diff --git a/examples/java/pom.xml b/examples/java/pom.xml
index ece4ba18..4f976743 100644
--- a/examples/java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
       <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.0</version>
+      <version>3.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>