diff --git a/api/v1/databaseclaim_types.go b/api/v1/databaseclaim_types.go
index a4d69e4..479cad2 100644
--- a/api/v1/databaseclaim_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/databaseclaim_types.go
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ type DatabaseClaimSpec struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=dsn.txt
 	DSNName string `json:"dsnName"`
 
+	// AutoMinorVersionUpgrade enables automatic minor version upgrades.
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default=true
+	AutoMinorVersionUpgrade *bool `json:"autoMinorVersionUpgrade,omitempty"`
+
 	// The optional Shape values are arbitrary and help drive instance selection
 	// +optional
 	Shape string `json:"shape"`
diff --git a/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index ba0664f..c20a707 100644
--- a/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ func (in *DatabaseClaimSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *DatabaseClaimSpec) {
 		*out = new(bool)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade != nil {
+		in, out := &in.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade, &out.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.EnableReplicationRole != nil {
 		in, out := &in.EnableReplicationRole, &out.EnableReplicationRole
 		*out = new(bool)
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/persistance.atlas.infoblox.com_databaseclaims.yaml b/config/crd/bases/persistance.atlas.infoblox.com_databaseclaims.yaml
index bceaa6b..eac2788 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/persistance.atlas.infoblox.com_databaseclaims.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/persistance.atlas.infoblox.com_databaseclaims.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ spec:
                 description: Specifies an indentifier for the application using the
                   database.
                 type: string
+              autoMinorVersionUpgrade:
+                default: true
+                description: AutoMinorVersionUpgrade enables automatic minor version
+                  upgrades.
+                type: boolean
               backupPolicy:
                 description: BackupPolicy specifies the duration at which db backups
                   are taken
diff --git a/pkg/databaseclaim/awsprovider.go b/pkg/databaseclaim/awsprovider.go
index 486acf5..0fc6107 100644
--- a/pkg/databaseclaim/awsprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/databaseclaim/awsprovider.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package databaseclaim
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+
 	crossplaneaws "github.com/crossplane-contrib/provider-aws/apis/rds/v1alpha1"
 	xpv1 "github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/apis/common/v1"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) manageDBClusterAWS(ctx context.Context, dbHost
 					EnableCloudwatchLogsExports:     reqInfo.EnableCloudwatchLogsExport,
 					IOPS:                            nil,
 					PreferredMaintenanceWindow:      dbClaim.Spec.PreferredMaintenanceWindow,
+					AutoMinorVersionUpgrade:         dbClaim.Spec.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade,
 				},
 				ResourceSpec: xpv1.ResourceSpec{
 					WriteConnectionSecretToReference: &dbSecretCluster,
@@ -292,6 +294,7 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) managePostgresDBInstanceAWS(ctx context.Contex
 						StorageType:                     &params.StorageType,
 						Port:                            &params.Port,
 						PreferredMaintenanceWindow:      dbClaim.Spec.PreferredMaintenanceWindow,
+						AutoMinorVersionUpgrade:         dbClaim.Spec.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade,
 					},
 					ResourceSpec: xpv1.ResourceSpec{
 						WriteConnectionSecretToReference: &dbSecretInstance,
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) updateDBClusterAWS(ctx context.Context, reqInf
 	}
 	dbCluster.Spec.ForProvider.StorageType = &reqInfo.HostParams.StorageType
 	dbCluster.Spec.DeletionPolicy = reqInfo.HostParams.DeletionPolicy
+	dbCluster.Spec.ForProvider.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade = dbClaim.Spec.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade
 
 	// Compute a json patch based on the changed RDSInstance
 	dbClusterPatchData, err := patchDBCluster.Data(dbCluster)
@@ -432,6 +436,7 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) manageAuroraDBInstance(ctx context.Context, re
 						EnablePerformanceInsights:   &reqInfo.EnablePerfInsight,
 						EnableCloudwatchLogsExports: nil,
 						PreferredMaintenanceWindow:  dbClaim.Spec.PreferredMaintenanceWindow,
+						AutoMinorVersionUpgrade:     dbClaim.Spec.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade,
 					},
 					ResourceSpec: xpv1.ResourceSpec{
 						ProviderConfigReference: &providerConfigReference,
@@ -864,6 +869,7 @@ func (r *DatabaseClaimReconciler) updateDBInstance(ctx context.Context, reqInfo
 	// Update DBInstance
 	dbClaim.Spec.Tags = r.configureBackupPolicy(dbClaim.Spec.BackupPolicy, dbClaim.Spec.Tags)
 	dbInstance.Spec.ForProvider.Tags = ReplaceOrAddTag(DBClaimTags(dbClaim.Spec.Tags).DBTags(), OperationalStatusTagKey, OperationalStatusActiveValue)
+	dbInstance.Spec.ForProvider.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade = dbClaim.Spec.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade
 	params := &reqInfo.HostParams
 	if dbClaim.Spec.Type == v1.Postgres {
 		multiAZ := basefun.GetMultiAZEnabled(r.Config.Viper)