diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09d703b..ae8aad2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <spring.version>4.2.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <jackson-version>2.7.3</jackson-version>
         <jest.version>2.0.0</jest.version>
-        <amazon.aws.version>1.10.77</amazon.aws.version>
+        <amazon.aws.version>1.12.191</amazon.aws.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                             <exclude>**/*Test*.class</exclude>
                         </excludes>
                     </instrumentation>
-                    <check />
+                    <check/>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
@@ -106,10 +106,8 @@
                                 <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.XmlAppendingTransformer">
                                     <resource>META-INF/persistence.xml</resource>
                                 </transformer>
-                                <transformer
-                                        implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer" />
-                                <transformer
-                                        implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
+                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
                                     <mainClass>com.appirio.service.challengefeeder.ChallengeFeederServiceApplication</mainClass>
                                 </transformer>
                             </transformers>
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>vc.inreach.aws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-signing-request-interceptor</artifactId>
-            <version>0.0.15</version>
+            <version>0.0.16</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>