# AWS says DocumentDB Serverless update raises throughput by up to 35%

_Published Monday, November 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM EST · Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

AWS says Amazon DocumentDB Serverless platform version 4 provides up to 35% higher throughput. New serverless clusters launch on the latest platform version available in their AWS Region.

Customers running version 3 can apply the update immediately or during their next scheduled maintenance window through a pending maintenance action. Platform versions are managed at the cluster level, and customers can check their version in the AWS Management Console or through the DescribeDBClusters API. Once upgraded, a cluster cannot be downgraded to an earlier platform version.

## Sources

- [Recent Announcements](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/11/documentdb-serverless-platform-version-4/)

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