diff --git a/dynamodb-api/java/build.gradle b/dynamodb-api/java/build.gradle
index 9cda1560d..ee96769bf 100644
--- a/dynamodb-api/java/build.gradle
+++ b/dynamodb-api/java/build.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ wrapper {
 // Specify all of our dependency versions
 def slf4jVersion = '1.7.28'
 def gsonVersion = '2.8.6'
-def awsSdk2Version = '2.9.16'
+def awsSdk2Version = '2.9.22'
 def junitVersion = '4.12'
 def awsLambdaJavaCoreVersion = '1.2.0'