diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 4aec357..31b6588 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.2.1"]
-                 [com.amazonaws/aws-java-sdk "1.7.5"]
+                 [com.amazonaws/aws-java-sdk "1.9.40"]
                  [clj-time "0.6.0"]]
   :plugins [[codox "0.8.10"]])