diff --git a/src/content/docs/aws/services/ec2.mdx b/src/content/docs/aws/services/ec2.mdx
index 60319161..3c0e15ac 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/aws/services/ec2.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/aws/services/ec2.mdx
@@ -251,12 +251,21 @@ The above example will make LocalStack treat the `ubuntu:focal` Docker image as
 At startup, LocalStack downloads the following AMIs that can be used to launch Dockerized instances.
 - Ubuntu 22.04: `ami-df5de72bdb3b`
 - Amazon Linux 2023: `ami-024f768332f0`
-- Amazon Linux 2: `ami-07b643b5e45e`
 
 :::note
 The auto download of Docker images for default AMIs can be disabled using the `EC2_DOWNLOAD_DEFAULT_IMAGES=0` configuration variable.
 :::
 
+:::note
+Amazon Linux 2 reached its [AWS end-of-life](https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/faqs/) on June 30, 2026, so LocalStack no longer pre-loads the `Amazon Linux 2` AMI (`ami-07b643b5e45e`) by default.
+You can still use it by manually registering it as a Docker-backed AMI:
+
+```bash
+docker pull amazonlinux:2
+docker tag amazonlinux:2 localstack-ec2/amazonlinux-2-ami:ami-07b643b5e45e
+```
+:::
+
 All LocalStack-managed Docker AMIs bear the resource tag `ec2_vm_manager:docker`.
 These can be listed using: