Is it possible to force PostGres Database from 9.6.23 to 10.x even though receiving a must be upgraded to 12 or higher?

Question

Is it possible to force PostGres Database from 9.6.23 to 10.x even though receiving a must be upgraded to 12 or higher?
Message:
"The RDS for PostgreSQL 9.6 end-of-life date is approaching. Your database is using a version that must be upgraded to 12 or higher as soon as possible. We plan to automatically upgrade RDS for PostgreSQL 9.6 databases to 12 starting April 26, 2022."

Answer

Version 12 is the version AWS is advising you to upgrade to. Here is a list that show valid upgrade paths. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.html Scroll down  about a quarter of the way down to see the list.

Is it possible to force PostGres Database from 9.6.23 to 10.x even though receiving a must be upgraded to 12 or higher?

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