along with Aurora-specific security and feature improvements such as dynamic resizing of the allocated space for Optimized Reads-enabled temporary objects on Aurora I/O-Optimized clusters and [new features for Babelfish](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraPostgreSQLReleaseNotes/AuroraBabelfish.Updates.html). For more details, please refer to the[ release notes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraPostgreSQLReleaseNotes/AuroraPostgreSQL.Updates.html). These releases are now available in all commercial AWS regions and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, except China regions. 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. For a full feature parity list across regions, head to our [feature parity page](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.AuroraFeaturesRegionsDBEngines.grids.html). 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).