diff --git a/gradle/scripts/defaultBuildProperties.gradle b/gradle/scripts/defaultBuildProperties.gradle
index 5c3f039c3e5..a2668660cb9 100644
--- a/gradle/scripts/defaultBuildProperties.gradle
+++ b/gradle/scripts/defaultBuildProperties.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def BuildProperties BUILD_PROPERTIES = new BuildProperties(project)
     .register(new BuildProperty("nexusArtifactRepository", "https://repository.apache.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2", "Maven repository to publish artifacts"))
     .register(new BuildProperty("nexusArtifactSnapshotRepository", "https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots", "Maven repository to publish artifacts"))
     .register(new BuildProperty("avroVersion", "1.9.2", "Avro dependencies version"))
-    .register(new BuildProperty("awsVersion", "1.12.129", "AWS dependencies version"))
+    .register(new BuildProperty("awsVersion", "1.12.261", "AWS dependencies version"))
     .register(new BuildProperty("bytemanVersion", "4.0.5", "Byteman dependencies version"))
     .register(new BuildProperty("confluentVersion", "2.0.1", "confluent dependencies version"))
     .register(new BuildProperty("doNotSignArtifacts", false, "Do not sight Maven artifacts"))