diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/ensure-valid-bucket-exists.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/ensure-valid-bucket-exists.js
index d41e0d1d0a..525fccdfdc 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/ensure-valid-bucket-exists.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/ensure-valid-bucket-exists.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
     if (this.serverless.service.provider.deploymentBucket) {
       let result;
       try {
-        result = await this.provider.request('S3', 'getBucketLocation', {
+        result = await this.provider.request('S3', 'headBucket', {
           Bucket: this.bucketName,
         });
       } catch (err) {
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ module.exports = {
         );
       }
 
-      if (result.LocationConstraint === '') result.LocationConstraint = 'us-east-1';
-      if (result.LocationConstraint === 'EU') result.LocationConstraint = 'eu-west-1';
-      if (result.LocationConstraint !== this.provider.getRegion()) {
+      if (result.BucketRegion === 'EU') result.BucketRegion = 'eu-west-1';
+      if (result.BucketRegion !== this.provider.getRegion()) {
         throw new ServerlessError(
           'Deployment bucket is not in the same region as the lambda function',
           'DEPLOYMENT_BUCKET_INVALID_REGION'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 732e70976f..bb82fdab5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "ajv": "^8.12.0",
     "ajv-formats": "^2.1.1",
     "archiver": "^7.0.1",
-    "aws-sdk": "^2.1404.0",
+    "aws-sdk": "^2.1692.0",
     "bluebird": "^3.7.2",
     "cachedir": "^2.3.0",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js b/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js
index 6263b48b43..a665d172b6 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js
@@ -112,12 +112,16 @@ describe('test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js', () => {
           deleteObjects: deleteObjectsStub,
           listObjectsV2: { Contents: [] },
           upload: s3UploadStub,
-          headBucket: {},
           getBucketLocation: () => {
             return {
               LocationConstraint: 'us-east-1',
             };
           },
+          headBucket: () => {
+            return {
+              BucketRegion: 'us-east-1',
+            };
+          },
         },
         CloudFormation: {
           describeStacks: describeStacksStub,
@@ -523,12 +527,16 @@ describe('test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js', () => {
           deleteObjects: deleteObjectsStub,
           listObjectsV2: { Contents: [] },
           upload: s3UploadStub,
-          headBucket: {},
           getBucketLocation: () => {
             return {
               LocationConstraint: 'us-east-1',
             };
           },
+          headBucket: () => {
+            return {
+              BucketRegion: 'us-east-1',
+            };
+          },
         },
         CloudFormation: {
           describeStacks: describeStacksStub,
@@ -1206,6 +1214,9 @@ describe('test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js', () => {
         getBucketLocation: () => {
           throw new Error();
         },
+        headBucket: () => {
+          throw new Error();
+        },
       },
       CloudFormation: {
         describeStacks: { Stacks: [{}] },
@@ -1242,6 +1253,11 @@ describe('test/unit/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/index.test.js', () => {
             LocationConstraint: 'us-west-1',
           };
         },
+        headBucket: () => {
+          return {
+            BucketRegion: 'us-west-1',
+          };
+        },
       },
       CloudFormation: {
         describeStacks: { Stacks: [{}] },