Amazon DocumentDB adds engine minor version 5.0.1
Amazon DocumentDB now supports engine minor versions, beginning with 5.0.1, which includes new aggregation operators and enhanced monitoring metrics. This allows users to adopt new features and fixes while staying on the same major version. The update is available in all regions where DocumentDB 5.0 is supported.
- →New aggregation operators added
- →Improved instance and command monitoring
- →Minor versions offer incremental updates
- →Upgrade path and considerations
- →Region availability
Features (1) ›
- New aggregation operators added
Amazon DocumentDB 5.0.1 introduces new aggregation operators including $rand, $pow, $dateToParts, and $dateFromParts to enhance aggregation capabilities.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Improved instance and command monitoring
The latest release adds an active connections metric for instance monitoring and granular command-level performance metrics in CloudWatch, covering operations like find, insert, and update.
Notes (3) ›
- Minor versions offer incremental updates
Minor versions provide new features and bug fixes within the same major version, allowing more control over cluster upgrades. AWS recommends upgrading to benefit from enhancements, but users prioritizing minimal upgrades can stay on LTS releases.
- Upgrade path and considerations
Users can create new clusters with 5.0.1 or upgrade existing 5.0.0 clusters via the AWS Management Console or CLI. Downgrading to a previous minor version is not possible after upgrading. Upgrading from 5.0.0 LTS to 5.0.1 moves users off the LTS track.
- Region availability
Amazon DocumentDB engine minor version 5.0.1 is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 is currently supported.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/amazon-documentdb-engine-minor-version-5-0-1/