diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6a8d12f84..c0e791d37 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ lazy val examples = module("zio-dynamodb-examples", "examples")
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "dev.zio"               %% "zio-test"     % zioVersion % "test",
       "dev.zio"               %% "zio-test-sbt" % zioVersion % "test",
-      "software.amazon.awssdk" % "dynamodb"     % "2.17.295"
+      "software.amazon.awssdk" % "dynamodb"     % "2.20.125"
     ),
     testFrameworks := Seq(new TestFramework("zio.test.sbt.ZTestFramework"))
   )