AWS Developer Tools Blog

Category: Programing Language

Installing and updating the AWS CLI with single-line commands

The AWS Command Line Interface v2 (AWS CLI) can now be installed and updated using single-line commands. Previously, to install the AWS CLI, you had to download the correct installer for your platform and architecture, configure the installation path, and manually run the installer. To update the AWS CLI, you had to repeat the same […]

AWS SDK for .NET V3 end-of-support announcement

As previously announced, version 3 of the AWS SDK for .NET entered maintenance mode on March 1, 2026. In alignment with our SDKs and Tools Maintenance Policy, AWS SDK for .NET V3 has now reached end-of-support as of June 1, 2026.  Starting June 1, 2026, there are no plans for further updates or releases for V3, including security fixes. […]

AWS Tools for PowerShell V4 end-of- support announcement

As previously announced, version 4 of the AWS Tools for PowerShell entered maintenance mode on March 1, 2026. In accordance with our SDKs and Tools Maintenance Policy, AWS Tools for PowerShell V4 has now reached end-of-support as of June 1, 2026.  Starting June 1, 2026, there are no plans for further updates or releases for V4, including security fixes. Previously published releases should continue […]

Introducing multipart download support for AWS Tools for PowerShell v5

The new multipart download support in AWS Tools for PowerShell v5 improves the performance of downloading large objects from Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) compared to the single-stream downloads. The Read-S3Object and Copy-S3Object cmdlets now deliver faster download speeds through an opt-in switch parameter -UseMultipartDownload for multipart downloads, reducing the need for complex code to manage […]

Smithy Java client framework is now generally available

Smithy Java client code generation is now generally available. You can use it to build type-safe, protocol-agnostic Java clients directly from Smithy models. With Smithy Java, serialization, protocol handling, and request/response lifecycles are all generated automatically from your model. This removes the need to write or maintain any of this code by hand. In this […]

Upgrade AWS CLI from v1 to v2 using upgrade debug mode

Upgrading from AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) v1 to AWS CLI v2 can be challenging and time-consuming due to changes introduced in AWS CLI v2 that can potentially break your existing workflows. If you don’t properly address breaking changes in your scripts or workflows, then executing these workflows after upgrading to AWS CLI v2 may result in unintended consequences, such as failing commands or misconfiguring resources in your AWS account.