Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink now supports Apache Flink 1.18. This new version includes improvements to connectors including Amazon OpenSearch, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB, and improved watermark alignment and query performance. For a complete list of supported features, improvements, and bug fixes please see Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink in our documentation. You can use in-place Apache Flink version upgrades to adopt the Apache Flink 1.18 runtime for a simple and faster upgrade to your existing application. 

Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink makes it easier to transform and analyze streaming data in real time with Apache Flink. Apache Flink is an open source framework and engine for processing data streams. Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink reduces the complexity of building and managing Apache Flink applications and integrates with Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK), Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Amazon DynamoDB streams, Amazon S3, custom integrations, and more using built-in connectors. Create or update an Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink application in the Amazon Managed Service for Apache Fink console.

You can learn more about supported Apache Flink 1.18 features in Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink in our documentation. To learn more about open source Apache Flink visit the official website. For Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink region availability, refer to the AWS Region Table.