5 days ago - The original Amazon Linux AMI is now in a maintenance support phase with a limited set of packages still being supported.

The following are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 for 2024.

Amazon Linux 2023 (2024 Year-to-date) © 2024, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Amazon Linux is simple to maintain · Repository locking · Predictable · maintenance during · product life cycle · Integrated with SSM · Patch Manager ·

Find the release notes for Amazon Linux 2, which provide information about new features, updates, and fixes.

1 week ago - The Amazon Linux AMI (also called Amazon Linux 1) reached its end of life on December 31, 2023. Amazon Linux AMI will not receive any security updates or bug fixes starting January 1, 2024.

March 25, 2025 - AWS will provide 12-18 months of notice prior to a new major version launch. As this notice hasn’t yet occurred the earliest a new version would come out is March 2026. ... Reinvent 2024...

January 1, 2024 - It was announced that the support period for Amazon Linux 2 will be extended by one year until June 2026, and that standard support for AL2023 will be provided until June 2027, followed by two years of maintenance support.

March 28, 2024—This release provides new versions for AWS Elastic Beanstalk platforms based on Amazon Linux 2. The release includes security updates. It also includes AMI, Docker, ECS based Docker, Go, Corretto, .NET Core, and Ruby AL2 platform updates, along with an updated Linux kernel ...

1 week ago - Amazon Linux 2 cryptographic modules (OpenSSL, Libgcrypt, NSS, GnuTLS, Kernel modules) are FIPS 140-2 validated. For more details, please visit · CMVP website. AL2 FIPS certifications started to sunset gradually from October, 2024 onwards. It is likely that AL2 FIPS validated modules will ...

May 22, 2026 - Learn about the Amazon Linux 2023 release cadence, support phases, and update mechanisms. Understand major and minor version releases, long-term support policy, and how to consume new releases.

May 21, 2025 - Update Jan 2, 2024 – The Amazon Linux AMI (also called Amazon Linux 1) reached its end of life on December 31, 2023. Amazon Linux AMI will no longer receive any security updates or bug fixes. We encourage customers to upgrade their applications to use Amazon Linux 2023, which includes long ...

Find the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20241001.0.

June 18, 2024—This release provides new versions for AWS Elastic Beanstalk platforms based on Amazon Linux 2. The release includes security updates. It also includes AMI, Docker, ECS based Docker, Go, Corretto, .NET Core, PHP, Python, and Ruby AL2 platform updates.

Find the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20241113.1.

1 week ago - AWS offers you a portfolio of security focused, stable, and high performance Linux based operating systems.

1 week ago - Run all your cloud and enterprise applications in a security-focused and high-performance Linux environment · Amazon Linux 2 is upcoming end-of-support on June 30, 2026. All customers are recommended to upgrade to Amazon Linux 2023.For more details, refer here

December 19, 2024 - December 19, 2024—This release provides new versions for AWS Elastic Beanstalk platforms based on Amazon Linux 2023. The release includes security updates. It also includes AMI, Docker, ECS based Docker, Corretto, Tomcat, .NET Core, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby updates.

Amazon Linux is a highly optimized and secure operating system for running workloads on AWS. The latest version, Amazon Linux 2023, offers numerous benefits and a clear road map for future support and enhancements.