Amazon RDS MySQL Gets Extended Support for Versions 5.7 and 8.0

Amazon RDS for MySQL now offers Extended Support minor versions 5.7.44-rds.20260902 and 8.0.46-rds.20260908, giving you up to three extra years of critical CVE and bug fixes after standard support ends. You can upgrade smoothly using Blue/Green Deployments, in-place upgrades, or snapshots—perfect if you're not ready to jump to MySQL 8.4 just yet.