diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c8cf43114b30..90432816931d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.32.3
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/timestreamwrite v1.29.2
 	github.com/aws/karpenter-provider-aws/tools/kompat v0.0.0-20240410220356-6b868db24881
-	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.0
+	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.1
 	github.com/awslabs/amazon-eks-ami/nodeadm v0.0.0-20240229193347-cfab22a10647
 	github.com/awslabs/operatorpkg v0.0.0-20241115011931-885371bcf05d
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 26fb33c51944..2c93999fa463 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ github.com/aws/karpenter-provider-aws/tools/kompat v0.0.0-20240410220356-6b868db
 github.com/aws/karpenter-provider-aws/tools/kompat v0.0.0-20240410220356-6b868db24881/go.mod h1:+Mk5k0b6HpKobxNq+B56DOhZ+I/NiPhd5MIBhQMSTSs=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.14.2/go.mod h1:Tg+OJXh4MB2R/uN61Ko2f6hTZwB/ZYGOtib8J3gBHzA=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.20.4/go.mod h1:irrKGvNn1InZwb2d7fkIRNucdfwR8R+Ts3wxYa/cJHg=
-github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.0 h1:uunKnWlcoL3zO7q+gG2Pk53joueEOsnNB28QdMsmiMM=
-github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.0/go.mod h1:irrKGvNn1InZwb2d7fkIRNucdfwR8R+Ts3wxYa/cJHg=
+github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.1 h1:/HPHZQ0g7f4eUeK6HKglFz8uwVfZKgoI25rb/J+dnro=
+github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.1/go.mod h1:irrKGvNn1InZwb2d7fkIRNucdfwR8R+Ts3wxYa/cJHg=
 github.com/awslabs/amazon-eks-ami/nodeadm v0.0.0-20240229193347-cfab22a10647 h1:8yRBVsjGmI7qQsPWtIrbWP+XfwHO9Wq7gdLVzjqiZFs=
 github.com/awslabs/amazon-eks-ami/nodeadm v0.0.0-20240229193347-cfab22a10647/go.mod h1:9NafTAUHL0FlMeL6Cu5PXnMZ1q/LnC9X2emLXHsVbM8=
 github.com/awslabs/operatorpkg v0.0.0-20241115011931-885371bcf05d h1:u0ftwckbIE7A3Ph4dtQI+VwmVXok8hen+H0kUi6AQR4=