# Aurora MySQL database engine updates 2020-03-05 (version 1.17.9) (Deprecated)
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**Version:** 1.17.9

Aurora MySQL 1.17.9 is generally available. Aurora MySQL 1.\* versions are compatible with MySQL 5.6 and Aurora MySQL 2.\* versions are compatible with MySQL 5.7.

 Currently supported Aurora MySQL releases are 1.14.\*, 1.15.\*, 1.16.\*, 1.17.\*, 1.18.\*, 1.19.\*, 1.20.\*, 1.21.\*, 1.22.\*, 2.01.\*, 2.02.\*, 2.03.\*, 2.04.\*, 2.05.\*, 2.06.\* and 2.07.\*. You can restore the snapshot of an Aurora MySQL 1.\* database into Aurora MySQL 1.17.9. 

 To create a cluster with an older version of Aurora MySQL, please specify the engine version through the RDS Console, the AWS CLI, or the Amazon RDS API. 

**Note**  
 This version is currently not available in the following regions: AWS GovCloud (US-East) [us-gov-east-1], AWS GovCloud (US-West) [us-gov-west-1]. There will be a separate announcement once it is made available. 

If you have any questions or concerns, AWS Support is available on the community forums and through [AWS Support](https://aws.amazon.com/support). For more information, see [ Maintaining an Amazon Aurora DB cluster](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.html) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.

## Improvements
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 **High priority fixes:** 
+  Fixed an issue of intermittent connection failures after certificate rotation.