diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
index cb7b8242c..418da8fe7 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
index c6c12e4d9..f3b14648f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-        <lambda.core.version>1.2.2</lambda.core.version>
+        <lambda.core.version>1.2.3</lambda.core.version>
         <lambda.events.version>3.11.2</lambda.events.version>
         <aws.sdk.version>2.20.127</aws.sdk.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml
index 7b57bd55d..a1aba1b8d 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml
index f1bffb896..4d90bff94 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
index 533f6acfd..c6afdcbe2 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
index c4631fd05..dc3395069 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
index 4974842dd..459d7a7b2 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
index b8b6c2578..99815d5c0 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
index 1c7e33de0..f916930d5 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.2</version>
+            <version>1.2.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test dependencies -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ec0b5ae21..0704c9057 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <aws.xray.recorder.version>2.14.0</aws.xray.recorder.version>
         <payloadoffloading-common.version>2.1.3</payloadoffloading-common.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <lambda.core.version>1.2.2</lambda.core.version>
+        <lambda.core.version>1.2.3</lambda.core.version>
         <lambda.events.version>3.11.2</lambda.events.version>
         <lambda.serial.version>1.1.2</lambda.serial.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>