aws-rds v5.36.0 - AWS metadata no longer nests inside RDS resources on upgrade

Nov 03, 2026•GuardrailsMods

What's new?

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

Bug fixes

  • RDS 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 > RDS > DB Cluster > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster Parameter Group > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster Snapshot [Manual] > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Instance > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Parameter Group > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Snapshot [Manual] > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > Option Group > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > Subnet Group > Usage

Policy Types

Removed

  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster Parameter Group > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster Parameter Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster Snapshot [Manual] > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Cluster Snapshot [Manual] > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > RDS > DB Instance > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Instance > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > RDS > DB Parameter Group > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Parameter Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > RDS > DB Snapshot [Manual] > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > DB Snapshot [Manual] > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > RDS > Option Group > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > Option Group > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > RDS > Subnet Group > Usage
  • AWS > RDS > Subnet Group > Usage > Limit