diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index edbffa9b..1223e629 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 target/
 *.iml
+.env
 
 #############################################
 ## Original contents from github template: ##
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6d624f6..9d3b76e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
          <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-s3</artifactId>
-         <version>1.12.243</version>
+         <version>1.12.261</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>cloud.localstack</groupId>