AWS powershell documentation change

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

File: powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md

Summary

Updated PowerShell documentation to indicate V4 entering maintenance mode and recommending migration to V5

Security assessment

Change focuses on version lifecycle management rather than security vulnerabilities or security features. No explicit security context provided in the diff.

Diff

diff --git a/powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md b/powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md
index a2dc11894..fd726ad3f 100644
--- a//powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md
+++ b//powershell/v4/userguide/saml-pst.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ PrerequisitesHow an Identity-Federated User Gets Federated Access to AWS Service
-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/).