diff --git a/requirements.LOCAL.txt b/requirements.LOCAL.txt
index 86a4a4f5..7f9bd6cc 100644
--- a/requirements.LOCAL.txt
+++ b/requirements.LOCAL.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PyYAML==5.3.1 # https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES
-aws_encryption_sdk==3.1.1  # https://github.com/aws/aws-encryption-sdk-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst
+aws_encryption_sdk==4.0.0  # https://github.com/aws/aws-encryption-sdk-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst
 awscli==1.31.6  # https://github.com/aws/aws-cli/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.rst
 boto3==1.33.6  # https://github.com/boto/boto3/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.rst
 click==8.1.3  # https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/8.1.x/changes/