aws-waf v5.12.0 - AWS metadata no longer nests inside WAF 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 WAF resource types listed below. The Approved > Usage policies are unaffected and remain available.

Bug fixes

  • WAF 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 > WAF > IP Set > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Regional > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rate Based Rule > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Regional > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rule > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Regional > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL [Deprecated] > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Regional > Usage

Policy Types

Removed

  • AWS > WAF > IP Set > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > IP Set > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Global > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Regional > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > IP Set v2 Regional > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Rate Based Rule > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rate Based Rule > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Global > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Regional > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Regex Pattern Set v2 Regional > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Rule > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rule > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Global > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Regional > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Rule Group v2 Regional > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL [Deprecated] > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL [Deprecated] > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Global > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Global > Usage > Limit
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Regional > Usage
  • AWS > WAF > Web ACL v2 Regional > Usage > Limit