diff --git a/aws/pom.xml b/aws/pom.xml
index a57dd6690eaf..2348091866cf 100644
--- a/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/aws/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         <aws-lambda-java-events.version>1.3.0</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
         <aws-lambda-java-core.version>1.1.0</aws-lambda-java-core.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
-        <aws-java-sdk.version>1.11.290</aws-java-sdk.version>
+        <aws-java-sdk.version>1.12.238</aws-java-sdk.version>
         <dynamodblocal.version>1.11.86</dynamodblocal.version>
         <dynamodblocal.repository.url>https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dynamodb-local/release</dynamodblocal.repository.url>
         <commons-codec-version>1.10.L001</commons-codec-version>