
AWS Organizations now supports upgrade rollout policy for Aurora and RDS, enabling customers to stagger automatic database upgrades across environments and accounts using simple ordering rules to test changes in development before production rollout.


<div><p>This article announces AWS Organizations' support for upgrade rollout policy, enabling customers to stagger automatic database upgrades across Aurora and RDS instances.</p><ul><li>Stagger automatic minor version upgrades across development, staging, and production environments</li><li>Define upgrade sequences using simple orders (first, second, last) via account policies or resource tags</li><li>Test upgrades in less critical environments before production rollout</li><li>AWS Health notifications and validation periods monitor upgrade progress</li><li>Disable automatic progression if issues are detected</li><li>Available across all AWS commercial and GovCloud regions</li><li>Manage policies via Console, CLI, SDKs, CloudFormation, or CDK</li></ul><p>This feature eliminates manual coordination of database upgrades across hundreds of resources and accounts, improving operational efficiency and upgrade safety.</p></div>


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