diff --git a/dynamodb/dynamodb.tf-aws.w b/dynamodb/dynamodb.tf-aws.w
index 72ff61e5..e6247cae 100644
--- a/dynamodb/dynamodb.tf-aws.w
+++ b/dynamodb/dynamodb.tf-aws.w
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ pub class Table_tfaws impl dynamodb_types.ITable {
       if ops.contains("put") {
         actions.push("dynamodb:PutItem");
       }
+      if ops.contains("update") {
+        actions.push("dynamodb:UpdateItem");
+      }
       if ops.contains("scan") {
         actions.push("dynamodb:Scan");
       }