diff --git a/sample-apps/java-events-v1sdk/pom.xml b/sample-apps/java-events-v1sdk/pom.xml
index a5a095b8..0f63d130 100644
--- a/sample-apps/java-events-v1sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-apps/java-events-v1sdk/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
       <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-dynamodb</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.578</version>
+      <version>1.12.727</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>