diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
index ae96e2f8e..924f34c59 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <lambda.core.version>1.2.3</lambda.core.version>
-        <lambda.events.version>3.15.0</lambda.events.version>
+        <lambda.events.version>3.16.0</lambda.events.version>
         <aws.sdk.version>2.31.62</aws.sdk.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.9.20.1</aspectj.version>