diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml
index 09716367d..2e90cd7d5 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
       <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0</version>
+      <version>1.2.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>