aws-ec2 v5.61.0 - AWS metadata no longer nests inside EC2 resources on upgrade

Nov 04, 2026•GuardrailsMods

What's new?

  • The Usage controls and their Usage and Usage > Limit policies have been retired from the EC2 resource types listed below. The Approved > Usage policies are unaffected and remain available.

Bug fixes

  • EC2 CMDB controls no longer nest a resource's AWS metadata (account ID, region, partition) inside itself during a mod upgrade. The CMDB controls now repair the metadata and refresh the resource in a single run.

Control Types

Removed

  • AWS > EC2 > AMI > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Application Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Auto Scaling Group > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Classic Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Classic Load Balancer Listener > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Gateway Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Instance > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Key Pair > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Configuration > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Template > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Template Version > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Listener Rule > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Load Balancer Listener > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Network Interface > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Network Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Snapshot > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Target Group > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Volume > Usage

Policy Types

Removed

  • AWS > EC2 > AMI > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > AMI > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Application Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Application Load Balancer > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Auto Scaling Group > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Auto Scaling Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Classic Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Classic Load Balancer > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Classic Load Balancer Listener > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Classic Load Balancer Listener > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Gateway Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Gateway Load Balancer > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Instance > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Instance > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Key Pair > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Key Pair > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Configuration > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Configuration > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Template > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Template > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Template Version > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Launch Template Version > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Listener Rule > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Listener Rule > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Load Balancer Listener > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Load Balancer Listener > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Network Interface > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Network Interface > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Network Load Balancer > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Network Load Balancer > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Snapshot > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Snapshot > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Target Group > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Target Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > EC2 > Volume > Usage
  • AWS > EC2 > Volume > Usage > Limit