aiven · wojcik-dorota · Mar 5, 2026 · Mar 5, 2026 · Mar 6, 2026 · Mar 6, 2026
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ backups with the appropriate tooling:
 
 -   [PostgreSQL®](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgdump.html):
     `pgdump`
--   [MySQL®](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysqldump.html)
+-   [MySQL®](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/mysqldump.html)
 
     - `mysqldump` for small or medium-sized databases
     - [`mydumper`](https://github.com/mydumper/mydumper) <EarlyBadge/> for large databases
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ internally for taking full (or incremental) snapshots for MySQL.
 
 For manual backups and migrations, you can use:
 
-- [`mysqldump`](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysqldump.html) for small or
+- [`mysqldump`](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/mysqldump.html) for small or
   medium-sized databases
 - [`mydumper`](https://github.com/mydumper/mydumper) <EarlyBadge/> for large databases
 

@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ After the EOL date:
 
 ## Aiven multi-versioned services EOL
 
+### Aiven for MySQL®
+
+| Version | Aiven EOL         | Service creation supported until   | Service creation supported from |
+| ------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
+| 8.0.x   | 2026-10-31        | 2026-04-30                         | 2018-05-18                      |
+| 8.4.x   | 2032-10-30        | 2032-04-30                         | 2026-04-30                      |
+
 ### Aiven for OpenSearch®
 
 Aiven for OpenSearch® is the open source continuation of the original
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ dependent on the upstream project.
 
 ### Aiven for PostgreSQL®
 
-Aiven for PostgreSQL® major versions will reach EOL on the same date as
+Aiven for PostgreSQL® major versions reach EOL on the same date as
 the upstream open source project's EOL.
 
 | Version | Aiven EOL  | Service creation supported until | Service creation supported from |
@@ -178,12 +185,6 @@ To support this transition, Aiven has extended support for Apache Kafka 3.8 by o
 | ------- | --------------- |
 | 11.6.5  | To be announced |
 
-### Aiven for MySQL®
-
-| Version | Aiven EOL       |
-| ------- | --------------- |
-| 8.0.35  | To be announced |
-
 ### Aiven for Valkey™
 
 | Version | Aiven EOL       |

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ a MySQL that you can use.
 
 -   [Aiven.io](https://aiven.io/mysql)
 -   [MySQL proprietary
-    documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/) (upstream
+    documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/) (upstream
     project documentation)
 -   [Blog post about
     MyHoard](https://aiven.io/blog/introducing-myhoard-your-single-solution-to-mysql-backups-and-restoration),

@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ pages from disk. When there are no more free pages in the pool, older
 pages must be evicted and if they were modified, synchronized back to
 disk (checkpointing).
 
-The [MySQL 8.0
-Reference](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/innodb-buffer-pool.html)
+The [MySQL Reference](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/innodb-buffer-pool.html)
 says:
 
 ```
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ processing.
 ```
 
 And [How MySQL Uses
-Memory](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/memory-use.html) says:
+Memory](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/memory-use.html) says:
 
 ```
 InnoDB allocates memory for the entire buffer pool at server startup,
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ improve performance of database operations.
 
 An explanation of these various buffers (or code areas) can be found in
 the MySQL documentation: [How MySQL Uses
-Memory](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/memory-use.html).
+Memory](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/memory-use.html).
 
 Using a 4 GB service as an example, a view of the global buffers shows
 what memory has been allocated:

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ contains full details of all changes in itself. For these reasons, Aiven
 uses row format by default. Read more about the comparison between MySQL
 statement based and row based replication on the [Advantages and
 Disadvantages of Statement-Based and Row-Based
-Replication](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/replication-sbr-rbr.html)
+Replication](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/replication-sbr-rbr.html)
 article.
 <!-- vale off -->
 The row based replication works very well as long as the tables being

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ operations.**
 
 An explanation of these various buffers (or code areas) can be found in
 the MySQL documentation: [How MySQL Uses
-Memory](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/memory-use.html).
+Memory](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/memory-use.html).
 
 ```sql
 SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX(event_name,'/',2) AS code_area,

@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ Start using Aiven for MySQL® by creating a service, connecting to it, and loadi
 <TabItem value="console" label="Console" default>
 
 - Access to the [Aiven Console](https://console.aiven.io)
-- [MySQL CLI client](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql.html)
+- [MySQL CLI client](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/mysql.html)
   installed
 
 </TabItem>
 <TabItem value="terraform" label="Terraform" default>
 
 - [Terraform installed](https://www.terraform.io/downloads)
 - A [personal token](https://docs.aiven.io/docs/platform/howto/create_authentication_token.html)
-- [MySQL CLI client](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql.html)
+- [MySQL CLI client](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/mysql.html)
   installed
 
 </TabItem>
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ using the outputs.
 </TabItem>
 <TabItem value="mysql" label="mysql">
 [Connect to your new service](/docs/products/mysql/howto/connect-from-cli) with
-[mysql](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql.html).
+[mysql](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/mysql.html).
 </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ These are the placeholders to replace in the code sample:
 
 For this example you need the `mysqlsh` client installed. You can
 install this by following the [MySQL shell installation
-documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-shell/8.0/en/mysql-shell-install.html).
+documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-shell/8.4/en/mysql-shell-install.html).
 
 ### Code
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ These are the placeholders to replace in the code sample:
 
 For this example you need the `mysql` client installed. You can install
 it by following the [MySQL client installation
-documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql.html).
+documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/mysql.html).
 
 ### Code
 

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Replace the following placeholders in the code sample:
     -   Using maven:
 
         ```bash
-        mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.8:get -Dartifact=mysql:mysql-connector-java:8.0.28:jar -Ddest=mysql-driver-8.0.28.jar
+        mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.8:get -Dartifact=com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:8.4.8:jar -Ddest=mysql-connector-j-8.4.8.jar
         ```
 
 ## Code
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ Run the code after replacement of the placeholders with values for your
 project:
 
 ```
-javac MySqlExample.java && java -cp "mysql-driver-8.0.28.jar;." MySqlExample -host MYSQL_HOST -port MYSQL_PORT -database MYSQL_DATABASE -username avnadmin -password MYSQL_PASSWORD
+javac MySqlExample.java && java -cp "mysql-connector-j-8.4.8.jar;." MySqlExample -host MYSQL_HOST -port MYSQL_PORT -database MYSQL_DATABASE -username avnadmin -password MYSQL_PASSWORD
 ```
 
 If the script runs successfully, the output will be the values that were
 inserted into the table:
 
 ```text
-Version: 8.0.26
+Version: 8.4.8
 ```
 
 Now that your application is connected, you are all set to use Java with

@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ If the script runs successfully, the output is the MySQL version running
 in your service like:
 
 ```
-8.0.28
+8.4.8
 ```
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ALTER TABLE person ADD PRIMARY KEY (social_security_number);
 
 You don't have to explicitly define it as UNIQUE, [as the primary key
 is always unique in
-MySQL](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/primary-key-optimization.html).
+MySQL](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/primary-key-optimization.html).
 
 ## Example: add a new separate id column
 

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ foreign key checking for the duration of a session.
 
 -   The `mysqlsh` client installed. You can install this by following
     the MySQL shell installation
-    [documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-shell/8.0/en/mysql-shell-install.html).
+    [documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-shell/8.4/en/mysql-shell-install.html).
 -   An Aiven account with an Aiven for MySQL service running.
 
 ## Variables
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ Read the official documentation to understand possible implications that
 can happen when disabling foreign key checks in your service.
 
 -   [Foreign Key
-    Checks](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/create-table-foreign-keys.html#foreign-key-checks).
+    Checks](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/create-table-foreign-keys.html#foreign-key-checks).
 -   [Server System
-    Variables](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_foreign_key_checks).
+    Variables](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_foreign_key_checks).
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up @@
     in your service like:
     ```
-.0.28
+.4.8
     ```