diff --git a/cdk_cross_stack_references/2-better/package.json b/cdk_cross_stack_references/2-better/package.json
index 7be4529..ba5952f 100644
--- a/cdk_cross_stack_references/2-better/package.json
+++ b/cdk_cross_stack_references/2-better/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.6.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.177.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.189.1",
     "constructs": "^10.0.0"
   }
 }