// guides/rds-postgresql-14-end-of-standard-support

RDS PostgreSQL 14 end of standard support: Feb 28, 2027

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL 14 reaches end of standard support on Feb 28, 2027. From Mar 1, 2027, instances still on 14 are billed RDS Extended Support per vCPU-hour, until Extended Support ends Feb 28, 2030. Minor versions 14.18 and 14.19 leave standard support sooner, on Oct 31, 2026.

Last checked against AWS documentation: Oct 23, 2026

PostgreSQL 14 dates

Milestone	Date
Community end of life	Nov 12, 2026
RDS end of standard support	Feb 28, 2027
Extended Support year 1 pricing starts	Mar 1, 2027
Extended Support year 3 pricing starts	Mar 1, 2029
RDS end of Extended Support	Feb 28, 2030

Sooner: 14.x minor versions

Minor version	RDS end of standard support
14.18, 14.19	Oct 31, 2026
14.20	Feb 2027 (AWS gives month only)
14.21, 14.22, 14.23, 14.24	Feb 28, 2027

Minor versions can leave standard support before the major version. AWS marks 14.21 as NO_CREATE (no new instances). AWS's pricing FAQ says you must be on the latest minor version to receive RDS Extended Support.

What Extended Support costs

Billed per vCPU-hour on top of your normal instance cost, and it varies by Region. AWS's own example rate (US East, Ohio): $0.100 per vCPU-hour in years 1–2 and $0.200 in year 3.

Instance	Mar 2027–Feb 2029 (our math, 730 h)	From Mar 2029
2 vCPU	+$146/mo	+$292/mo
4 vCPU	+$292/mo	+$584/mo
8 vCPU	+$584/mo	+$1,168/mo
16 vCPU	+$1,168/mo	+$2,336/mo

Multi-AZ: charged on the primary and every standby.
Read replicas on 14 are charged too.
Reserved Instance discounts don't apply to Extended Support.
Snapshots aren't charged, but restoring a 14 snapshot after Feb 28, 2027 creates an instance that is.

Instances are enrolled in Extended Support automatically unless you opted out at create or restore time. More: RDS extended support pricing.

Find your PostgreSQL 14 instances

aws rds describe-db-instances \
  --query "DBInstances[?Engine=='postgres' && starts_with(EngineVersion,'14.')].[DBInstanceIdentifier,EngineVersion]" \
  --output table

aws rds describe-db-engine-versions --engine postgres --engine-version 14.24 \
  --query "DBEngineVersions[*].ValidUpgradeTarget[*].EngineVersion" --output text

Run per Region; the second command lists valid upgrade targets for your exact version.

Where to upgrade

PostgreSQL 15: standard support to Feb 29, 2028.
PostgreSQL 16: to Feb 28, 2029.
PostgreSQL 17: to Feb 28, 2030.
PostgreSQL 18: to Feb 28, 2031.

AWS says you must perform major version upgrades yourself, by modifying the instance. In-Region read replicas are upgraded along with the primary. Test on a restored snapshot first and consider RDS Blue/Green Deployments to cut downtime. Check that your extensions are supported on the target version.

Sources

FAQ

When does RDS PostgreSQL 14 reach end of standard support?

Feb 28, 2027, per the AWS RDS for PostgreSQL release calendar. The community end of life is Nov 12, 2026.

How much does RDS PostgreSQL 14 Extended Support cost?

It is billed per vCPU-hour and varies by Region. AWS's example for US East (Ohio) is $0.100 per vCPU-hour in years 1 and 2 and $0.200 in year 3. For PostgreSQL 14, year 3 pricing starts Mar 1, 2029.

How long can I stay on PostgreSQL 14 on RDS?

Until Feb 28, 2030, the end of RDS Extended Support for PostgreSQL 14.

Which 14.x minor versions end first?

14.18 and 14.19 reach end of standard support on Oct 31, 2026. 14.21 through 14.24 run to Feb 28, 2027.