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# S3 buckets should have versioning enabled
 
## Description{% #description %}

Enable versioning on S3 buckets to keep multiple versions of an object in one bucket.

## Rationale{% #rationale %}

Versioning-enabled buckets help [recover objects in the case of accidental deletion or overwriting](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Versioning.html).

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

### From the console{% #from-the-console %}

Follow the [Enabling versioning on buckets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/manage-versioning-examples.html) AWS documentation to enable bucket versioning within the S3 console.

### From the command line{% #from-the-command-line %}

Follow the [Enabling versioning on buckets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/manage-versioning-examples.html) AWS documentation to enable bucket versioning with the AWS CLI.