Amazon Aurora supports PostgreSQL 16.3, 15.7, 14.12, 13.15, and 12.19
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL versions 16.3, 15.7, 14.12, 13.15, and 12.19. These releases contain product improvements and bug fixes made by the PostgreSQL community, along with Aurora-specific improvements. Databases now startup faster after upgrades and restarts. Version 16.3 with IO-Optimized configuration includes performance enhancements that improve write throughput for 8xl and larger instances. These releases also contain Babelfish’s new features and improvements such as support for group AD, logical replication, Blue/Green Deployments, and LIKE operator for AI collations. As a reminder, Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL 12 support ends on Feb 29, 2025. Upgrade to a newer major version.
You can initiate a minor version upgrade by modifying your DB cluster. Please review the Aurora documentation to learn more. These releases are available in all commercial AWS regions and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, except China regions. For a full feature parity list, head to our feature parity page, and to see all regions that support Amazon Aurora head to our region page.
Amazon Aurora is designed for unparalleled high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL and PostgreSQL compatibility. It provides built-in security, continuous backups, serverless compute, up to 15 read replicas, automated multi-Region replication, and integrations with other AWS services. To get started with Amazon Aurora, take a look at our getting started page.