diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
index d24ef2c1d..7177fb297 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"aws-cdk-lib": "^2.255.0", "constructs": "^10.5.0"}
+{"aws-cdk-lib": "^2.256.1", "constructs": "^10.5.0"}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
index 28f022bb0..86c5fef30 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "@types/yargs": "^15",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.255.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.256.1",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock": "^4.1.0",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock-jest": "^4.1.0",
     "commit-and-tag-version": "^12",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fe8ef21d4..398dcf748 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-api@npm:^2.2.4":
+  version: 2.2.4
+  resolution: "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-api@npm:2.2.4"
+  dependencies:
+    jsonschema: "npm:^1.5.0"
+    semver: "npm:^7.8.0"
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": ">=53.25.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/49ff690c827a1f4795267a9f449d10b2098522f9c55a09d5dc42db93faf9091e7ddef81c37763e2300e4c17d0c0564586fcfc3dad02232fdcdc912d050db7c67
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema@npm:^0.0.0, @aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema@workspace:packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema@workspace:packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema"
@@ -296,6 +308,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema@npm:^53.25.0":
+  version: 53.27.0
+  resolution: "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema@npm:53.27.0"
+  dependencies:
+    jsonschema: "npm:^1.5.0"
+    semver: "npm:^7.8.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/862ac533f5a261e24386fd6eff9cd18dca2be8b2799f2b8d3c3d6df57b3eba01bf78bdb265166466d5fafc6cd2d7d065f1cb0fe175c5b84ef41064fd00ae304e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff@npm:^0.0.0, @aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff@workspace:packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff@workspace:packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-diff"
@@ -7826,14 +7848,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.255.0":
-  version: 2.255.0
-  resolution: "aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.255.0"
+"aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.256.1":
+  version: 2.256.1
+  resolution: "aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.256.1"
   dependencies:
     "@aws-cdk/asset-awscli-v1": "npm:2.2.273"
     "@aws-cdk/asset-node-proxy-agent-v6": "npm:^2.1.1"
-    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-api": "npm:^2.2.3"
-    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": "npm:^53.21.0"
+    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-api": "npm:^2.2.4"
+    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": "npm:^53.25.0"
     "@balena/dockerignore": "npm:^1.0.2"
     case: "npm:1.6.3"
     fs-extra: "npm:^11.3.3"
@@ -7847,7 +7869,7 @@ __metadata:
     yaml: "npm:1.10.3"
   peerDependencies:
     constructs: ^10.5.0
-  checksum: 10c0/e5cda182db132707fbcc04caf2d2a226f1200b5929f1d13224c337852bd4d9e4fbdcabb28a468002d3004421697d011e84fb1374032ba4f139a5d0a242223b5d
+  checksum: 10c0/ee0b97dba887512829c33771498d97f612135771d0cf3c44624d77ecaedc8846651c2077212a83696597aa05d5d22287d109d590f1b14c2062a88e4f7ad2fb5d
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -7907,7 +7929,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^8"
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "npm:^8"
     archiver: "npm:^7.0.1"
-    aws-cdk-lib: "npm:2.255.0"
+    aws-cdk-lib: "npm:2.256.1"
     aws-sdk-client-mock: "npm:^4.1.0"
     aws-sdk-client-mock-jest: "npm:^4.1.0"
     camelcase: "npm:^6"