diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43fa16a..5e5d38c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.version>3.5.0</maven.version>
         <maven.tools.version>3.6.0</maven.tools.version>
-        <aws.sdk.version>2.15.7</aws.sdk.version>
+        <aws.sdk.version>2.16.21</aws.sdk.version>
         <aws.cdk.version>1.68.0</aws.cdk.version>
 
         <skipITs>false</skipITs>