Announcing Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Extended Support versions R2: 12.22-rds.20250814 and 11.22-rds.20250814

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL introduces Extended Support minor versions 12.22-rds.20250814 and 11.22-rds.20250814, which include important security updates and bug fixes for PostgreSQL databases.We recommend upgrading your RDS instances to these latest versions to maintain optimal security and performance of your PostgreSQL deployments.

Amazon RDS Extended Support provides you more time, up to three years, to upgrade to a new major version to help you meet your business requirements. During Extended Support, Amazon RDS will provide critical security and bug fixes for your RDS for PostgreSQL databases after the community ends support for a major version. You can run your PostgreSQL databases on Amazon RDS with Extended Support for up to three years beyond a major version’s end of standard support date.

You can use automatic minor version upgrades to automatically upgrade your databases to more recent minor versions during scheduled maintenance windows. You can also use Amazon RDS Blue/Green deployments for RDS for PostgreSQL using physical replication for your minor version upgrades. Learn more about upgrading your database instances, including automatic minor version upgrades and Blue/Green Deployments in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale PostgreSQL deployments in the cloud. See Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Pricing for pricing details and regional availability. Create or update a fully managed Amazon RDS database in the Amazon RDS Management Console.