Amazon DocumentDB engine version support dates

You can use the following dates to plan your testing and upgrade cycles.

Release calendar for Amazon DocumentDB major versions

Amazon DocumentDB currently supports the following major versions. To upgrade your engine version, see Upgrading a major engine version or Upgrading using AWS DMS.

Engine version	Release date	End of standard support	Start of Extended Support (year 1 pricing)	Start of Extended Support (year 3 pricing)	End of Extended Support
Version 3.6	9 January 2019	30 March 2026	31 March 2026	31 March 2028	30 March 2029
Version 4.0	9 November 2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Version 5.0	1 March 2023	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Version 8.0	14 November 2025	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amazon DocumentDB supports multiple engine versions under standard support. You can continue running a version past its end of standard support date for an Extended Support fee. For more information, see Amazon DocumentDB Extended Support and Amazon DocumentDB pricing.

Release calendar for Amazon DocumentDB minor versions

Amazon DocumentDB currently supports the following minor versions. The release schedule will vary depending on additional features or fixes. Minor versions can reach end of standard support before corresponding major versions do. To upgrade your engine version, see Upgrading a minor engine version.

Note

Minor versions are available starting on major version 5.0.

Engine version	Release date
Version 5.0.0 (LTS)	16 February 2026
Version 5.0.1	8 June 2026

Amazon DocumentDB designates certain versions as Long-Term Support (LTS) releases. For more information, see Using a long-term support (LTS) release.