Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2022 CU9 for Web, Standard, Enterprise and Developer Editions. You can now use SQL Server 2022 features such as Query Store enhancements, Parameter Sensitive Plan optimization, and SQL Server Ledger on your Amazon RDS for SQL Server DB instances. To learn more about the SQL Server 2022 release, please visit Microsoft SQL Server 2022 release notes. To learn more about SQL Server 2022 CU9 fixes and enhancements, visit Microsoft’s release note.

To create a new Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server instance with SQL Server 2022, use the "Create Database" wizard in the Amazon RDS Console, choose SQL Server, select "RDS Custom for SQL Server" and select an engine with “SQL Server 2022” as the DB Engine Version.

Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server is a managed database service that allows customization of the underlying operating system and includes the ability to bring your own licensed SQL Server media or use SQL Server Developer Edition.

For more details on using SQL Server 2022 with RDS Custom, read the blog. Or, to learn about Amazon S3 support with RDS Custom using SQL Server 2022, you can follow this blog for a guide. See Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server Pricing for up-to-date pricing of instances, storage, data transfer and regional availability.