diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d29bb36..7ddc38be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
         <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.0</version>
+        <version>2.2.9</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>