diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
index 1f0771eff..d8b01aa41 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>1.3.0</lambda.core.version>
-        <lambda.events.version>3.16.0</lambda.events.version>
+        <lambda.events.version>3.16.1</lambda.events.version>
         <aws.sdk.version>2.32.5</aws.sdk.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.9.20.1</aspectj.version>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
index 1f0f9f4ef..1d40289d9 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 4c174fe06..468b9ac3b 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
index ba436c650..dd675ae65 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
index b62f193aa..6f92663c4 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
index a09b26ac6..74d2cd78b 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
index 010d313fa..2eb307f8b 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 95887d566..cd689787f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
index 45c71e3ed..978e0313e 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 6320e8714..d34d168c9 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
index ed70081a2..39673f15f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45fdcdb29..bc72893ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <payloadoffloading-common.version>2.2.0</payloadoffloading-common.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <lambda.core.version>1.3.0</lambda.core.version>
-        <lambda.events.version>3.16.0</lambda.events.version>
+        <lambda.events.version>3.16.1</lambda.events.version>
         <lambda.serial.version>1.1.6</lambda.serial.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.9.7</aspectj.version>