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Preview•Sep 30, 2026

Amazon RDS for MySQL supports MySQL 26.7 in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment

Amazon RDSAWS · Databases

Starting today, Amazon RDS for MySQL 26.7 is available in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment, allowing you to evaluate the pre-release of MySQL 26.7 on Amazon RDS for MySQL.

MySQL 26.7 is the first Innovation release to adopt the new YY.M (Year.Month) calendar versioning model. It includes bug fixes, security patches, and new features such as Change Stream Applier, a modular replication applier that improves apply throughput and backlog recovery in test workloads. For more details, refer to the MySQL 26.7 release notes.

Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment database instances are retained for a maximum of 60 days and are automatically deleted after the retention period. Database snapshots created in the Preview Environment can only be used within the Preview Environment. Preview Environment database instances are priced according to pricing in the US East (Ohio) Region.

To learn more, visit the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment documentation.

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