Aurora MySQL 8.4.10 Goes Live with GTID Tags and Massive Connection Scaling

Amazon Aurora MySQL 8.4.10 is now generally available across all AWS Regions, bringing GTID tags for easier transaction tracking in binary log replication and support for up to 50,000 simultaneous connections per DB instance—perfect for connection-heavy apps that want to skip the connection pooling layer. You can upgrade during maintenance windows using automatic minor version upgrades, with AWS Organizations Upgrade Rollout Policy letting you stage rollouts safely across your clusters.