diff --git a/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts b/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
index acaf93455..20a6ae86a 100644
--- a/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/DynamoDbEncryption/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.8.1")
     
     //    For the DDB-EC v1
-    implementation("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-dynamodb:1.12.531")
+    implementation("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-dynamodb:1.12.594")
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.testng/testng
     testImplementation("org.testng:testng:7.5")
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.amazonaws/DynamoDBLocal