Amazon S3 Tables now support all Apache Iceberg V3 data types

Event type: UpdatePrimary topic: Data Engineering Also: Cloud Infrastructure Also: Databases

First reported SEP 30, 2026 · 22:10 UTC · 23d ago · 1 source

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Summary

Amazon S3 Tables now support all Apache Iceberg V3 data types, plus column default values, deletion vectors, and row lineage. Existing V2 tables can be upgraded or new V3 tables created.

Key facts

Amazon S3 Tables support all Apache Iceberg V3 data types.
Support includes column default values, deletion vectors, and row lineage.
Existing V2 tables can be upgraded to V3.
New V3 tables can be created with built-in compaction and maintenance.

Why it matters

Teams using S3 Tables can adopt the full Iceberg V3 feature set without leaving the service, and existing V2 tables can be upgraded rather than rebuilt.

Companies

Amazon S3 Tables

Technologies

Apache Icebergstandard
Amazon S3 Tablesservice

Original sources (1)

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AWS News BlogOfficial · Primary
Amazon S3 Tables now support all Apache Iceberg V3 data typesSEP 30, 2026 · 22:10 UTC · By Daniel Abib
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