diff --git a/aws/pom.xml b/aws/pom.xml
index 45a30f96ba0b..dfee37422884 100644
--- a/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/aws/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <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>1.12.796</aws-java-sdk.version>
         <mockito-core.version>2.21.0</mockito-core.version>
         <assertj-core.version>3.8.0</assertj-core.version>
         <dynamodblocal.version>1.11.86</dynamodblocal.version>