diff --git a/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/config/secretsmanager/SecretsManagerAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/config/secretsmanager/SecretsManagerAutoConfiguration.java
index 64b22e8d9..9edaabad5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/config/secretsmanager/SecretsManagerAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/config/secretsmanager/SecretsManagerAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@
  */
 package io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.config.secretsmanager;
 
+import io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core.AwsAutoConfiguration;
 import io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core.AwsClientBuilderConfigurer;
 import io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core.AwsClientCustomizer;
 import io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core.AwsConnectionDetails;
-import io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core.CredentialsProviderAutoConfiguration;
-import io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core.RegionProviderAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.secretsmanager.SecretsManagerClientBuilder;
 
 /**
- * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-Configuration} for Secrets Manager integration.
+ * {@link AutoConfiguration Auto-Configuration} for Secrets Manager integration.
  *
  * @author Maciej Walkowiak
  * @since 3.2.0
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@
 @AutoConfiguration
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(SecretsManagerProperties.class)
 @ConditionalOnClass({ SecretsManagerClient.class })
-@AutoConfigureAfter({ CredentialsProviderAutoConfiguration.class, RegionProviderAutoConfiguration.class })
+@AutoConfigureAfter(AwsAutoConfiguration.class)
 @ConditionalOnProperty(name = "spring.cloud.aws.secretsmanager.enabled", havingValue = "true", matchIfMissing = true)
 public class SecretsManagerAutoConfiguration {
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/core/AwsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/core/AwsAutoConfiguration.java
index 63f86ed8a..0bfd3c233 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/core/AwsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/core/AwsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.AwsCredentialsProvider;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
  * @since 3.0
  */
 @AutoConfiguration
+@AutoConfigureAfter({ CredentialsProviderAutoConfiguration.class, RegionProviderAutoConfiguration.class })
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(AwsProperties.class)
 public class AwsAutoConfiguration {
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/core/AwsAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/core/AwsAutoConfigurationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa6fdaab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-aws-autoconfigure/src/test/java/io/awspring/cloud/autoconfigure/core/AwsAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package io.awspring.cloud.autoconfigure.core;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurations;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link AwsAutoConfiguration}.
+ *
+ * @author Marcin Dąbrowski
+ */
+class AwsAutoConfigurationTests {
+
+	private final ApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new ApplicationContextRunner()
+			.withPropertyValues("spring.cloud.aws.region.static:eu-west-1")
+			.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(AwsAutoConfiguration.class,
+					CredentialsProviderAutoConfiguration.class, RegionProviderAutoConfiguration.class));
+
+	@Test
+	void createsAwsClientBuilderConfigurerBeanByDefault() {
+		this.contextRunner.run(context -> assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(AwsClientBuilderConfigurer.class));
+	}
+}