diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
index 9c8d4b8e2..fb54911c5 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"aws-cdk-lib": "^2.239.0", "constructs": "^10.5.0"}
+{"aws-cdk-lib": "^2.240.0", "constructs": "^10.5.0"}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
index cbdd38c8e..317901b3b 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "@types/yargs": "^15",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.239.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.240.0",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock": "^4.1.0",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock-jest": "^4.1.0",
     "axios": "^1.13.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 41c60d856..bd3dc95b6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5787,6 +5787,27 @@ aws-cdk-lib@2.239.0:
     table "^6.9.0"
     yaml "1.10.2"
 
+aws-cdk-lib@2.240.0:
+  version "2.240.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws-cdk-lib/-/aws-cdk-lib-2.240.0.tgz#3cbf6c6dce0ff552eac80678fa4e6418398f960f"
+  integrity sha512-3dXmUnPB5kK0VgrNHOlV3jiQM4Dungukk/CV91nclO2lgNcrGyigauJdzmz9sOmI1gbKJJ2SRAotaXityzZMRw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@aws-cdk/asset-awscli-v1" "2.2.263"
+    "@aws-cdk/asset-node-proxy-agent-v6" "^2.1.0"
+    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-api" "^2.0.1"
+    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema" "^50.3.0"
+    "@balena/dockerignore" "^1.0.2"
+    case "1.6.3"
+    fs-extra "^11.3.3"
+    ignore "^5.3.2"
+    jsonschema "^1.5.0"
+    mime-types "^2.1.35"
+    minimatch "^10.2.1"
+    punycode "^2.3.1"
+    semver "^7.7.4"
+    table "^6.9.0"
+    yaml "1.10.2"
+
 aws-sdk-client-mock-jest@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws-sdk-client-mock-jest/-/aws-sdk-client-mock-jest-4.1.0.tgz#40a3bdedd8d551cf2a836b77239038c0ca10e25c"
@@ -10712,7 +10733,7 @@ minimatch@9.0.3:
   dependencies:
     brace-expansion "^2.0.1"
 
-minimatch@^10.0.3, minimatch@^10.1.1, minimatch@^10.2.2:
+minimatch@^10.0.3, minimatch@^10.1.1, minimatch@^10.2.1, minimatch@^10.2.2:
   version "10.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimatch/-/minimatch-10.2.2.tgz#361603ee323cfb83496fea2ae17cc44ea4e1f99f"
   integrity sha512-+G4CpNBxa5MprY+04MbgOw1v7So6n5JY166pFi9KfYwT78fxScCeSNQSNzp6dpPSW2rONOps6Ocam1wFhCgoVw==