diff --git a/examples/java/pom.xml b/examples/java/pom.xml
index ece4ba18..c638681e 100644
--- a/examples/java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
       <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.0</version>
+      <version>1.2.2</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>