diff --git a/aws-lambda-node-java-starter/java-backend/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-node-java-starter/java-backend/pom.xml
index a6c6352..c405733 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-node-java-starter/java-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-node-java-starter/java-backend/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.1</version>
+            <version>1.2.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>