# Document history
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The following table describes significant changes to this guide. If you want to be notified about future updates, you can subscribe to an [RSS feed](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/terraform-aws-provider-best-practices/terraform-aws-provider-best-practices.rss).

| Change | Description | Date | 
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| [Remote state locking update](#doc-history) | Updated the [Backend best practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/terraform-aws-provider-best-practices/backend.html) section to reflect Amazon S3 native state locking, which is now the recommended approach. | August 26, 2025 | 
| [Initial publication](#doc-history) | — | May 28, 2024 |