Amazon RDS for MySQL Supports Latest Minor Versions 8.0.45 and 8.4.8

Amazon RDS for MySQL integrated the newest minor releases from the MySQL community, enhancing security, performance, and features.

By Diana Quinn · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-02-10 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-02-10. Source published: 2026-02-10. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

The newly supported MySQL versions 8.0.45 and 8.4.8 address known security vulnerabilities and include bug fixes alongside performance optimizations. AWS advises upgrading to benefit from these improvements within managed RDS environments.

Amazon RDS supports automatic minor version upgrades during maintenance windows and facilitates safer updates using Blue/Green deployment methodologies. PostgreSQL users can leverage these capabilities to maintain secure, high-performing database instances with minimal administrative burden.

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Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports new minor versions 8.0.45 and 8.4.8 ↗

Source published 2026-02-10. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.