diff --git a/scripts/synth.sh b/scripts/synth.sh
index e5c61a428e..2989aa2f39 100755
--- a/scripts/synth.sh
+++ b/scripts/synth.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ if $fake_context; then
   cp $scriptdir/fake.context.json cdk.context.json
 fi
 
-npx cdk synth
+yarn global add cdk@latest
+cdk synth
 
 if $fake_context; then
   rm -f cdk.context.json
diff --git a/typescript/codepipeline-build-deploy/package.json b/typescript/codepipeline-build-deploy/package.json
index 740335ebe1..7553b34fc2 100644
--- a/typescript/codepipeline-build-deploy/package.json
+++ b/typescript/codepipeline-build-deploy/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.80.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.177.0",
     "constructs": "^10.0.0",
     "jest-junit": "^16.0.0",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21"