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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-11-25 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/validate-stack-deployments.md

Summary

Updated CLI command documentation to reflect returning both change set ARN and stack ARN, and clarified usage of change set name/ARN in describe-events command

Security assessment

Change describes API response format updates and parameter usage clarification without any security context or vulnerability mitigation mentioned

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/validate-stack-deployments.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/validate-stack-deployments.md
index 48f591416..a2431c82c 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/validate-stack-deployments.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/validate-stack-deployments.md
@@ -135 +135 @@ Use the following procedure to validate your stack deployment using the AWS CLI.
-The command returns a `ChangeSetId` that you can use to check validation results. You can also use the change set name to check the validation results.
+The command returns both the change set ARN and the stack ARN.
@@ -137 +137 @@ The command returns a `ChangeSetId` that you can use to check validation results
-  2. Use the [describe-events](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/describe-events.html) command to review validation status and results:
+  2. Use the [describe-events](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/describe-events.html) command with either the change set ARN or the change set name to review validation status and results. 
@@ -140 +140 @@ The command returns a `ChangeSetId` that you can use to check validation results
-      --change-set-id "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:123456789012:changeSet/MyChangeSet/94498df5-1afb-43b1-9869-9f82b2d877ac"
+      --change-set-name "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:123456789012:changeSet/MyChangeSet/94498df5-1afb-43b1-9869-9f82b2d877ac"