- Added MariaDB 12.3 Long‑Term Support to the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment for early evaluation.
- Preview sandbox includes new MariaDB features such as TO_DATE compatibility, IS JSON predicate, basic XML type, cursors on prepared statements, CTE‑based UPDATE/DELETE, and optimizer enhancements.
- Preview instances auto‑expire after 60 days and snapshots can only be used within the preview environment.