diff --git a/code/cdk/without-snapstart/pom.xml b/code/cdk/without-snapstart/pom.xml
index 9da61bf..c6194ae 100644
--- a/code/cdk/without-snapstart/pom.xml
+++ b/code/cdk/without-snapstart/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <cdk.version>2.94.0</cdk.version>
+        <cdk.version>2.253.0</cdk.version>
         <constructs.version>[10.0.0,11.0.0)</constructs.version>
         <junit.version>5.7.1</junit.version>
     </properties>