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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2026-01-31 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-getting-started.md

Summary

Added two service bullet points: Change Manager availability update and CloudWatch Dashboard deprecation notice

Security assessment

The changes are informational updates about service availability, unrelated to Distributor package security, signing, or deployment security practices. No security features or vulnerabilities are addressed.

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diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-getting-started.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-getting-started.md
index 36d541d22..0942326a9 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-getting-started.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/distributor-getting-started.md
@@ -7 +7,3 @@ Complete Distributor prerequisitesVerify or create an IAM instance profile with
-AWS Systems Manager Change Manager is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Systems Manager Change Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/change-manager-availability-change.html). 
+• AWS Systems Manager Change Manager is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Systems Manager Change Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/change-manager-availability-change.html). 
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+• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html).