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Last updated · 9 September 2026

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AWS Copilot CLI reaches end of support

AWS ended support for the Copilot CLI on 12 June 2026; the open-source project remains available, but AWS no longer provides new features or security updates.

AWS Copilot CLIECSend of supportCDKExpress Mode

Previous state

AWS maintained and supported the Copilot CLI for deploying and operating containerised applications.

Current state

The project remains available as open source, but AWS no longer supplies new features or security updates and points users to Amazon ECS Express Mode or AWS CDK Layer 3 constructs.

Who needs to care

Teams relying on AWS Copilot CLI for ECS application definition, deployment and operational workflows.

What to do

Assess unsupported-use risk, preserve deployment state, and plan migration to ECS Express Mode, AWS CDK Layer 3 constructs or another maintained workflow.

What the source does not prove

End of AWS support is not deletion of the repository and does not cause already deployed Copilot-managed resources to fail automatically.

Lifecycle history

Dated event sequence

  1. End of support announced

    AWS published the support-end date and replacement directions.

  2. AWS support ended

    New features and security updates from AWS ceased.

Evidence ledger

First-party sources

  1. 01
    Amazon Web Services — Announcing the end of support for the AWS Copilot CLI

    Official support-lifecycle announcement · 2026-03-06

    Open official source ↗