2.54.0 2026-08-19

AWS Batch

• Features

  • AWS Batch now supports managing CloudWatch Container Insights on compute environments via CreateComputeEnvironment and UpdateComputeEnvironment.

AWS Elemental MediaLive

• Features

  • AWS Elemental MediaLive now supports video cropping and output positioning. Use cropRectangle and outputPositionRectangle to position the encoded video within the output frame, with the surrounding area filled with black.

AWS SDK for Java v2

• Features

  • Add SdkWarmUp to warm up SDK request paths before a Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC) checkpoint, including AWS Lambda SnapStart. SdkWarmUp.warmUp() warms every service client on the classpath. SdkWarmUp.warmUp(Class...) warms the service clients you name.
  • Cache auth scheme resolution results per operation
  • Enable compiled endpoint rules for all services by default, with a fix for region parameter handling in the generated endpoint providers.

• Documentations

  • Add the @SdkAdvancedApi annotation to generated, operation event stream response handlers.

Account Access

• Features

  • Adds throttling exceptions to operation outputs that were previously inconsistent with other operations.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

• Features

  • AgentCore Memory now supports Flexible Namespaces and Non-Conversational Payloads in CreateEvent API

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Control

• Features

  • AgentCore Memory now supports Flexible Namespaces

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service

• Features

  • Adds support for EKS cluster certificate authorities (CA)

Amazon Redshift

• Features

  • Amazon Redshift enhanced System Table retention that allows customers to store their system table data directly in S3 Tables in customer's account instead of Redshift Managed Storage

Amazon VPC Lattice

• Features

  • Amazon VPC Lattice now supports modification of private DNS options on Service Network VPC Associations

Redshift Serverless

• Features

  • Amazon Redshift Enhanced System Table Retention that allows customers to store their system table data directly in S3 Tables in customer's account instead of Redshift Managed Storage