Amazon EC2 now surfaces the public SSM parameters associated with public AMIs
Amazon EC2 now surfaces the public SSM parameters associated with public AMIs in the AMI metadata. When you describe a public AMI, the response includes the associated public SSM parameter, making it easier to discover and use in your configurations.
Previously, finding the SSM parameter associated with a public AMI required searching through SSM parameter namespaces manually. Now, when you describe a public AMI, the response includes the public SSM parameter it is associated with. This allows you to discover the SSM parameter for a public AMI and use it as an alias that always resolves to the latest version, simplifying AMI updates across your infrastructure.
This capability is available to all customers at no additional cost, and is available in enabled in all Amazon Web Services Regions, including Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. To learn more, please visit documentation.