diff --git a/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go b/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go
index b8d2ff3faa..a97cd0816c 100644
--- a/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go
+++ b/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ses"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ses/types"
+
+	awsCommon "github.com/dapr/components-contrib/common/aws"
+	awsCommonAuth "github.com/dapr/components-contrib/common/aws/auth"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ses"
 
 	"github.com/dapr/components-contrib/bindings"
-	awsAuth "github.com/dapr/components-contrib/common/authentication/aws"
 	contribMetadata "github.com/dapr/components-contrib/metadata"
 	"github.com/dapr/kit/logger"
 	kitmd "github.com/dapr/kit/metadata"
@@ -38,9 +42,10 @@ const (
 
 // AWSSES is an AWS SNS binding.
 type AWSSES struct {
-	authProvider awsAuth.Provider
-	metadata     *sesMetadata
-	logger       logger.Logger
+	metadata *sesMetadata
+	logger   logger.Logger
+
+	sesClient *ses.Client
 }
 
 type sesMetadata struct {
@@ -70,21 +75,21 @@ func (a *AWSSES) Init(ctx context.Context, metadata bindings.Metadata) error {
 
 	a.metadata = m
 
-	opts := awsAuth.Options{
+	configOpts := awsCommonAuth.Options{
 		Logger:       a.logger,
 		Properties:   metadata.Properties,
 		Region:       m.Region,
 		AccessKey:    m.AccessKey,
 		SecretKey:    m.SecretKey,
-		SessionToken: "",
+		SessionToken: m.SessionToken,
 	}
-	// extra configs needed per component type
-	provider, err := awsAuth.NewProvider(ctx, opts, awsAuth.GetConfig(opts))
+
+	awsConfig, err := awsCommon.NewConfig(ctx, configOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create AWS config: %w", err)
 	}
-	a.authProvider = provider
 
+	a.sesClient = ses.NewFromConfig(awsConfig)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -117,19 +122,30 @@ func (a *AWSSES) Invoke(ctx context.Context, req *bindings.InvokeRequest) (*bind
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SES binding error. Can't unquote data field: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Create destination email addresses.
+	var destination types.Destination
+
+	if metadata.EmailTo != "" {
+		destination.ToAddresses = strings.Split(metadata.EmailTo, ";")
+	}
+	if metadata.EmailCc != "" {
+		destination.CcAddresses = strings.Split(metadata.EmailCc, ";")
+	}
+	if metadata.EmailBcc != "" {
+		destination.BccAddresses = strings.Split(metadata.EmailBcc, ";")
+	}
+
 	// Assemble the email.
 	input := &ses.SendEmailInput{
-		Destination: &ses.Destination{
-			ToAddresses: aws.StringSlice(strings.Split(metadata.EmailTo, ";")),
-		},
-		Message: &ses.Message{
-			Body: &ses.Body{
-				Html: &ses.Content{
+		Destination: &destination,
+		Message: &types.Message{
+			Body: &types.Body{
+				Html: &types.Content{
 					Charset: aws.String(CharSet),
 					Data:    aws.String(body),
 				},
 			},
-			Subject: &ses.Content{
+			Subject: &types.Content{
 				Charset: aws.String(CharSet),
 				Data:    aws.String(metadata.Subject),
 			},
@@ -139,19 +155,8 @@ func (a *AWSSES) Invoke(ctx context.Context, req *bindings.InvokeRequest) (*bind
 		// ConfigurationSetName: aws.String(ConfigurationSet),
 	}
 
-	if metadata.EmailCc != "" {
-		input.SetDestination(&ses.Destination{
-			CcAddresses: aws.StringSlice(strings.Split(metadata.EmailCc, ";")),
-		})
-	}
-	if metadata.EmailBcc != "" {
-		input.SetDestination(&ses.Destination{
-			BccAddresses: aws.StringSlice(strings.Split(metadata.EmailBcc, ";")),
-		})
-	}
-
 	// Attempt to send the email.
-	result, err := a.authProvider.Ses().Ses.SendEmail(input)
+	result, err := a.sesClient.SendEmail(ctx, input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SES binding error. Sending email failed: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -176,8 +181,6 @@ func (a *AWSSES) GetComponentMetadata() (metadataInfo contribMetadata.MetadataMa
 }
 
 func (a *AWSSES) Close() error {
-	if a.authProvider != nil {
-		return a.authProvider.Close()
-	}
+	// Removed authprovider close method
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7ca8ed109b..3f6d21aa7e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/apache/thrift v0.13.0
 	github.com/aws/aws-msk-iam-sasl-signer-go v1.0.1-0.20241125194140-078c08b8574a
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.6
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.5
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.6
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.29.17
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.17.70
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/dynamodb/attributevalue v1.19.3
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/bedrockruntime v1.17.3
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb v1.43.4
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.83.0
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ses v1.30.6
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sns v1.34.7
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.38.8
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.34.0
@@ -198,8 +199,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.11 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.16.32 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.36 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.36 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.37 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.37 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.3 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/v4a v1.3.36 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodbstreams v1.25.6 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8fae8aa1c8..1e5b47b2b3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.6 h1:cSg4pvZ3m8dgYcgqB97MrcdjUmZ1BeMYKUxMMB89IPk
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.6/go.mod h1:eRwEWoyTWFMVYVQzKMNHWP5/RV4xIUGMQfXQHfHkpNU=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v0.18.0/go.mod h1:JWVYvqSMppoMJC0x5wdwiImzgXTI9FuZwxzkQq9wy+g=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.9.2/go.mod h1:cK/D0BBs0b/oWPIcX/Z/obahJK1TT7IPVjy53i/mX/4=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.5 h1:0OF9RiEMEdDdZEMqF9MRjevyxAQcf6gY+E7vwBILFj0=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.5/go.mod h1:EYrzvCCN9CMUTa5+6lf6MM4tq3Zjp8UhSGR/cBsjai0=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.6 h1:zJqGjVbRdTPojeCGWn5IR5pbJwSQSBh5RWFTQcEQGdU=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.6/go.mod h1:EYrzvCCN9CMUTa5+6lf6MM4tq3Zjp8UhSGR/cBsjai0=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.11 h1:12SpdwU8Djs+YGklkinSSlcrPyj3H4VifVsKf78KbwA=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.11/go.mod h1:dd+Lkp6YmMryke+qxW/VnKyhMBDTYP41Q2Bb+6gNZgY=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.8.3/go.mod h1:4AEiLtAb8kLs7vgw2ZV3p2VZ1+hBavOc84hqxVNpCyw=
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth v1.3.10 h1:z6fAXB4HSuYjrE/P8RU3NdC
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth v1.3.10/go.mod h1:PoPjOi7j+/DtKIGC58HRfcdWKBPYYXwdKnRG+po+hzo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.17.83 h1:08otkOELsIi0toRRGMytlJhOctcN8xfKfKFR2NXz3kE=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.17.83/go.mod h1:dGsGb2wI8JDWeMAhjVPP+z+dqvYjL6k6o+EujcRNk5c=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.36 h1:SsytQyTMHMDPspp+spo7XwXTP44aJZZAC7fBV2C5+5s=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.36/go.mod h1:Q1lnJArKRXkenyog6+Y+zr7WDpk4e6XlR6gs20bbeNo=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.36 h1:i2vNHQiXUvKhs3quBR6aqlgJaiaexz/aNvdCktW/kAM=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.36/go.mod h1:UdyGa7Q91id/sdyHPwth+043HhmP6yP9MBHgbZM0xo8=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.37 h1:osMWfm/sC/L4tvEdQ65Gri5ZZDCUpuYJZbTTDrsn4I0=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.37/go.mod h1:ZV2/1fbjOPr4G4v38G3Ww5TBT4+hmsK45s/rxu1fGy0=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.37 h1:v+X21AvTb2wZ+ycg1gx+orkB/9U6L7AOp93R7qYxsxM=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.37/go.mod h1:G0uM1kyssELxmJ2VZEfG0q2npObR3BAkF3c1VsfVnfs=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.2.4/go.mod h1:ZcBrrI3zBKlhGFNYWvju0I3TR93I7YIgAfy82Fh4lcQ=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.3 h1:bIqFDwgGXXN1Kpp99pDOdKMTTb5d2KyU5X/BZxjOkRo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.3/go.mod h1:H5O/EsxDWyU+LP/V8i5sm8cxoZgc2fdNR9bxlOFrQTo=
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/s3shared v1.18.17 h1:qcLWgdhq45sDM
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/s3shared v1.18.17/go.mod h1:M+jkjBFZ2J6DJrjMv2+vkBbuht6kxJYtJiwoVgX4p4U=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.83.0 h1:5Y75q0RPQoAbieyOuGLhjV9P3txvYgXv2lg0UwJOfmE=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.83.0/go.mod h1:kUklwasNoCn5YpyAqC/97r6dzTA1SRKJfKq16SXeoDU=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ses v1.30.6 h1:ngVNvZe4nLXgEuClBS8zqoNJdLdwjWgSPS06fZM2fq4=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ses v1.30.6/go.mod h1:M/RJ9AFH2aHIRCw+MZdaPq1U93Z19GrzGzGWblmloWY=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sns v1.34.7 h1:OBuZE9Wt8h2imuRktu+WfjiTGrnYdCIJg8IX92aalHE=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sns v1.34.7/go.mod h1:4WYoZAhHt+dWYpoOQUgkUKfuQbE6Gg/hW4oXE0pKS9U=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sqs v1.38.8 h1:80dpSqWMwx2dAm30Ib7J6ucz1ZHfiv5OCRwN/EnCOXQ=
diff --git a/tests/certification/go.mod b/tests/certification/go.mod
index 63c126379a..4da643e5c5 100644
--- a/tests/certification/go.mod
+++ b/tests/certification/go.mod
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-msk-iam-sasl-signer-go v1.0.1-0.20241125194140-078c08b8574a // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.5 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.6 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.11 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.29.17 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.17.70 // indirect
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.16.32 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth v1.3.10 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.17.83 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.36 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.36 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.37 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.37 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.3 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/v4a v1.3.36 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/dynamodb v1.43.4 // indirect
diff --git a/tests/certification/go.sum b/tests/certification/go.sum
index 13fe7f6236..b9a5d62239 100644
--- a/tests/certification/go.sum
+++ b/tests/certification/go.sum
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.6 h1:cSg4pvZ3m8dgYcgqB97MrcdjUmZ1BeMYKUxMMB89IPk
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.6/go.mod h1:eRwEWoyTWFMVYVQzKMNHWP5/RV4xIUGMQfXQHfHkpNU=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v0.18.0/go.mod h1:JWVYvqSMppoMJC0x5wdwiImzgXTI9FuZwxzkQq9wy+g=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.9.2/go.mod h1:cK/D0BBs0b/oWPIcX/Z/obahJK1TT7IPVjy53i/mX/4=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.5 h1:0OF9RiEMEdDdZEMqF9MRjevyxAQcf6gY+E7vwBILFj0=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.5/go.mod h1:EYrzvCCN9CMUTa5+6lf6MM4tq3Zjp8UhSGR/cBsjai0=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.6 h1:zJqGjVbRdTPojeCGWn5IR5pbJwSQSBh5RWFTQcEQGdU=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.6/go.mod h1:EYrzvCCN9CMUTa5+6lf6MM4tq3Zjp8UhSGR/cBsjai0=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.11 h1:12SpdwU8Djs+YGklkinSSlcrPyj3H4VifVsKf78KbwA=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.11/go.mod h1:dd+Lkp6YmMryke+qxW/VnKyhMBDTYP41Q2Bb+6gNZgY=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.8.3/go.mod h1:4AEiLtAb8kLs7vgw2ZV3p2VZ1+hBavOc84hqxVNpCyw=
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth v1.3.10 h1:z6fAXB4HSuYjrE/P8RU3NdC
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/rds/auth v1.3.10/go.mod h1:PoPjOi7j+/DtKIGC58HRfcdWKBPYYXwdKnRG+po+hzo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.17.83 h1:08otkOELsIi0toRRGMytlJhOctcN8xfKfKFR2NXz3kE=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.17.83/go.mod h1:dGsGb2wI8JDWeMAhjVPP+z+dqvYjL6k6o+EujcRNk5c=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.36 h1:SsytQyTMHMDPspp+spo7XwXTP44aJZZAC7fBV2C5+5s=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.36/go.mod h1:Q1lnJArKRXkenyog6+Y+zr7WDpk4e6XlR6gs20bbeNo=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.36 h1:i2vNHQiXUvKhs3quBR6aqlgJaiaexz/aNvdCktW/kAM=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.36/go.mod h1:UdyGa7Q91id/sdyHPwth+043HhmP6yP9MBHgbZM0xo8=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.37 h1:osMWfm/sC/L4tvEdQ65Gri5ZZDCUpuYJZbTTDrsn4I0=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.3.37/go.mod h1:ZV2/1fbjOPr4G4v38G3Ww5TBT4+hmsK45s/rxu1fGy0=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.37 h1:v+X21AvTb2wZ+ycg1gx+orkB/9U6L7AOp93R7qYxsxM=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.6.37/go.mod h1:G0uM1kyssELxmJ2VZEfG0q2npObR3BAkF3c1VsfVnfs=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.2.4/go.mod h1:ZcBrrI3zBKlhGFNYWvju0I3TR93I7YIgAfy82Fh4lcQ=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.3 h1:bIqFDwgGXXN1Kpp99pDOdKMTTb5d2KyU5X/BZxjOkRo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.8.3/go.mod h1:H5O/EsxDWyU+LP/V8i5sm8cxoZgc2fdNR9bxlOFrQTo=