Amazon Aurora and RDS for MySQL expand Extended Support for MySQL 5.7 through June 2029

Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for MySQL now offer [Amazon RDS Extended Support](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/extended-support.html) for MySQL 5.7 through June 30, 2029, from the previous end date of February 28, 2027\. This applies to Aurora MySQL version 2 (with MySQL 5.7 compatibility) and RDS for MySQL version 5.7, giving customers additional time to plan and complete their upgrades to a supported major version while continuing to receive critical security patches and bug fixes. RDS Extended Support delivers security patches for critical and high CVEs, bug fixes for critical operational issues, and access to AWS Support within the standard Aurora and RDS SLAs. There is no price increase with this extension, and customers using RDS Extended Support for MySQL 5.7 will continue to pay Year 3 pricing through June 30, 2029\. For pricing details, see [Aurora pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/pricing/) and [RDS for MySQL pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/mysql/pricing/). We recommend upgrading to MySQL 8.0 or MySQL 8.4 compatible versions to benefit from the latest database features, performance improvements, and security enhancements. You can upgrade using [Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/blue-green-deployments.html), in-place upgrade, or snapshot restore. To learn more, see the [Aurora MySQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Updates.MajorVersionUpgrade.html) and [RDS for MySQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER%5FUpgradeDBInstance.MySQL.html) user guides. This extension is available in all AWS Regions where Aurora MySQL and RDS for MySQL are available. Amazon Aurora is designed for high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. Amazon RDS for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB make it simple to set up, operate, and scale open source deployments in the cloud. Visit the getting started pages for [Aurora](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/) and [RDS](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/) to begin.