Is there a schedule for upcoming Aurora MySQL database engine updates?

Question

I am planning to migrate an Aurora MySQL 5.7 database to MySQL 8. The latest version currently supported by Aurora is 8.0.36. However, I am particularly interested in version 8.0.37 due to [bug fixes addressing known performance issues](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-37.html), such as:

InnoDB: MySQL no longer ignores the optimizer hint to use a secondary index scan, which previously forced a clustered (parallel) index scan (Bug #100597, Bug #112767, Bug #31791868, Bug #35952353).
Could you please provide a schedule for when Aurora will support MySQL 8.0.37?

Nice Kurian · Answer

Hi, 
As per the available documentation the RDS Release date for MySQL 8.0.37 is 18 June 2024 and the RDS end of standard support date is September 2025.
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This link can provide you more details.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MySQL.Concepts.VersionMgmt.html

Nice Kurian · Answer

Hi SantiNogue,

Thanks for your response. As of now there is no official communication on the support for Aurora MySQL 8.0.37. In general, Aurora minor versions are released quarterly. The release schedule might vary to pick up additional features or fixes.

Is there a schedule for upcoming Aurora MySQL database engine updates?

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