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AWS powershell documentation change

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

File: powershell/v4/userguide/creds-idc-cli.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

The update focuses on version lifecycle management, not security features or vulnerabilities. No concrete evidence of security impact.

Diff

diff --git a/powershell/v4/userguide/creds-idc-cli.md b/powershell/v4/userguide/creds-idc-cli.md
index 3a2b342de..af41c65af 100644
--- a//powershell/v4/userguide/creds-idc-cli.md
+++ b//powershell/v4/userguide/creds-idc-cli.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ Configure the Tools for PowerShell to use IAM Identity Center through the AWS CL
-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/).