diff --git a/examples/snippets/package.json b/examples/snippets/package.json
index d4c0389940..27cb73b35d 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/package.json
+++ b/examples/snippets/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
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+    "zod": "^4.1.12"
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8f09ca2f63..fd45eff48e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
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-        "zod": "^4.1.11"
+        "zod": "^4.1.12"
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     "examples/snippets/node_modules/@valkey/valkey-glide": {
@@ -10650,9 +10650,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.1.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JInaHOamG8pt5+Ey8kGmdcAcg3OL9reK8ltczgHTAwNhMys/6ThXHityHxVV2p3fkw/c+MAvBHFVYHFZDmjMCQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
@@ -10670,7 +10670,7 @@
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         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
-        "zod": "^4.1.11"
+        "zod": "^4.1.12"
       }
     },
     "packages/commons": {
@@ -10747,7 +10747,7 @@
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         "protobufjs": "^7.5.4",
-        "zod": "^4.1.11"
+        "zod": "^4.1.12"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "arktype": ">=2.0.0",
@@ -10868,7 +10868,7 @@
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       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "zod": "^4.1.11"
+        "zod": "^4.1.12"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@middy/core": "4.x || 5.x || 6.x",
diff --git a/packages/batch/package.json b/packages/batch/package.json
index ae2ba0818c..c71388a41b 100644
--- a/packages/batch/package.json
+++ b/packages/batch/package.json
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
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     "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "2.27.0",
     "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
-    "zod": "^4.1.11"
+    "zod": "^4.1.12"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kafka/package.json b/packages/kafka/package.json
index 783d42b4a0..6bb4b5f8c1 100644
--- a/packages/kafka/package.json
+++ b/packages/kafka/package.json
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@
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-    "zod": "^4.1.11"
+    "zod": "^4.1.12"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/parser/package.json b/packages/parser/package.json
index 0c7f631c29..ca051a07db 100644
--- a/packages/parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/parser/package.json
@@ -216,6 +216,6 @@
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-    "zod": "^4.1.11"
+    "zod": "^4.1.12"
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 }