diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 99d3fd72f7..d55d326c86 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ object WellcomeDependencies {
 object ExternalDependencies {
   lazy val versions = new {
     val apacheCommons = "1.12.0"
-    val awsLambdaClient = "2.5.1"
+    val awsLambdaClient = "2.6.0"
     val awsLambdaEvents = "3.14.0"
     val circe = "0.14.1"
     val diffJson = "4.1.1"