AWS 977 days
AWS RDS MySQL 5.7 end of life (end of Extended Support)
By June 30, 2029: upgrade to MySQL 8.4 before RDS does it for you (8.0 left standard support on July 31, 2026). That's when extended support for MySQL 5.7 on AWS RDS runs out, and with it the last paid safety net. Source: docs.aws.amazon.com, checked 2026-10-17.
- What's retiring
- MySQL 5.7 end of Extended Support (AWS RDS)
- When
- June 30, 2029
- Days left
- 977 days left, as of 2026-10-27.
- What happens
- RDS Extended Support for MySQL 5.7 ends; Amazon RDS then upgrades the major engine version automatically.
- What to do
- Upgrade to MySQL 8.4 before RDS does it for you (8.0 left standard support on July 31, 2026).
- Kind of change
- Forced upgrade
- Official source
- docs.aws.amazon.com ↗ (last checked 2026-10-17)
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