diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e91f009d..82aa6b2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.awspring.cloud</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-cloud-aws-starter-secrets-manager</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.1</version>
+            <version>3.2.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- AWS: acquire and refresh jdbc credentials from Secrets Manager in cloud environments -->
         <dependency>