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title: "Cloud Platform - June 04, 2026"
date: "2026-04-28T06:51:24+00:00"
summary:
image:
type: "announcement"
url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/release/2026-06-04/97371-cloud-platform-june-04-2026"
id: "f754c0f6-0593-4f10-a6f0-079a462e36aa"
---

**Type**

**Related ticket**

**Release note**

change

DOC-36620

MySQL 8.0 databases on Cloud Next have been updated to support SHA-256 (SHA-2) authentication. Customers using custom or third-party connections must ensure compatibility. This does not apply to legacy MySQL 5.7 instances. For more details, refer to [Upgrading MySQL 8.0 databases on Cloud Platform to utilize a SHA-2 based authentication plugin](/acquia-cloud-platform/help/97366-upgrading-mysql-80-databases-cloud-platform-utilize-sha-2-based-authentication-plugin "Upgrading MySQL 8.0 databases on Cloud Platform to utilize a SHA-2 based authentication plugin").