diff --git a/examples/app/package.json b/examples/app/package.json
index abbe0b661..ff800d14c 100644
--- a/examples/app/package.json
+++ b/examples/app/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/aws-lambda": "^8.10.149",
     "@types/node": "22.14.1",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.1",
     "constructs": "^10.4.2",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
     "tsx": "^4.19.3",
diff --git a/layers/package.json b/layers/package.json
index ec70e523f..b4018ec1d 100644
--- a/layers/package.json
+++ b/layers/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "aws-cdk": "^2.1007.0",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.25.2",
     "tsx": "^4.19.3"
   }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c1c9a13b8..25dfe4b8c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/aws-lambda": "^8.10.149",
         "@types/node": "22.14.1",
-        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.0",
+        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.1",
         "constructs": "^10.4.2",
         "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
         "tsx": "^4.19.3",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "aws-cdk": "^2.1007.0",
-        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.0",
+        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.1",
         "esbuild": "^0.25.2",
         "tsx": "^4.19.3"
       },
@@ -277,15 +277,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib": {
-      "version": "0.1.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib/-/toolkit-lib-0.1.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wWmEbKR8R3U7Q5dWyBphgCLWnaWFsEo+xzzeGxne17iihOCTSJLP/Wg+JXjf0slePMwbn+QKL++I21asGuP8Ww==",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib/-/toolkit-lib-0.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eH1drAOZfNRh0wFoS/1iLmEHci0LE+CqYMsrlDOUf8B1ymbg6NoIGexAbHWeSiiJ20GAHf6qNCjZ9o9N53GolQ==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": "^43.0.0",
+        "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": "^43.1.0",
         "@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff": "^2.180.0",
-        "@aws-cdk/cx-api": "^2.186.0",
-        "@aws-cdk/region-info": "^2.186.0",
+        "@aws-cdk/cx-api": "^2.187.0",
+        "@aws-cdk/region-info": "^2.187.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-appsync": "^3",
         "@aws-sdk/client-cloudcontrol": "^3",
         "@aws-sdk/client-cloudformation": "^3",
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
         "archiver": "^7.0.1",
         "camelcase": "^6",
         "cdk-assets": "^3.2.0",
-        "cdk-from-cfn": "^0.203.0",
+        "cdk-from-cfn": "^0.205.0",
         "chalk": "^4",
         "chokidar": "^3",
         "decamelize": "^5",
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib/node_modules/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": {
-      "version": "43.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/-/cloud-assembly-schema-43.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6s+MPOp10aok/Fe6YT9MnAnCIs7a3i/rbRoExHJWi6HPOK4xzm03ucr3iaFdfb8J07hEFLa0ruTl9ulAq11L4A==",
+      "version": "43.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/-/cloud-assembly-schema-43.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1XGRVPXalsGh63Fwus1ztjPJMRADiLD6DvE+H4aqmWbAy9My+GdYAZ9xgLPBZJM6VRGCNJ9ijbgFiRsneaXmFA==",
       "bundleDependencies": [
         "jsonschema",
         "semver"
@@ -14109,9 +14109,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/aws-cdk-lib": {
-      "version": "2.189.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk-lib/-/aws-cdk-lib-2.189.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-B5Uha7uRntOAyuKfU0eFtxij3ZVTzGAbetw5qaXlURa68wsWpKlU72/OyKugB6JYkhjCZkSTVVBxd1pVTosxEw==",
+      "version": "2.189.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk-lib/-/aws-cdk-lib-2.189.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9JU0yUr2iRTJ1oCPrHyx7hOtBDWyUfyOcdb6arlumJnMcQr2cyAMASY8HuAXHc8Y10ipVp8dRTW+J4/132IIYA==",
       "bundleDependencies": [
         "@balena/dockerignore",
         "case",
@@ -15019,9 +15019,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/cdk-from-cfn": {
-      "version": "0.203.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cdk-from-cfn/-/cdk-from-cfn-0.203.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-oGLWnRRlraRq6E1hOKg2+UXz98VknGQR7V+GQAYILrHxKnpjnCIj2GnAL2OSUZqhBluR+PTxV00+0WWEQXvCBg==",
+      "version": "0.205.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cdk-from-cfn/-/cdk-from-cfn-0.205.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2bX+ASFFUdfn211++ElQXqf+V9zL8xe3UOm+m0aUkF3zp45aqdT8VjxFfI45dAYiPLYihgoqfo6W7MU0JkR4uQ==",
       "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
     },
     "node_modules/chai": {
@@ -24971,10 +24971,10 @@
       "version": "2.18.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib": "^0.1.8",
+        "@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib": "^0.2.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-lambda": "^3.787.0",
         "@smithy/util-utf8": "^4.0.0",
-        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.0",
+        "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.1",
         "esbuild": "^0.25.2",
         "promise-retry": "^2.0.1"
       },
diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index 8feeec54e..5c4cae9d7 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/tree/main/packages/testing#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib": "^0.1.8",
+    "@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib": "^0.2.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-lambda": "^3.787.0",
     "@smithy/util-utf8": "^4.0.0",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "^2.189.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.25.2",
     "promise-retry": "^2.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/testing/src/TestStack.ts b/packages/testing/src/TestStack.ts
index 5ed69d144..e2af18286 100644
--- a/packages/testing/src/TestStack.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/src/TestStack.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import {
   type ICloudAssemblySource,
-  RequireApproval,
   StackSelectionStrategy,
   Toolkit,
 } from '@aws-cdk/toolkit-lib';
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ class TestStack {
         strategy: StackSelectionStrategy.ALL_STACKS,
       },
       outputsFile: outputFilePath,
-      requireApproval: RequireApproval.NEVER,
     });
 
     this.outputs = JSON.parse(await readFile(outputFilePath, 'utf-8'))[