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Category: Announcements

Updating AWS SDK defaults – AWS STS service endpoint and Retry Strategy

AWS announces important configuration updates coming July 31st, 2025, affecting AWS SDKs and CLIs default settings. Two key changes include switching the AWS Security Token Service (STS) endpoint to regional and updating the default retry strategy to standard. These updates aim to improve service availability and reliability by implementing regional endpoints to reduce cross-regional dependencies and introducing token-bucket throttling for standardized retry behavior. Organizations should test their applications before the release date and can opt-in early or temporarily opt-out of these changes. These updates align with AWS best practices for optimal service performance and security.

macOS 10.15 end of support for AWS CLI v2

Overview On 2024-11-13, the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) v2 PKG installer and source distribution bundle will no longer support macOS 10.15 (Catalina), following the macOS support policy for the AWS CLI v2. This means that macOS 10.15’s compatibility with newer AWS CLI v2 versions will not be guaranteed. Migrating to macOS 11 or […]

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Announcing the Developer Preview of DynamoDB Mapper for Kotlin

We’re excited to announce the Developer Preview of DynamoDB Mapper for Kotlin. This high-level library provides streamlined, idiomatic ways for developers to map data between their business logic written in Kotlin and their tables in DynamoDB. DynamoDB Mapper works with most Kotlin data classes right out of the box and also offers powerful features for […]

Linux Support Updates for AWS CLI v2

Overview Today, Amazon Web Services is announcing the official Linux distribution support policy for the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) v2. In particular, this policy applies to Linux distributions based on the GNU C Library (glibc): the C standard library implementation by the GNU Project. Beginning September 16, 2024, the AWS CLI v2 will […]

Preview Release of the Migration Tool for the AWS SDK for Java 2.x

The AWS SDK for Java 1.x entered maintenance mode on July 31, 2024. We recommend that you migrate to the AWS SDK for Java 2.x to access new features, enhanced performance, and continued support from AWS. We understand our customers’ time is valuable, and we’ve heard customers want simpler ways to migrate. That’s why we […]

Announcing the end-of-support for PHP runtimes 8.0.x and below in the AWS SDK for PHP

Starting January 13, 2025, the AWS SDK for PHP will no longer support PHP 8.0.x, which reached end-of-life on November 26, 2023. Additionally, we will no longer support PHP 7.2.x, 7.3.x, and 7.4.x, which reached end-of-life November 2020, November 2021, and November 2022, respectively. For those currently using one of the above-mentioned PHP runtimes, we […]

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Announcing the end of support for Node.js 16.x in the AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3)

This blog post is about AWS SDK for JavaScript (v3) announcing the end of support for Node.js 16.x, and not AWS Lambda, which started their Node.js 16.x deprecation on June 12, 2024. Starting January 6, 2025, the AWS SDK For JavaScript (v3) will no longer support Node.js 16.x, which reached end-of-life on September 11, 2023. […]