diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2206d7ba..9c412d876 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <!-- Using the latest version of geotools (e.g, 20) seems to cause issues with the shapefile
         plugin where the_geom for each feature is null. -->
         <geotools.version>20.1</geotools.version>
-        <awsjavasdk.version>1.11.625</awsjavasdk.version>
+        <awsjavasdk.version>1.12.720</awsjavasdk.version>
     </properties>
     <build>
         <resources>