Automation with AWS 1.13 Release Notes

16 December 2025

The Utoolity team is pleased to present Automation with AWS 1.13 – this release migrates to the AWS SDK for Java 2.x and surfaces 5 new AWS regions in turn.

You can now visually select all AWS regions supported by the AWS SDK for Java 2.x, including the more recent Asia Pacific regions Malaysia, Thailand, Taipei, and New Zealand, as well as Mexico Central.

Please review the Automation with AWS 1.13 Upgrade NotesPreview for important release information.

 

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• Jira

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On this page:

• 1 Highlights (Core)
  • 1.1 Visually select all AWS regions supported by the AWS SDK for Java 2.x
• 2 Resolved issues
  • 2.1 Release 1.13.0

Migrating the app to the AWS SDK for Java 2.x surfaces newer AWS regions that where not supported by the preceding AWS SDK for Java 1.x, which has been in maintenance mode and is nearing its end-of-support on December 31, 2025 – refer to the AWS news blogs for details on the new regions:

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-open-aws-asia-pacific-malaysia-region/

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-the-new-aws-asia-pacific-thailand-region/

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-open-aws-mexico-central-region/

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-open-aws-asia-pacific-taipei-region/

• https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-open-aws-asia-pacific-new-zealand-region/

2025-12-16

This release addresses the following issues:

• Improvements

  • AAWS-1193 – Surface new AWS region Asia Pacific (Malaysia) / ap-southeast-5

  • AAWS-1258 – Surface new AWS region Asia Pacific (Thailand) / ap-southeast-7

  • AAWS-1259 – Surface new AWS region Mexico (Central) / mx-central-1

  • AAWS-1401 – Surface new AWS region Asia Pacific (Taipei) / ap-east-2

  • AAWS-1408 – Surface new AWS region Asia Pacific (New Zealand) / ap-southeast-6

• Technical debt

  • AAWS-1255 – Migrate to AWS SDK for Java 2.x