diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e40ba3329a..2466262b6b 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:2.17.264')
+        implementation platform('software.amazon.awssdk:bom:2.17.285')
         implementation 'jakarta.validation:jakarta.validation-api:3.0.2'
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/trace_analytics_no_ssl.yml b/examples/trace_analytics_no_ssl.yml
index c6b813cffd..c82928b0d8 100644
--- a/examples/trace_analytics_no_ssl.yml
+++ b/examples/trace_analytics_no_ssl.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ entry-pipeline:
   source:
     otel_trace_source:
       ssl: false
+      record_type: event
   sink:
     - pipeline:
         name: "raw-pipeline"