diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 76fcc523..8509e0a3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/giantswarm/etcd-backup-operator/v4
 go 1.18
 
 require (
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.45.6
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.45.9
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.1
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.10.0
 	github.com/giantswarm/apiextensions-backup v0.2.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9615a0a1..d371d742 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ github.com/armon/go-radix v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ufUuZ+zHj4x4TnLV4JWEpy2hxWSpsRywHrMgI
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
 github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20190424111038-f61b66f89f4a/go.mod h1:lB+ZfQJz7igIIfQNfa7Ml4HSf2uFQQRzpGGRXenZAgY=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.45.6 h1:Y2isQQBZsnO15dzUQo9YQRThtHgrV200XCH05BRHVJI=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.45.6/go.mod h1:aVsgQcEevwlmQ7qHE9I3h+dtQgpqhFB+i8Phjh7fkwI=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.45.9 h1:ks4nMaagM/0jeOFUxWxx9C009vkrdgm3lgcnciet1YU=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.45.9/go.mod h1:aVsgQcEevwlmQ7qHE9I3h+dtQgpqhFB+i8Phjh7fkwI=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.0.3/go.mod h1:bGMdMPoPVvcYyt1gHDf4J2KE153Yf9BuiUKYMaxlTDM=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=