diff --git a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-scala-sbt/build.sbt b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-scala-sbt/build.sbt
index 80de2bcd6..f33e42841 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-scala-sbt/build.sbt
+++ b/lib/plugins/create/templates/aws-scala-sbt/build.sbt
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ releaseNextVersion := { ver => Version(ver).map(_.bumpMinor.string).getOrElse("E
 assemblyJarName in assembly := "hello.jar"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "com.amazonaws" % "aws-lambda-java-events" % "1.3.0",
-  "com.amazonaws" % "aws-lambda-java-core" % "1.1.0"
+  "com.amazonaws" % "aws-lambda-java-events" % "2.2.1",
+  "com.amazonaws" % "aws-lambda-java-core" % "1.2.0"
 )
 
 scalacOptions ++= Seq(