Oracle database engine release notes
Updates to your Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instances keep them current. If you apply updates, you can be confident that your DB instance is running a version of the database software that has been tested by both Oracle and Amazon. We don't support applying one-off patches to individual DB instances.
You can specify any currently supported Oracle Database version when creating a new
DB instance. You can specify
the major version, such as Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1), and any supported
minor version for the specified
major version. If no version is specified, Amazon RDS defaults to a supported version,
typically the most recent version.
If a major version is specified but a minor version is not, Amazon RDS defaults to
a recent release of the major version
that you have specified. To see a list of supported versions and defaults for newly
created DB instances, use the
describe-db-engine-versions AWS CLI command.
Oracle Database 19c (19.0.0), Oracle Database 18c (18.0.0), and Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1)
For Amazon RDS for Oracle Database 19c (19.0.0.0), Oracle Database 18c (18.0.0.0), and Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1), Amazon RDS incorporates bug fixes from Oracle by using Release Updates (RUs) and Release Updates Revisions (RURs). We don't support applying one-off patches to individual DB instances.
To find what RUs and RURs are applied to Amazon RDS for Oracle Database 19c (19.0.0), Oracle Database 18c (18.0.0.0), and Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1), see the following table.
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RU and RUR |
Oracle Database 19c (19.0.0.0) |
Oracle Database 18c (18.0.0.0) |
Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1) |
|---|---|---|---|
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2021 April |
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2021 January |
Version 19.0.0.0.ru-2021-01.rur-2021-01.r2 and Version 19.0.0.0.ru-2021-01.rur-2021-01.r1 |
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2020 October |
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2020 July |
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2020 April |
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2020 January |
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2019 October |
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2019 July |
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2019 April |
— |
— |
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2019 January |
— |
— |
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2018 October |
— |
— |
Oracle versions 12.1.0.2 and 11.2.0.4
For Amazon RDS for Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2) and Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.4), Amazon RDS incorporates bug fixes from Oracle by using their quarterly Database Patch Set Updates (PSUs). If you apply updates, you can be confident that your DB instance is running a version of the database software that has been tested by both Oracle and Amazon. We don't support applying one-off patches to individual DB instances.
RDS for Oracle Database 11g is deprecated. The 11.2.0.4 information in this section is only relevant when you want to upgrade an 11g snapshot.
To find what Oracle Patch Set Updates (PSUs) are applied to Amazon RDS for Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2) and Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.4), see the following table.
|
PSU |
Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2) |
Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.4) |
|---|---|---|
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2021 April |
N/A |
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2021 January |
N/A |
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2020 October |
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2020 July |
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2020 April |
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2020 January |
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2019 October |
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2019 July |
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2019 April |
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2019 January |
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2018 October |
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2018 July |
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2018 April |
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2018 January |
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2017 October |
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2017 July |
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2017 April |
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2017 January |
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2016 October |
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2016 July |
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2016 April |
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2016 January |
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2015 October |
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2015 April |
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2014 October |
— |
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2014 July |
— |
(Deprecated) |
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2014 January |
— |
