diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 47817ea5f2..68775af1a5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ subprojects {
 
 configure(subprojects.findAll {it.name != 'data-prepper-api'}) {
     dependencies {
-        implementation platform('software.amazon.awssdk:bom:2.17.209')
+        implementation platform('software.amazon.awssdk:bom:2.17.266')
         implementation 'jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api:3.0.1'
     }
 }
diff --git a/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelineModel.java b/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelineModel.java
index f37922d86c..e8cb877798 100644
--- a/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelineModel.java
+++ b/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelineModel.java
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ else if (preppers != null) {
     @JsonProperty("sink")
     private final List<PluginModel> sinks;
 
+    @JsonProperty("workers")
     @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
     private final Integer workers;
 
+    @JsonProperty("delay")
     @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
     private final Integer readBatchDelay;
 
diff --git a/data-prepper-api/src/test/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModelTest.java b/data-prepper-api/src/test/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModelTest.java
index c16dd5a31a..c5e422a935 100644
--- a/data-prepper-api/src/test/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModelTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-api/src/test/java/com/amazon/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModelTest.java
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ void setup() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testSerializing_PipelinesDataFlowModel_empty_Plugins() throws JsonProcessingException {
+    void testSerializing_PipelinesDataFlowModel_empty_Plugins_with_nonEmpty_delay_and_workers() throws JsonProcessingException {
         String pipelineName = "test-pipeline";
 
         final PluginModel source = new PluginModel("testSource", null);
         final List<PluginModel> preppers = Collections.singletonList(new PluginModel("testPrepper", null));
         final List<PluginModel> sinks = Collections.singletonList(new PluginModel("testSink", null));
-        final PipelineModel pipelineModel = new PipelineModel(source, null, preppers, sinks, null, null);
+        final PipelineModel pipelineModel = new PipelineModel(source, null, preppers, sinks, 8, 50);
 
         final PipelinesDataFlowModel pipelinesDataFlowModel = new PipelinesDataFlowModel(Collections.singletonMap(pipelineName, pipelineModel));
 
diff --git a/data-prepper-api/src/test/resources/pipelines_data_flow_serialized.yaml b/data-prepper-api/src/test/resources/pipelines_data_flow_serialized.yaml
index 983eb97acf..378555d699 100644
--- a/data-prepper-api/src/test/resources/pipelines_data_flow_serialized.yaml
+++ b/data-prepper-api/src/test/resources/pipelines_data_flow_serialized.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ test-pipeline:
   - testPrepper: null
   sink:
   - testSink: null
+  workers: 8
+  delay: 50