diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/DocdbTestDefaultTestDeployAssertA0429289.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/DocdbTestDefaultTestDeployAssertA0429289.assets.json
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index 0000000000000..442b4437915e8
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@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
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+  "version": "36.0.0",
+  "files": {
+    "21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22": {
+      "source": {
+        "path": "DocdbTestDefaultTestDeployAssertA0429289.template.json",
+        "packaging": "file"
+      },
+      "destinations": {
+        "current_account-current_region": {
+          "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "objectKey": "21fbb51d7b23f6a6c262b46a9caee79d744a3ac019fd45422d988b96d44b2a22.json",
+          "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "dockerImages": {}
+}
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/DocdbTestDefaultTestDeployAssertA0429289.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/DocdbTestDefaultTestDeployAssertA0429289.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad9d0fb73d1dd
--- /dev/null
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+{
+ "Parameters": {
+  "BootstrapVersion": {
+   "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
+   "Default": "/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version",
+   "Description": "Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store. [cdk:skip]"
+  }
+ },
+ "Rules": {
+  "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+   "Assertions": [
+    {
+     "Assert": {
+      "Fn::Not": [
+       {
+        "Fn::Contains": [
+         [
+          "1",
+          "2",
+          "3",
+          "4",
+          "5"
+         ],
+         {
+          "Ref": "BootstrapVersion"
+         }
+        ]
+       }
+      ]
+     },
+     "AssertDescription": "CDK bootstrap stack version 6 required. Please run 'cdk bootstrap' with a recent version of the CDK CLI."
+    }
+   ]
+  }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain.assets.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain.assets.json
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index 0000000000000..9a4b11fac717a
--- /dev/null
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+{
+  "version": "36.0.0",
+  "files": {
+    "7968486d71e57b599c993cdc5f807b685d3730d06495fef5541905752ae14651": {
+      "source": {
+        "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain.template.json",
+        "packaging": "file"
+      },
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+        "current_account-current_region": {
+          "bucketName": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}",
+          "objectKey": "7968486d71e57b599c993cdc5f807b685d3730d06495fef5541905752ae14651.json",
+          "assumeRoleArn": "arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:role/cdk-hnb659fds-file-publishing-role-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "dockerImages": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain.template.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..83ac15600aed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain.template.json
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+     "subnet-1f760711"
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+       "GroupId"
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+   "DeletionPolicy": "Retain"
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+   "Description": "Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store. [cdk:skip]"
+  }
+ },
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+          "2",
+          "3",
+          "4",
+          "5"
+         ],
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+          "Ref": "BootstrapVersion"
+         }
+        ]
+       }
+      ]
+     },
+     "AssertDescription": "CDK bootstrap stack version 6 required. Please run 'cdk bootstrap' with a recent version of the CDK CLI."
+    }
+   ]
+  }
+ }
+}
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/cdk.out b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/cdk.out
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index 0000000000000..1f0068d32659a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/cdk.out
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/integ.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/integ.json
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index 0000000000000..9213144d0fe81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/integ.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
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+      ],
+      "assertionStack": "DocdbTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert",
+      "assertionStackName": "DocdbTestDefaultTestDeployAssertA0429289"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/manifest.json
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index 0000000000000..16516e8d5dd62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
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+  "artifacts": {
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+            "data": "DatabaseInstance1844F58FD"
+          }
+        ],
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+            "data": "BootstrapVersion"
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+            "type": "aws:cdk:logicalId",
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+      }
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+      ],
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+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/tree.json b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/tree.json
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index 0000000000000..99880029c89c1
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+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.js.snapshot/tree.json
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+{
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+                    "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain/Database/Secret/Resource",
+                    "attributes": {
+                      "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::SecretsManager::Secret",
+                      "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                        "description": {
+                          "Fn::Join": [
+                            "",
+                            [
+                              "Generated by the CDK for stack: ",
+                              {
+                                "Ref": "AWS::StackName"
+                              }
+                            ]
+                          ]
+                        },
+                        "generateSecretString": {
+                          "passwordLength": 41,
+                          "secretStringTemplate": "{\"username\":\"clusteradmin\"}",
+                          "generateStringKey": "password",
+                          "excludeCharacters": "\"@/"
+                        }
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_secretsmanager.CfnSecret",
+                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "Attachment": {
+                    "id": "Attachment",
+                    "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain/Database/Secret/Attachment",
+                    "children": {
+                      "Resource": {
+                        "id": "Resource",
+                        "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain/Database/Secret/Attachment/Resource",
+                        "attributes": {
+                          "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::SecretsManager::SecretTargetAttachment",
+                          "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                            "secretId": {
+                              "Ref": "DatabaseSecret3B817195"
+                            },
+                            "targetId": {
+                              "Ref": "DatabaseB269D8BB"
+                            },
+                            "targetType": "AWS::DocDB::DBCluster"
+                          }
+                        },
+                        "constructInfo": {
+                          "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_secretsmanager.CfnSecretTargetAttachment",
+                          "version": "0.0.0"
+                        }
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_secretsmanager.SecretTargetAttachment",
+                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_docdb.DatabaseSecret",
+                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "Resource": {
+                "id": "Resource",
+                "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain/Database/Resource",
+                "attributes": {
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::DocDB::DBCluster",
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                    "dbSubnetGroupName": {
+                      "Ref": "DatabaseSubnets56F17B9A"
+                    },
+                    "masterUsername": {
+                      "Fn::Join": [
+                        "",
+                        [
+                          "{{resolve:secretsmanager:",
+                          {
+                            "Ref": "DatabaseSecret3B817195"
+                          },
+                          ":SecretString:username::}}"
+                        ]
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    "masterUserPassword": {
+                      "Fn::Join": [
+                        "",
+                        [
+                          "{{resolve:secretsmanager:",
+                          {
+                            "Ref": "DatabaseSecret3B817195"
+                          },
+                          ":SecretString:password::}}"
+                        ]
+                      ]
+                    },
+                    "storageEncrypted": true,
+                    "vpcSecurityGroupIds": [
+                      {
+                        "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                          "DatabaseSecurityGroup5C91FDCB",
+                          "GroupId"
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_docdb.CfnDBCluster",
+                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "Instance1": {
+                "id": "Instance1",
+                "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain/Database/Instance1",
+                "attributes": {
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:type": "AWS::DocDB::DBInstance",
+                  "aws:cdk:cloudformation:props": {
+                    "dbClusterIdentifier": {
+                      "Ref": "DatabaseB269D8BB"
+                    },
+                    "dbInstanceClass": "db.t3.medium"
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_docdb.CfnDBInstance",
+                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.aws_docdb.DatabaseCluster",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          },
+          "BootstrapVersion": {
+            "id": "BootstrapVersion",
+            "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain/BootstrapVersion",
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnParameter",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          },
+          "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+            "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
+            "path": "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain/CheckBootstrapVersion",
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnRule",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.Stack",
+          "version": "0.0.0"
+        }
+      },
+      "DocdbTest": {
+        "id": "DocdbTest",
+        "path": "DocdbTest",
+        "children": {
+          "DefaultTest": {
+            "id": "DefaultTest",
+            "path": "DocdbTest/DefaultTest",
+            "children": {
+              "Default": {
+                "id": "Default",
+                "path": "DocdbTest/DefaultTest/Default",
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+                  "version": "10.3.0"
+                }
+              },
+              "DeployAssert": {
+                "id": "DeployAssert",
+                "path": "DocdbTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert",
+                "children": {
+                  "BootstrapVersion": {
+                    "id": "BootstrapVersion",
+                    "path": "DocdbTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/BootstrapVersion",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnParameter",
+                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "CheckBootstrapVersion": {
+                    "id": "CheckBootstrapVersion",
+                    "path": "DocdbTest/DefaultTest/DeployAssert/CheckBootstrapVersion",
+                    "constructInfo": {
+                      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.CfnRule",
+                      "version": "0.0.0"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "constructInfo": {
+                  "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.Stack",
+                  "version": "0.0.0"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "constructInfo": {
+              "fqn": "@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha.IntegTestCase",
+              "version": "0.0.0"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha.IntegTest",
+          "version": "0.0.0"
+        }
+      },
+      "Tree": {
+        "id": "Tree",
+        "path": "Tree",
+        "constructInfo": {
+          "fqn": "constructs.Construct",
+          "version": "10.3.0"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "constructInfo": {
+      "fqn": "aws-cdk-lib.App",
+      "version": "0.0.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..24b83fe88b615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk-testing/framework-integ/test/aws-docdb/test/integ.cluster-retain.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import * as ec2 from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2";
+import * as cdk from "aws-cdk-lib";
+import { DatabaseCluster } from "aws-cdk-lib/aws-docdb";
+import * as integ from "@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha";
+
+const app = new cdk.App();
+
+const stack = new cdk.Stack(app, "aws-cdk-docdb-integ-cluster-retain");
+
+const vpc = ec2.Vpc.fromLookup(stack, "VPC", { isDefault: true });
+const db = new DatabaseCluster(stack, "Database", {
+  masterUser: { username: "clusteradmin" },
+  instanceType: ec2.InstanceType.of(
+    ec2.InstanceClass.T3,
+    ec2.InstanceSize.MEDIUM
+  ),
+  vpc,
+  removalPolicy: cdk.RemovalPolicy.RETAIN,
+});
+
+new integ.IntegTest(app, "DocdbTest", {
+  testCases: [stack],
+});