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AWS AmazonRDS medium security documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-04-11 · Security-related medium

File: AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md

Summary

Added same security-related upgrade clarification as in Aurora.VersionPolicy.Upgrading.md

Security assessment

Reiterates forced upgrades for critical security issues across multiple documents

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md
index 5ad770386..83720b865 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md
@@ -399,0 +400,4 @@ The **Auto minor version upgrade** setting specifies whether Aurora automaticall
+Automatic minor version upgrades periodically update your database to recent database engine versions. However, the upgrade might not always include the latest database engine version. If you need to keep your databases on specific versions at particular times, we recommend that you manually upgrade to the database versions that you need according to your required schedule. In cases of critical security issues or when a version reaches its end-of-support date, Amazon Aurora might apply a minor version upgrade even if you haven't enabled the **Auto minor version upgrade** option. For more information, see the upgrade documentation for your specific database engine.
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+See [Upgrading the minor version or patch level of an Aurora MySQL DB cluster](./AuroraMySQL.Updates.Patching.html) and [Performing a minor version upgrade](./USER_UpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.MinorUpgrade.html).
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