


We maintain separate Aurora versions as we release new features and capabilities with Aurora MySQL compatibility, and bring features and other fixes from the MySQL Community Edition to Aurora minor versions. From a minor version compatibility perspective, all Aurora MySQL 1 engine versions are wire-compatible with MySQL 5.6.10a Community Edition, and all Aurora MySQL 2 engine versions are wire-compatible with MySQL 5.7.12 Community Edition. Closer compatibility with MySQL Community Edition minor versionsīefore we dive into the features and functionality, let’s touch upon how we’re thinking differently about maintaining version currency with new MySQL Community Edition releases. In this post, we explore various aspects of this new launch, including version alignment between Aurora MySQL 3 and MySQL Community Edition 8.0, key new features and functionality this version brings, breaking changes, and what you need to know to adopt this new version for your workloads. At launch, Aurora MySQL 3 provides compatibility with the MySQL 8.0.23 Community Edition, and is available in all AWS Regions where Aurora is supported. Today, we made Aurora MySQL 3 with MySQL 8.0 compatibility generally available.Īurora MySQL 3 introduces several new features, including support for common table expressions (CTEs), role-based authentication, replication enhancements, window functions, instant DDL, and more. Amazon Aurora MySQL is compatible with MySQL 5.6 and MySQL 5.7, and is now also compatible with MySQL 8.0. Aurora combines the performance and availability of traditional enterprise databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the cloud.
