diff --git a/performance-test/build.gradle b/performance-test/build.gradle
index 9125e4ee66..8c4a9693d2 100644
--- a/performance-test/build.gradle
+++ b/performance-test/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ configurations.all {
 group 'org.opensearch.dataprepper.test.performance'
 
 dependencies {
-    gatlingImplementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:auth:2.25.0'
+    gatlingImplementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:auth:2.25.21'
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core'
     testRuntimeOnly testLibs.junit.engine