diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c2b2792cf..d77b491db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws/agentcore",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc.2",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli.git"
diff --git a/src/assets/cdk/package.json b/src/assets/cdk/package.json
index 8fc72c2de..d2f345a78 100644
--- a/src/assets/cdk/package.json
+++ b/src/assets/cdk/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.9.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.52",
+    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.53",
     "aws-cdk-lib": "~2.266.0",
     "constructs": "~10.7.0"
   }