diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 8a91aca287..43d68c513c 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-s3</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.50</version>
+            <version>1.12.261</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>joda-time</groupId>