diff --git a/examples/snippets/package.json b/examples/snippets/package.json
index f11d75fa1f..bca32f7233 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/package.json
+++ b/examples/snippets/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
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+    "zod": "^4.4.3"
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     "arktype": "^2.2.0",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 41d7056699..1ca9e2e021 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
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+        "zod": "^4.4.3"
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@@ -10370,9 +10370,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ytENFjIJFl2UwYglde2jchW2Hwm4GJFLDiSXWdTrJQBIN9Fcyp7n4DhxJEiWNAJMV1/BqWfW/kkg71UDcHJyTQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
@@ -10392,7 +10392,7 @@
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         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
         "@aws-sdk/client-sqs": "^3.1014.0",
-        "zod": "^4.4.1"
+        "zod": "^4.4.3"
       }
     },
     "packages/commons": {
@@ -10491,7 +10491,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "avro-js": "^1.12.1",
         "protobufjs": "^8.0.3",
-        "zod": "^4.4.1"
+        "zod": "^4.4.3"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "arktype": ">=2.0.0",
@@ -10612,7 +10612,7 @@
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       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "zod": "^4.4.1"
+        "zod": "^4.4.3"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@middy/core": "4.x || 5.x || 6.x || 7.x",
diff --git a/packages/batch/package.json b/packages/batch/package.json
index c2884abc10..8b84e83789 100644
--- a/packages/batch/package.json
+++ b/packages/batch/package.json
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@
     "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "2.33.0",
     "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
     "@aws-sdk/client-sqs": "^3.1014.0",
-    "zod": "^4.4.1"
+    "zod": "^4.4.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kafka/package.json b/packages/kafka/package.json
index b4dc32146d..10b8e19e5c 100644
--- a/packages/kafka/package.json
+++ b/packages/kafka/package.json
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@
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     "protobufjs": "^8.0.3",
-    "zod": "^4.4.1"
+    "zod": "^4.4.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/parser/package.json b/packages/parser/package.json
index 3dd18b89d2..73fb1696c8 100644
--- a/packages/parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/parser/package.json
@@ -216,6 +216,6 @@
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-    "zod": "^4.4.1"
+    "zod": "^4.4.3"
   }
 }