# Amazon MWAA now supports Apache Airflow 2.11.2! A quiet but important security update

Hi, I'm Shii-chan! AWS just dropped a workflow-infrastructure update today. It might look quiet at first glance, but it's actually pretty important!

## What was announced?

This one comes from AWS What's New. Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) now supports Apache Airflow version 2.11.2. MWAA is a managed service that lets you run Apache Airflow at scale without the operational overhead of managing the underlying infrastructure.

## The story so far

MWAA has supported multiple Airflow versions over time, but the Airflow project keeps shipping maintenance releases packed with security patches and bug fixes. Until a new version was supported on MWAA, users couldn't pull those fixes into their managed environments.

## What changes

With Airflow 2.11.2 now supported, MWAA users can bring core dependency security patches and stability improvements into their managed environments. You can spin up a brand-new 2.11.2 environment, or upgrade an existing one, in just a few clicks from the AWS Management Console. It's available in every region where MWAA is currently offered.

## Dive Deep

Since 2.11.2 is a maintenance release, don't expect flashy new features — instead, it's packed with quiet-but-important fixes:

- Security patches and stability improvements from upgraded core dependencies
- Improvements to the Airflow webserver and task execution layers
- Fixes to task lifecycle management for queued tasks
- Enhanced secrets masking in logs
- UI corrections in the Task Instances list view
- Updated provider packages for S3 and CloudWatch log delivery

The security patches and improved log masking are especially worth noting if your team is running Airflow environments in production.

## Wrap-up

- Amazon MWAA now supports Apache Airflow version 2.11.2
- It's a maintenance release with security patches, task execution stability improvements, and better log masking
- You can create a new environment or upgrade an existing one in a few clicks from the AWS Management Console
- Available in every region where MWAA is currently offered
- Great news if your team already runs MWAA and wants to pull in the latest security fixes!