Amazon MQ now supports in-place major version upgrades for RabbitMQ 4
Amazon MQ ยท 2026-05-05
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Technical Details
| Affected Versions | 3.13, 4.2 |
|---|---|
| Regions | all |
| Breaking Change | Yes |
| Migration Required | Yes |
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your RabbitMQ brokers to version 4.2 using the new in-place upgrade feature, ensuring brokers run on M7G instances and do not use classic mirrored queues, to leverage the latest RabbitMQ capabilities while preserving configurations.
For Platform Teams
Adopt the in-place upgrade feature for RabbitMQ to streamline broker management, reduce toil, and enable quick adoption of the latest RabbitMQ versions with preserved configurations and data.
For Executives
Evaluate the new in-place upgrade capability for RabbitMQ 4 to reduce operational toil and simplify broker management, leading to increased efficiency and cost savings from minimized downtime during upgrades.