Upgrade Planning Documentation Links

• Aurora PostgreSQL LTS: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraPostgreSQL.Updates.LTS.html (opens in a new tab)
• Aurora PostgreSQL Release Notes: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraPostgreSQLReleaseNotes/AuroraPostgreSQL.Updates.html (opens in a new tab)
• Aurora PostgreSQL Release Calendar: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraPostgreSQLReleaseNotes/aurorapostgresql-release-calendar.html (opens in a new tab)

Aurora PostgreSQL Upgrade Blogs

• Strategies for upgrading from PostgreSQL 13: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/strategies-for-upgrading-amazon-aurora-postgresql-and-amazon-rds-for-postgresql-from-version-13/ (opens in a new tab)
• Upgrade strategies for PostgreSQL 12: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/upgrade-strategies-for-amazon-aurora-postgresql-and-amazon-rds-for-postgresql-12/ (opens in a new tab)
• PostgreSQL 11 upgrade strategies: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/postgresql-11-upgrade-strategies-for-amazon-aurora-postgresql-and-amazon-rds-for-postgresql/ (opens in a new tab)
• Near-zero downtime with Blue/Green (Wiz case study): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/how-wiz-achieved-near-zero-downtime-for-amazon-aurora-postgresql-major-version-upgrades-at-scale-using-aurora-blue-green-deployments/ (opens in a new tab)
• Comprehensive upgrade guide (re:Post): https://www.repost.aws/articles/AR5EBX6dQMQjupYHkvuqP9TA/understanding-postgresql-version-upgrades-in-rds-aurora-a-comprehensive-guide (opens in a new tab)

Aurora PostgreSQL AWS Documentation

• Upgrading Aurora PostgreSQL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.html (opens in a new tab)
• Major version upgrade: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.PostgreSQL.MajorVersion.html (opens in a new tab)
• Blue/Green Deployments: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/blue-green-deployments.html (opens in a new tab)

PostgreSQL Community Release Notes

• PostgreSQL 14: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/release-14.html (opens in a new tab)
• PostgreSQL 15: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/release-15.html (opens in a new tab)
• PostgreSQL 16: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/release-16.html (opens in a new tab)
• PostgreSQL 17: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/release-17.html (opens in a new tab)