diff --git a/examples/app/package.json b/examples/app/package.json
index 514ad72018..fffa6648e5 100644
--- a/examples/app/package.json
+++ b/examples/app/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/aws-lambda": "^8.10.145",
     "@types/node": "22.7.4",
-    "aws-cdk": "^2.160.0",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.160.0",
+    "aws-cdk": "^2.161.1",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.161.1",
     "constructs": "^10.3.0",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
     "tsx": "^4.19.1",
diff --git a/layers/package.json b/layers/package.json
index 6c03270ceb..4f071a7c71 100644
--- a/layers/package.json
+++ b/layers/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "aws-cdk": "^2.160.0",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.160.0",
+    "aws-cdk": "^2.161.1",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.161.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.24.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 68386685ae..c898c46286 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/aws-lambda": "^8.10.145",
         "@types/node": "22.7.4",
-        "aws-cdk": "^2.160.0",
-        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.160.0",
+        "aws-cdk": "^2.161.1",
+        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.161.1",
         "constructs": "^10.3.0",
         "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
         "tsx": "^4.19.1",
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@
       "version": "2.8.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "aws-cdk": "^2.160.0",
-        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.160.0",
+        "aws-cdk": "^2.161.1",
+        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.161.1",
         "esbuild": "^0.24.0"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -5915,9 +5915,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/aws-cdk-lib": {
-      "version": "2.160.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk-lib/-/aws-cdk-lib-2.160.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HJvn1lKmyZk1i56j4sgOddRfoDto9L/INgXSWmLzDdnMdMQWRvB/dbPQPrF1voVN26UKmrNdH9Irr0soMD5B1A==",
+      "version": "2.161.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk-lib/-/aws-cdk-lib-2.161.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-siVuWLRXD9AcQ2vkTPYbp/oH5KeXmx23voOkk/BcFmM9Sw+0kb1wgFWYCF2LMeFWDa+k5TuWMB0QtChN8/uz9A==",
       "bundleDependencies": [
         "@balena/dockerignore",
         "case",
@@ -17895,7 +17895,7 @@
         "@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha": "^2.160.0-alpha.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-lambda": "^3.664.0",
         "@smithy/util-utf8": "^3.0.0",
-        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.160.0",
+        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.161.1",
         "esbuild": "^0.24.0",
         "promise-retry": "^2.0.1"
       },
diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index 4aafe28f23..a505d6c415 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha": "^2.160.0-alpha.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-lambda": "^3.664.0",
     "@smithy/util-utf8": "^3.0.0",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.160.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.161.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.24.0",
     "promise-retry": "^2.0.1"
   },