diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 48fd6fcb4..93994fedf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/GehirnInc/crypt v0.0.0-20200316065508-bb7000b8a962 // indirect
 	github.com/alecthomas/kingpin v0.0.0-20200323085623-b6657d9477a6 // this is pulling master, which is newer than v2
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20210208195552-ff826a37aa15
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.12
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.17
 	github.com/chmduquesne/rollinghash v4.0.0+incompatible
 	github.com/dustinkirkland/golang-petname v0.0.0-20191129215211-8e5a1ed0cff0
 	github.com/efarrer/iothrottler v0.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bf398ffdf..e20142166 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.15.27/go.mod h1:mFuSZ37Z9YOHbQEwBWztmVzqXrEkub65tZo
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.23.20/go.mod h1:KmX6BPdI08NWTb3/sm4ZGu5ShLoqVDhKgpiN924inxo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.27.0/go.mod h1:KmX6BPdI08NWTb3/sm4ZGu5ShLoqVDhKgpiN924inxo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.38.35/go.mod h1:hcU610XS61/+aQV88ixoOzUoG7v3b31pl2zKMmprdro=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.12 h1:66+IAWhl+aaZCW1+ndS/GNfAxy8tJca2cMoIF2O325I=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.12/go.mod h1:585smgzpB/KqRA+K3y/NL/oYRqQvpNJYvLm+LY1U59Q=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.17 h1:WcE72YOL7ChzAWlgpEv9YMOqAwJDM1yzkv4GxWyS5wk=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.17/go.mod h1:585smgzpB/KqRA+K3y/NL/oYRqQvpNJYvLm+LY1U59Q=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v0.18.0/go.mod h1:JWVYvqSMppoMJC0x5wdwiImzgXTI9FuZwxzkQq9wy+g=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=