diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb052da..d75b6c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.3</version>
+            <version>3.16.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>