diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2c16637..3307df6f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <cucumber.version>5.7.0</cucumber.version>
         <immutables.version>2.8.2</immutables.version>
         <log4j.version>2.17.1</log4j.version>
-        <aws.sdk.version>2.17.254</aws.sdk.version>
+        <aws.sdk.version>2.20.157</aws.sdk.version>
         <auto.service.version>1.0</auto.service.version>
         <findbugs.version>3.0.2</findbugs.version>
         <guice.version>5.0.1</guice.version>
@@ -147,6 +147,35 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.16.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <properties>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>aws.sdk.version</name>
+                            <dependencies>
+                                <dependency>
+                                    <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>bom</artifactId>
+                                    <version>latest</version>
+                                </dependency>
+                            </dependencies>
+                        </property>
+                    </properties>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>update-properties</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
                 <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>