diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/features/target-base/feature.xml b/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/features/target-base/feature.xml
index 795442ec908..55ef724adae 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/features/target-base/feature.xml
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/features/target-base/feature.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
          id="org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk"
          download-size="0"
          install-size="0"
-         version="1.10.73.1"
+         version="1.11.373.1"
          unpack="false"/>
 
    <plugin
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.10.73_1.jar b/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.10.73_1.jar
deleted file mode 100755
index 7a515f97280..00000000000
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diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.11.373_1.jar b/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.11.373_1.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df298bd4284
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diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.9.8_1.README b/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.9.8_1.README
index c2ec6464ec6..83e7f6f330e 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.9.8_1.README
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.targetplatform.base/plugins/target-base/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk-1.9.8_1.README
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ Note: with bug 3683 we're upgrading to version 1.10.17_1 of the org.apache.servi
 
 	5004 Fri Apr 29 18:48:10 CEST 2016 com/amazonaws/internal/config/awssdk_config_default.json
 	
-and hence suggests that the patch described above as necessary for version 1.9.8_1 may no longer be necessary.
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+and hence suggests that the patch described above as necessary for version 1.9.8_1 may no longer be necessary.
+
+Note: with bug 4656 we're upgrading to version 1.11.373_1 of the org.apache.servicemix.bundles.aws-java-sdk component.
+This version already includes the awssdk_config_default.json, thus the patch is not necessary anymore.
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