# RDS Snapshot Policies

> Define RDS snapshot retention policies (e.g. keep 30 daily, 12 monthly, 7 yearly) and surface non-compliant snapshots. Cleanup workflows respect compliance pins and refuse to delete snapshots in regulatory hold.

Source: https://zop.dev/changelog/v2023-08
Published: 2023-08-01 · Tags: zopnight, aws, rds

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Snapshot retention policy enforcement

## New

- RDS snapshot retention policies (daily / monthly / yearly windows)
- Compliance pin honored across snapshot cleanup workflows

## Improved

- RDS snapshot inventory refresh latency reduced to 20 minutes