diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 5c423f251..428c74af8 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
index ac6d1e557..bcf568c2f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-batch</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Batch</name>
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
         <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <sdk.version>2.27.12</sdk.version>
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
+        <aws.sdk.version>2.30.19</aws.sdk.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -41,27 +42,34 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>sdk-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${sdk.version}</version>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>sqs</artifactId>
-            <version>${sdk.version}</version>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>url-connection-client</artifactId>
-            <version>${sdk.version}</version>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>dynamodb-enhanced</artifactId>
-            <version>${sdk.version}</version>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>kinesis</artifactId>
-            <version>${sdk.version}</version>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
index 05136b3e5..b58deecc4 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-cloudformation</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <lambda.core.version>1.2.3</lambda.core.version>
         <lambda.events.version>3.11.4</lambda.events.version>
-        <aws.sdk.version>2.27.7</aws.sdk.version>
+        <aws.sdk.version>2.30.19</aws.sdk.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml
index 4a8383925..6ef4a247d 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/app/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
             <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/infra/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/infra/pom.xml
index 05e643c4d..87aa41cad 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/infra/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/cdk/infra/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>cdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <cdk.version>2.130.0</cdk.version>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/gradle/build.gradle b/examples/powertools-examples-core/gradle/build.gradle
index 2abb3bd67..5bf684339 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/gradle/build.gradle
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.17.2'
     implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-events:3.11.0'
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.17.2'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:1.19.0-SNAPSHOT'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging:1.19.0-SNAPSHOT'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:1.19.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:1.18.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging:1.18.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:1.18.0'
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/powertools-examples-core/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index cbca8de65..170e5b6d8 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.17.2")
     implementation("com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-events:3.11.0")
     implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.17.2")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:1.19.0-SNAPSHOT")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging:1.19.0-SNAPSHOT")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:1.19.0-SNAPSHOT")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:1.18.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging:1.18.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:1.18.0")
     testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8")
 }
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml
index 6ef2c0ecb..34fde9a27 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/sam/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-sam</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -51,6 +53,13 @@
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
             <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/serverless/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/serverless/pom.xml
index ef324056d..27404d88e 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/serverless/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/serverless/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-serverless</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
             <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core/terraform/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core/terraform/pom.xml
index 8781b70f4..9b70defa6 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core/terraform/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core/terraform/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-terraform</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
             <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
index e6d205827..7c41eb151 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-idempotency</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Idempotency</name>
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
             <version>${log4j.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
index 5ef7d69a2..3ae0e1715 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-parameters</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Parameters</name>
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -33,6 +35,23 @@
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
             <version>3.11.4</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
index e63ecbc5a..21b6b59b9 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-serialization</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Serialization</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
index a244e4674..077f7d557 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-sqs</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - SQS</name>
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -61,6 +63,23 @@
             <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
index 42d484ed1..3cb4264c0 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-validation</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Examples - Validation</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06e629fb3..3c88e9193 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.18.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Parent</name>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
         <jackson.version>2.17.2</jackson.version>
-        <aws.sdk.version>2.27.7</aws.sdk.version>
+        <aws.sdk.version>2.30.19</aws.sdk.version>
         <aws.xray.recorder.version>2.18.1</aws.xray.recorder.version>
         <payloadoffloading-common.version>2.2.0</payloadoffloading-common.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
         <junit.version>5.10.0</junit.version>
         <aws-embedded-metrics.version>1.0.6</aws-embedded-metrics.version>
         <jmespath.version>0.6.0</jmespath.version>
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
     </properties>
 
     <distributionManagement>
@@ -243,6 +244,13 @@
                 <version>${aws-embedded-metrics.version}</version>
             </dependency>
 
+            <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+                <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+                <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
             <!-- Test dependencies -->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
diff --git a/powertools-batch/pom.xml b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
index fabaeba30..cedbcf317 100644
--- a/powertools-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <description>A suite of utilities that makes batch message processing using AWS Lambda easier.</description>
diff --git a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
index 54c104468..660f6e34a 100644
--- a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java)library Cloudformation</name>
diff --git a/powertools-core/pom.xml b/powertools-core/pom.xml
index 041950cf5..0d82530a0 100644
--- a/powertools-core/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Core</name>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
index 995121e2a..bdc36be37 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>A Lambda function using Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) batch</name>
 
+    <properties>
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
@@ -37,6 +41,23 @@
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>dynamodb</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
index c626f5f64..e46234bc7 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>A Lambda function using Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) large message</name>
 
+    <properties>
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
@@ -33,6 +37,23 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/logging/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/logging/pom.xml
index 61ec6b414..a1dc1ae13 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/logging/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/logging/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
             <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
+            <version>1.9.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/parameters/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/parameters/pom.xml
index 410cdfb5e..8dc7326fe 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/parameters/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/parameters/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>A Lambda function using powertools logging</name>
 
+    <properties>
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
@@ -26,6 +30,22 @@
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml
index 799ed465e..e2cd93d0b 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <description>Fake handlers that use Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java).</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <lambda.powertools.version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</lambda.powertools.version>
+        <lambda.powertools.version>1.18.0</lambda.powertools.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <maven.shade.version>3.5.0</maven.shade.version>
         <aspectj.plugin.version>1.13.1</aspectj.plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.version>3.11.0</maven.compiler.version>
-        <aws.sdk.version>2.20.108</aws.sdk.version>
+        <aws.sdk.version>2.30.19</aws.sdk.version>
         <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/tracing/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/tracing/pom.xml
index 252009aa9..39bbe0d01 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/tracing/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/tracing/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>A Lambda function using powertools tracing</name>
 
+    <properties>
+        <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
@@ -21,7 +25,11 @@
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-lambda-java-events</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+            <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${aws.sdk.v1.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
index 5c8db8d80..175e44ffe 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-e2e-tests</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml b/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml
index 0bf3f3600..8ba6bff7f 100644
--- a/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-idempotency</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-large-messages/pom.xml b/powertools-large-messages/pom.xml
index 04e46dc6e..2d5540c54 100644
--- a/powertools-large-messages/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-large-messages/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-large-messages</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-logging/pom.xml b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
index 656b9ee81..d8b8796f0 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Logging</name>
diff --git a/powertools-metrics/pom.xml b/powertools-metrics/pom.xml
index 53df4cf57..677e18ed7 100644
--- a/powertools-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Metrics</name>
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
index 49f0cd80c..f0b64ea73 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-parameters</artifactId>
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
         </developer>
     </developers>
 
+    <properties>
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
             <id>ossrh</id>
@@ -109,6 +113,24 @@
             <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <!-- Test dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
diff --git a/powertools-serialization/pom.xml b/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
index 70280a0b8..06b828923 100644
--- a/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>powertools-serialization</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-sqs/pom.xml b/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
index d65458d5e..3cef9115e 100644
--- a/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library SQS</name>
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
         </developer>
     </developers>
 
+    <properties>
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
             <id>ossrh</id>
@@ -94,6 +98,23 @@
             <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <!-- Test dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
diff --git a/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml b/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml
index 50e473ad1..c9ea25057 100644
--- a/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-test-suite/pom.xml
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
+    <properties>
+        <netty.version>4.2.0.RC3</netty.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Test Suite</name>
     <description>
         A suite of tests for interactions between the various Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) modules.
@@ -84,6 +88,23 @@
             <artifactId>powertools-sqs</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- Transitive dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+            <version>${netty.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <!-- Test dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
diff --git a/powertools-tracing/pom.xml b/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
index 26bc0aa16..f16bedd2f 100644
--- a/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) library Tracing</name>
diff --git a/powertools-validation/pom.xml b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
index 11ad1398f..a372e4740 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-validation/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>1.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.18.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) validation library</name>