diff --git a/labs/unicorn-location-api/final/unicorn-location-api-final/UnicornLocationFunction/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-location-api/final/unicorn-location-api-final/UnicornLocationFunction/pom.xml
index 57a8a237..83bfb2af 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-location-api/final/unicorn-location-api-final/UnicornLocationFunction/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-location-api/final/unicorn-location-api-final/UnicornLocationFunction/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>dynamodb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-crt-client</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/unicorn-stock-broker/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-stock-broker/pom.xml
index 3b719928..f93b091c 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-stock-broker/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-stock-broker/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <spring-cloud.version>2025.1.1</spring-cloud.version>
-        <aws-sdk.version>2.42.4</aws-sdk.version>
+        <aws-sdk.version>2.42.18</aws-sdk.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/labs/unicorn-store/infrastructure/db-setup/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-store/infrastructure/db-setup/pom.xml
index a14f668e..73c8503f 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-store/infrastructure/db-setup/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-store/infrastructure/db-setup/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <name>AWS Lambda function to setup the Amazon RDS Instance</name>
 
     <properties>
-        <aws.java.sdk.version>2.42.4</aws.java.sdk.version>
+        <aws.java.sdk.version>2.42.18</aws.java.sdk.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-audit-service/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-audit-service/pom.xml
index 5bbb482d..9b023478 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-audit-service/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-audit-service/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>dynamodb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-crt-client</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-micronaut/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-micronaut/pom.xml
index 13809a37..d8de18bb 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-micronaut/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-micronaut/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
         <artifactId>bom</artifactId>
-        <version>2.42.4</version>
+        <version>2.42.18</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-quarkus/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-quarkus/pom.xml
index e96ee564..d74ef4eb 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
         <artifactId>bom</artifactId>
-        <version>2.42.4</version>
+        <version>2.42.18</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-spring-graalvm/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-spring-graalvm/pom.xml
index f68099f3..393c2afc 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-spring-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-store/software/alternatives/unicorn-store-spring-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>eventbridge</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-crt-client</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/labs/unicorn-store/software/unicorn-store-spring/pom.xml b/labs/unicorn-store/software/unicorn-store-spring/pom.xml
index f3d92d00..c31e90ce 100644
--- a/labs/unicorn-store/software/unicorn-store-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/unicorn-store/software/unicorn-store-spring/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>eventbridge</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-crt-client</artifactId>
-            <version>2.42.4</version>
+            <version>2.42.18</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency><!-- required for Spring's ConditionalOnCheckpointRestore to work -->
             <!-- see https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/reference/integration/checkpoint-restore.html -->