diff --git a/src/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Directory.Packages.props
index 202a28bb77..f3c51d39b4 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   <ItemGroup Label="Versions for direct package references">
     <PackageVersion Include="Autofac" Version="8.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="AWSSDK.CloudWatch" Version="4.0.6.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="AWSSDK.SecurityToken" Version="4.0.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.13.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.Monitor.Query.Metrics" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.ResourceManager.ServiceBus" Version="1.1.0" />
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog.Extensions.Logging" Version="5.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NServiceBus" Version="9.2.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NServiceBus.AcceptanceTesting" Version="9.2.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="NServiceBus.AmazonSQS" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NServiceBus.AmazonSQS" Version="8.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NServiceBus.CustomChecks" Version="5.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NServiceBus.Extensions.Hosting" Version="3.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NServiceBus.Extensions.Logging" Version="3.0.1" />
@@ -97,4 +96,4 @@
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.CopyOnWrite" Version="1.0.334" />
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Particular.Packaging" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS.csproj b/src/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS.csproj
index 7b9de90780..1a61717882 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS.csproj
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS/ServiceControl.Transports.SQS.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AWSSDK.CloudWatch" />
     <!-- Required for IAM Roles for Service Accounts even though no API is added -->
-    <PackageReference Include="AWSSDK.SecurityToken" />
     <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.AmazonSQS" />
   </ItemGroup>