diff --git a/serverless-java-aws-examples/simple-aws-lambda/pom.xml b/serverless-java-aws-examples/simple-aws-lambda/pom.xml
index 17b3e9ae..506677b0 100644
--- a/serverless-java-aws-examples/simple-aws-lambda/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-java-aws-examples/simple-aws-lambda/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <aws-lambda-java-core.version>1.2.3</aws-lambda-java-core.version>
-    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.11.5</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
+    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.16.1</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
     <jackson-databind.version>2.17.1</jackson-databind.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-aws/pom.xml b/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-aws/pom.xml
index 3c15d991..b1549f30 100644
--- a/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-aws/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <aws-lambda-java-core.version>1.2.3</aws-lambda-java-core.version>
     <spring-cloud-function.version>3.1.4</spring-cloud-function.version>
     <wrapper.version>1.0.27.RELEASE</wrapper.version>
-    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.11.5</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
+    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.16.1</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
     <aws-java-sdk-s3.version>1.12.740</aws-java-sdk-s3.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-kotlin-aws/pom.xml b/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-kotlin-aws/pom.xml
index 2994dc97..0ea7b499 100644
--- a/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-kotlin-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-java-aws-examples/spring-cloud-function-kotlin-aws/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<spring-cloud-function.version>3.2.0-M2</spring-cloud-function.version>
     <aws-lambda-java-core.version>1.2.3</aws-lambda-java-core.version>
     <wrapper.version>1.0.27.RELEASE</wrapper.version>
-    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.11.5</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
+    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.16.1</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
     <mockwebserver.version>4.7.2</mockwebserver.version>
     <okhttp3.version>4.7.2</okhttp3.version>
   </properties>
diff --git a/serverless-java-aws-examples/thumbnail-generator/pom.xml b/serverless-java-aws-examples/thumbnail-generator/pom.xml
index 003f9437..3c63eec2 100644
--- a/serverless-java-aws-examples/thumbnail-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/serverless-java-aws-examples/thumbnail-generator/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.11.5</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
+    <aws-lambda-java-events.version>3.16.1</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
     <aws-lambda-java-core.version>1.2.3</aws-lambda-java-core.version>
     <aws.java.sdk.version>2.16.1</aws.java.sdk.version>
   </properties>