Engine releases for Amazon Neptune
Amazon Neptune releases engine updates regularly.
You can determine which engine release version you currently have installed using the instance-status API or the Neptune console. The version number tells you whether you are running an original major release, or a minor release, or a patch release.. For more information about release numbering, see Engine version numbers.
For more information about updates in general, see Cluster maintenance.
From engine release 1.3.0.0 going forward, engine versions will have the structure shown in the table below. The minor version number is the one that will be evaluated for AutoMinorVersionUpgrade processing.
The table below lists all the engine releases since 1.0.1.0, along with information about version end-of-life. You can use the dates in this table to plan your testing and upgrade cycles.
| Version | Major version | Minor version | Status | Released | End of life | Upgrade to: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.2 |
1.1 |
active |
2024-03-11 |
2025-03-06 |
1.3.0.0 |
|
1.2 |
1.0 |
active |
2023-03-08 |
2025-03-06 |
1.3.0.0 |
|
1.2 |
0.2 |
active |
2022-11-16 |
2025-03-06 |
1.3.0.0 |
|
1.2 |
0.1 |
active |
2022-10-26 |
2025-03-06 |
1.3.0.0 |
|
1.2 |
0.0 |
active |
2022-07-21 |
2025-03-06 |
1.3.0.0 |
|
1.1 |
1.0 |
active |
2022-04-19 |
2024-10-31 |
1.2.1.0 |
|
1.1 |
0.0 |
active |
2021-11-19 |
2024-10-31 |
1.1.1.0 |
|
1.0 |
5.1 |
deprecated |
2021-10-01 |
2023-01-30 |
1.1.0.0 |
|
1.0 |
5.0 |
deprecated |
2021-07-27 |
2023-01-30 |
1.1.0.0 |
|
1.0 |
4.2 |
deprecated |
2021-06-01 |
2023-01-30 |
1.1.0.0 |
|
1.0 |
4.1 |
deprecated |
2020-12-08 |
2023-01-30 |
1.1.0.0 |
|
1.0 |
4.0 |
deprecated |
2020-10-12 |
2023-01-30 |
1.1.0.0 |
|
1.0 |
3.0 |
deprecated |
2020-08-03 |
2023-01-30 |
1.1.0.0 |
|
1.0 |
2.2 |
deprecated |
2020-03-09 |
2022-07-29 |
1.0.3.0 |
|
1.0 |
2.1 |
deprecated |
2019-11-22 |
2022-07-29 |
1.0.3.0 |
|
1.0 |
2.0 |
deprecated |
2019-11-08 |
2020-05-19 |
1.0.3.0 |
|
1.0 |
1.2 |
deprecated |
2019-10-15 |
— |
— |
|
1.0 |
1.1 |
deprecated |
2019-08-13 |
— |
— |
|
1.0 |
1.0.* |
deprecated |
2019-07-02 and before |
— |
— |
Major engine version end-of-life planning
Neptune engine versions almost always reach their end of life at the end of a calendar quarter. Exceptions occur only when important security or availability issues arise.
When an engine version reaches its end of life, you will be required to upgrade your Neptune database to a newer version.
In general, Neptune engine versions continue to be available as follows:
Minor engine versions: Minor engine versions remain available for at least 6 months following their release.
Major engine versions: Major engine versions remain available for at least 12 months following their release.
At least 3 months before an engine version reaches its end of life, Amazon will
send an automated email notification to the email address associated with your Amazon
account and post the same message to your Amazon
Health Dashboard
When an engine version reaches its end of life, you will no longer be able to create new clusters or instances using that version, nor will autoscaling be able to create instances using that version.
An engine version that actually reaches its end of life will automatically be upgraded during a maintenance window. The message sent to you 3 months before the engine version's end of life will contain details about what this automatic update would involve, including the version to which you would be automatically upgraded, the impact on your DB clusters, and actions that we recommend.
Important
You are responsible for keeping your database engine versions current. Amazon urges all customers to upgrade their databases to the latest engine version in order to benefit from the most current security, privacy, and availability safeguards. If you operate your database on an unsupported engine or software past the deprecation date ("Legacy Engine"), you face a greater likelihood of security, privacy, and operational risks, including downtime events.
Operation of your database on any engine is subject to the Agreement governing your use of the Amazon Services. Legacy Engines are not Generally Available. Amazon no longer provides support for the Legacy Engine, and Amazon may place limits on the access to or use of any Legacy Engine at any time, if Amazon determines the Legacy Engine poses a security or liability risk, or a risk of harm, to the Services, Amazon, its Affiliates, or any third party. Your decision to continue running Your Content in a Legacy Engine could result in Your Content becoming unavailable, corrupted, or unrecoverable. Databases running on a Legacy Engine are subject to Service Level Agreement (SLA) Exceptions.
DATABASES AND RELATED SOFTWARE RUNNING ON A LEGACY ENGINE CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, AND/OR HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ACCORDINGLY, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THE AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICE TERMS, Amazon IS PROVIDING THE LEGACY ENGINE "AS IS."