diff --git a/aws/pom.xml b/aws/pom.xml
index c66c420fae44..cca89ced0fe4 100644
--- a/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/aws/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <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>1.11.154</aws-java-sdk.version>
+        <aws-java-sdk.version>1.12.281</aws-java-sdk.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <mockito-core.version>2.8.9</mockito-core.version>
         <assertj-core.version>3.8.0</assertj-core.version>