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AWS powershell documentation change

Service: powershell · 2026-03-07 · Documentation low

File: powershell/v4/userguide/additional-security-considerations.md

Summary

Replaced V5 release announcement with V4 maintenance mode notice and migration recommendation

Security assessment

The change informs users about V4 entering maintenance mode and recommends migrating to V5. While maintenance mode may imply reduced support, there is no explicit mention of a security vulnerability or weakness.

Diff

diff --git a/powershell/v4/userguide/additional-security-considerations.md b/powershell/v4/userguide/additional-security-considerations.md
index cd5daa9c4..b526d67f1 100644
--- a//powershell/v4/userguide/additional-security-considerations.md
+++ b//powershell/v4/userguide/additional-security-considerations.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ Logging of sensitive information
-Version 5 (V5) of the AWS Tools for PowerShell has been released!
+AWS Tools for PowerShell V4 has entered maintenance mode.
@@ -9 +9 @@ Version 5 (V5) of the AWS Tools for PowerShell has been released!
-To start using the new version of the tools, see the [AWS Tools for PowerShell User Guide (V5)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/userguide/), especially the topic for [Migrating to V5](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/userguide/migrating-v5.html).
+We recommend that you migrate to [AWS Tools for PowerShell V5](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/userguide/). For additional details and information on how to migrate, please refer to our [maintenance mode announcement](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/aws-tools-for-powershell-v4-maintenance-mode-announcement/).