--- title: Amazon DocumentDB now supports direct major version... description: Amazon DocumentDB now allows in-place major version upgrades directly from versions 3.6 and 4.0 to version 8.0, skipping intermediate upgrade steps while... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-documentdb-now-supports-direct-major-version-upgrades-to-version-8-0-sj9u0ziek twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon DocumentDB now supports direct major version upgrades to version 8.0 | daily.dev og:description: Amazon DocumentDB now allows in-place major version upgrades directly from versions 3.6 and 4.0 to version 8.0, skipping intermediate upgrade steps while... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-documentdb-now-supports-direct-major-version-upgrades-to-version-8-0-sj9u0ziek og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sj9u0Ziek.png og:image:alt: Amazon DocumentDB now supports direct major version upgrades to version 8.0 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon DocumentDB now supports direct major version upgrades to version 8.0 **[AWS](https://daily.dev/sources/aws)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Amazon DocumentDB now allows in-place major version upgrades directly from versions 3.6 and 4.0 to version 8.0, skipping intermediate upgrade steps while preserving data, configurations, and cluster settings. Upgrading unlocks the latest security patches, performance improvements, and new developer capabilities, and is available in all AWS regions where the source versions are supported. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can I upgrade Amazon DocumentDB directly from version 3.6 to 8.0 without going through intermediate versions? Yes, Amazon DocumentDB now supports in-place major version upgrades directly from engine versions 3.6 and 4.0 to version 8.0, removing the need for intermediate upgrade steps. The upgrade preserves existing data, configurations, and cluster settings, and is available in all AWS regions where versions 3.6 and 4.0 are currently supported. _Teams planning a documentdb upgrade path can track rollout details like this on daily.dev._ ### What do I get from upgrading Amazon DocumentDB to version 8.0? Upgrading to Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 provides access to the latest security patches, performance improvements, and new developer capabilities compared to versions 3.6 and 4.0. 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