name : describe-db-engine-versions.rst **To describe the DB engine versions for the MySQL DB engine** The following ``describe-db-engine-versions`` example displays details about each of the DB engine versions for the specified DB engine. :: aws rds describe-db-engine-versions \ --engine mysql Output:: { "DBEngineVersions": [ { "Engine": "mysql", "EngineVersion": "5.5.46", "DBParameterGroupFamily": "mysql5.5", "DBEngineDescription": "MySQL Community Edition", "DBEngineVersionDescription": "MySQL 5.5.46", "ValidUpgradeTarget": [ { "Engine": "mysql", "EngineVersion": "5.5.53", "Description": "MySQL 5.5.53", "AutoUpgrade": false, "IsMajorVersionUpgrade": false }, { "Engine": "mysql", "EngineVersion": "5.5.54", "Description": "MySQL 5.5.54", "AutoUpgrade": false, "IsMajorVersionUpgrade": false }, { "Engine": "mysql", "EngineVersion": "5.5.57", "Description": "MySQL 5.5.57", "AutoUpgrade": false, "IsMajorVersionUpgrade": false }, ...some output truncated... ] } For more information, see `What Is Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)? <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html>`__ in the *Amazon RDS User Guide*.