- Adds Extended Support minor versions (13.23‑rds.20260514, 12.22‑rds.20260514, 11.22‑rds.20260514) that extend critical CVE and bug fixes for up to three extra years beyond standard support.
- Provides multiple upgrade paths—including Blue/Green Deployments, in‑place upgrades, and snapshot restores—to move to newer major versions when ready.
- Allows customers to keep older PostgreSQL major versions in production longer while still receiving security and stability updates.