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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2026-03-22 · Documentation medium

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md

Summary

Added an entry for AmazonSSMAutomationRole policy update, adding cloudformation:TagResource and cloudformation:UntagResource permissions.

Security assessment

This documents an update to a managed IAM policy, adding permissions for tagging CloudFormation resources. It is security documentation but does not address a specific security issue; rather, it reflects an expansion of permissions for automation runbooks.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
index 77e50f027..0f3b64336 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
@@ -1274,0 +1275 @@ Change | Description | Date
+AmazonSSMAutomationRole – Update to an existing policy |  Systems Manager added the `cloudformation:TagResource` and `cloudformation:UntagResource` permissions. These permissions allow Automation runbooks that create CloudFormation stacks to add and remove tags from resources. | March 20, 2026