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AWS Exam Version Changes

Every AWS certification version change we track — when registration opens, the last day to sit the outgoing exam, and when the new one goes live.

Happening now

Registration is open or the outgoing exam is in its final weeks.

SAP-C02 to SAP-C03

SAP-C03 restructures all five domains and leads with cloud-native architecture design. It adds more than eleven new skills spanning generative and agentic AI design, resilience engineering, DevSecOps and post-quantum cryptography. Registration opens October 27, 2026, SAP-C02 is available until November 16, 2026, and SAP-C03 goes live the next day at $300 USD across all languages.

Registration opens
October 27, 2026
Last day for SAP-C02
November 16, 2026
SAP-C03 goes live
November 17, 2026
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Coming up

Announced by AWS, not yet in effect.

ANS-C01retiring, no replacement announced

AWS is retiring the Advanced Networking – Specialty exam (ANS-C01), and its certification page lists December 31, 2026 as the last day to sit it. No replacement exam has been announced. Certifications earned before the retirement stay active for the usual three years, but AWS will not issue new ones afterwards.

Last day for ANS-C01
December 31, 2026
ANS-C01 practice testANS-C01 certification guideAWS announcement →

DVA-C02 to DVA-C03

DVA-C03 introduces AI security as a new task area and threads AI-assisted development through every domain, while adding container management and Amazon Bedrock. Roughly forty existing skills are consolidated for clarity. Registration opens October 27, 2026, DVA-C02 is available until November 30, 2026, and DVA-C03 goes live December 1, 2026 at $150 USD with 65 questions in 130 minutes.

Registration opens
October 27, 2026
Last day for DVA-C02
November 30, 2026
DVA-C03 goes live
December 1, 2026
DVA-C02 practice testDVA-C02 certification guideAWS announcement →

Completed

The outgoing exam has passed its last day.

MLA-C01 to MLA-C02

AWS opened beta registration for MLA-C02, which widens the exam beyond classic ML engineering into generative AI: foundation models, agentic workflows and Amazon Bedrock now sit alongside SageMaker. The beta runs 170 minutes over 85 questions at $75 USD, English only. MLA-C01 is available in English until September 28, 2026, and MLA-C02 reaches general availability on January 14, 2027.

Registration opens
September 1, 2026
Last day for MLA-C01 (English)
September 28, 2026
MLA-C02 goes live
January 14, 2027
MLA-C01 practice testMLA-C01 certification guideAWS announcement →

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