diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/package.json
index 5f9313c0f3004..fc870b4558dd3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "@aws-cdk/integ-tests-alpha": "^0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/pkglint": "0.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "0.0.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.184.0",
     "jest": "^29.7.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk",