2026

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MongoDB 8.3 is now available

New feature

ApsaraDB for MongoDB now supports MongoDB 8.3, which introduces new features such as enhanced aggregation capabilities, a redesigned sharding management process, in-progress slow query logging, and query-level memory tracking.

May 2026

• Overview of new features in MongoDB 8.3

MongoDB 8.3 adds support for MongoDB Search and Model Service

New feature

MongoDB 8.3 supports MongoDB Search and Model Service. This includes Auto Embedding, where mongot automatically generates vectors from text, and Model Service integration.

May 2026

• MongoDB Search

• MongoDB Model Service

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MongoDB Search is now available for cloud disk sharded cluster instances

New feature

You can now enable MongoDB Search for MongoDB 8.0 sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks.

April 2026

• MongoDB Search

Automatic storage expansion for cloud disk instances

New feature

ApsaraDB for MongoDB cloud disk instances now support automatic storage expansion through Database Autonomy Service (DAS), which automatically expands disk storage when space runs low.

April 2026

• Automatic Storage Expansion

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Add read-only nodes to cloud disk sharded cluster instances in bulk

New feature

You can now add read-only nodes to multiple shards of a sharded cluster instance in a single operation.

March 2026

• Modify Shard Configurations

Restart nodes of cloud disk sharded cluster instances in bulk

New feature

You can now restart multiple mongos nodes or shard nodes in a cloud disk sharded cluster instance in a single operation.

March 2026

• Restart an Instance, Component, or Node

Support for the net.tls.disabledProtocols parameter

New feature

You can now configure the net.tls.disabledProtocols parameter for cloud disk instances to disable specific TLS protocol versions.

March 2026

• List of modifiable parameters for MongoDB 4.2

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) support extended to all versions of cloud disk replica sets

Enhancement

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is now supported for all versions of cloud disk replica set instances.

March 2026

• Configure Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

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Connection strings for single-node instances can include the replicaSet parameter

Enhancement

You can now include the replicaSet parameter in the connection string for a single-node instance. Set the parameter's value to the name of the instance's replica set to manage client connections in replica set mode.

February 2026

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Use custom KMS keys with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for cloud disk replica sets

New feature

When you enable Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for a cloud disk replica set instance, you can now use a custom KMS key.

February 2026

• Configure Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

Feature

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Modify connection string ports in bulk

New feature

You can now modify the ports of multiple connection strings in a single operation.

January 20, 2026

• Modify Connection Strings and Ports

Forced SSL encryption is now supported for MongoDB 7.0 instances

Enhancement

Forced SSL encryption is now supported for cloud disk instances that run MongoDB 7.0.

January 20, 2026

• Configure SSL Encryption

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) support extended to MongoDB 4.4 and 5.0 instances

Enhancement

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is now supported for cloud disk replica set instances that run MongoDB 4.4 and 5.0.

January 20, 2026

• Configure Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)