diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b274052..144dbc65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Finally the `~/.m2/settings.xml` must be updated to include access and secret ke
 Alternatively, the access and secret keys for the account can be provided using
 
 * `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` (or `AWS_ACCESS_KEY`) and `AWS_SECRET_KEY` (or `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`) [environment variables][env-var]
+* `AWS_PROFILE` [environment variable][profile-provider]
 * `aws.accessKeyId` and `aws.secretKey` [system properties][sys-prop]
 * The Amazon EC2 [Instance Metadata Service][instance-metadata]
 
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ aws s3api put-bucket-policy --bucket $BUCKET --policy "$POLICY"
 [cli]: http://aws.amazon.com/documentation/cli/
 [console]: https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3
 [env-var]: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaSDK/latest/javadoc/com/amazonaws/auth/EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider.html
+[profile-provider]: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaSDK/latest/javadoc/com/amazonaws/auth/profile/ProfileCredentialsProvider.html
 [instance-metadata]: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaSDK/latest/javadoc/com/amazonaws/auth/InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider.html
 [policy-generator]: http://awspolicygen.s3.amazonaws.com/policygen.html
 [s3]: http://aws.amazon.com/s3/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce78b0f0..a77cfbc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<description>Standard Maven wagon support for s3:// urls</description>
 
 	<properties>
-		<amazonaws.version>1.7.1</amazonaws.version>
+		<amazonaws.version>1.9.33</amazonaws.version>
 		<junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
 		<logback.version>1.1.1</logback.version>
 		<mockito.version>1.9.5</mockito.version>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProviderChain.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProviderChain.java
index 86726039..9019586a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProviderChain.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/aws/maven/AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProviderChain.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import com.amazonaws.auth.EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider;
 import com.amazonaws.auth.InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider;
 import com.amazonaws.auth.SystemPropertiesCredentialsProvider;
+import com.amazonaws.auth.profile.ProfileCredentialsProvider;
+
 import org.apache.maven.wagon.authentication.AuthenticationInfo;
 
 final class AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProviderChain extends AWSCredentialsProviderChain {
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ final class AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProviderChain extends AWSCredentials
     AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProviderChain(AuthenticationInfo authenticationInfo) {
         super(new EnvironmentVariableCredentialsProvider(),
                 new SystemPropertiesCredentialsProvider(),
+                new ProfileCredentialsProvider(),
                 new InstanceProfileCredentialsProvider(),
                 new AuthenticationInfoAWSCredentialsProvider(authenticationInfo));
     }