diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87ece5e2..5c41c20e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <awssdk.version>2.20.8</awssdk.version>
+    <awssdk.version>2.20.40</awssdk.version>
   </properties>
 
   <licenses>