Amazon Aurora MySQL 3.12 (compatible with MySQL 8.0.44) is now generally available

Starting today, Amazon Aurora MySQL - Compatible Edition 3 (with MySQL 8.0 compatibility) will support MySQL 8.0.44 through Aurora MySQL v3.12. In addition to many security enhancements and bug fixes, Aurora MySQL v3.12 contains several availability improvements. For more details, refer to the [Aurora MySQL 3.12](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraMySQLReleaseNotes/AuroraMySQL.Updates.30Updates.html) and [MySQL 8.0.44](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-44.html) release notes. To upgrade to Aurora MySQL 3.12, you can initiate a minor version upgrade manually by [modifying your DB cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.Patching.ModifyEngineVersion.html), or you can enable the “[Auto minor version upgrade](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.AMVU.html)” option when creating or modifying a DB cluster. This release is available in all [AWS regions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.RegionsAndAvailabilityZones.html#Aurora.Overview.Availability.MySQL) where Aurora MySQL is available. 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 Amazon Web Services 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).