Introducing an enhanced version of the AWS Secrets Manager transform: AWS::SecretsManager-2024-09-16

AWS has introduced an enhanced version of the AWS Secrets Manager transform, `AWS::SecretsManager-2024-09-16`, which simplifies infrastructure management and secret rotation.

• Provides automatic Lambda runtime upgrades and configuration updates
• Supports additional CloudFormation resource attributes like CreationPolicy and Metadata
• Helps manage database credentials, API keys, and other secrets throughout their lifecycle
• Automatically extends CloudFormation templates to include rotation Lambda functions
• Designed to reduce manual security updates and runtime maintenance

Key considerations include non-backward compatibility and potential rollback complexities when upgrading. AWS recommends testing changes in non-production environments and migrating to the new transform version.