Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ 4.3
Amazon MQ ยท 2026-09-10
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Technical Details
| Affected Versions | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Regions | all regions where Amazon MQ m7g type instances are available |
| Breaking Change | Yes |
| Migration Required | Yes |
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your messaging infrastructure to RabbitMQ 4.3 on Amazon MQ to benefit from new features like quorum queue enhancements, native delayed retries, and improved memory management, while planning for the deprecation of transient non-exclusive queues and Global QoS.
For Platform Teams
Adopt RabbitMQ 4.3 on Amazon MQ to integrate advanced messaging capabilities, reduce disk usage with quorum queue compaction, and manage consumer timeouts more effectively, leading to improved platform performance and reduced operational toil.
For Executives
Evaluate the adoption of RabbitMQ 4.3 on Amazon MQ to leverage enhanced messaging capabilities, improved performance, and new features that can drive platform modernization and competitive advantage.