amazon rds mysql end of life dates — full support timeline
2 of 18 tracked amazon rds mysql releases have already reached end of life. The dates below are published support dates, not estimates.
Version support timeline
| Release | Released | End of life | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4.9 | 2026-04-21 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.9 | supported |
| 8.0.46 | 2026-04-21 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.46 | ends soon |
| 8.4.8 | 2026-01-20 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.8 | supported |
| 8.0.45 | 2026-01-20 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.45 | ends soon |
| 8.4.7 | 2025-10-21 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.7 | supported |
| 8.0.44 | 2025-10-21 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.44 | ends soon |
| 8.4.6 | 2025-07-22 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.6 | supported |
| 8.0.43 | 2025-07-22 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.43 | ends soon |
| 8.4.5 | 2025-04-15 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.5 | supported |
| 8.0.42 | 2025-04-15 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.42 | ends soon |
| 8.4.4 | 2025-01-21 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.4 | supported |
| 8.0.41 | 2025-01-21 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.41 | ends soon |
| 8.4 | 2024-11-21 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.10 | supported |
| 8.4.3 | 2024-10-15 | 2029-07-31 | 8.4.3 | supported |
| 8.0.40 | 2024-10-15 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.40 | ends soon |
| 8.0 | 2018-10-23 | 2026-07-31 | 8.0.46 | ends soon |
| 5.7 | 2016-02-22 | 2024-02-29 | 5.7.44 | ended |
| 5.6 | 2013-07-01 | 2022-03-01 | 5.6 | ended |
Who is affected
Anyone running an unsupported amazon rds mysql release. After end of life a version stops receiving security patches, which typically becomes an audit or compliance finding before it becomes an outage. Upgrading to a supported release is the migration path; the table above shows which releases still qualify.
Source
These dates are maintained by endoflife.date/amazon-rds-mysql, an open community dataset that cites vendor announcements. Verify against the vendor before making a compliance decision.
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