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Amazon RDS Snapshot Export to S3 now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

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Service Feature Availability Change
TL;DR: Amazon RDS Snapshot Export to S3 feature now available in AWS GovCloud (US) regions for analytics and ML use cases.
AWS Services: Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, Amazon Athena, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Redshift Spectrum, Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora MySQL, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, AWS Backup

Link: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/rds-exports-s3-available-gov-cloud/

Amazon RDS Snapshot Export to S3 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) regions, enabling you to export snapshot data in Apache Parquet format for analytics, data retention, and machine learning use cases.

Snapshot export to S3 supports all DB snapshot types (manual, automated system, and AWS Backup snapshots) and runs directly on the snapshot without impacting database performance. The exported data in Apache Parquet format can be analyzed using other AWS services such as Amazon Athena, Amazon SageMaker, or Amazon Redshift Spectrum, or with big data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark.

You can create a snapshot export with just a few clicks in the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. Snapshot Export to S3 is supported for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL - Compatible Edition and Amazon Aurora MySQL, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS for MySQL, and Amazon RDS for MariaDB snapshots. For more information, including instructions on getting started, read Aurora documentation or Amazon RDS documentation.

Published: 2026-02-24 18:26:00+00:00

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports minor versions 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22

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Service Feature Change
TL;DR: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports latest minor versions 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22 with security fixes.
AWS Services: Amazon RDS, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, AWS Organizations, Amazon RDS Blue/Green deployments, AWS Command Line Interface

Link: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/rds-minor-version-18-3-17-9-16-13-15-17-14-22/

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for PostgreSQL now supports the latest minor versions 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22. These versions address the regression from the February 12, 2026 PostgreSQL community release. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest minor versions to fix known security vulnerabilities in prior versions of PostgreSQL, and to benefit from the bug fixes added by the PostgreSQL community.

You can upgrade your databases during scheduled maintenance windows using automatic minor version upgrades. To simplify operations at scale, enable automatic minor version upgrades and use the AWS Organizations Upgrade Rollout Policy to orchestrate thousands of upgrades in phases, first to development environments before upgrading production systems. You can also use Amazon RDS Blue/Green deployments with physical replication to minimize downtime for minor version upgrades.

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale PostgreSQL deployments in the cloud. See Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Pricing for pricing details and regional availability. Create or update a fully managed Amazon RDS database in the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI).

Published: 2026-02-27 08:00:00+00:00