diff --git a/Dockerfile.slim b/Dockerfile.slim
index 3b5b059a753..6b6701b637d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.slim
+++ b/Dockerfile.slim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 # KUBECTL_RELEASE kept one minor version behind latest to maximise compatibility overlap
 ENV KUBECTL_RELEASE=1.22.17
-ENV AWS_CLI_VERSION=1.18.152
+ENV AWS_CLI_VERSION=1.22
 ENV AWS_CLI_S3_CMD=2.0.2
 ENV AWS_AIM_AUTHENTICATOR_VERSION=0.5.9
 ENV GOOGLE_CLOUD_SDK_VERSION=412.0.0
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN apk update \
     openssh-client
 
 # AWS CLI
-RUN pip install --upgrade awscli==${AWS_CLI_VERSION} s3cmd==${AWS_CLI_S3_CMD} python-magic \
+RUN pip install --upgrade  --no-build-isolation awscli==${AWS_CLI_VERSION} s3cmd==${AWS_CLI_S3_CMD} python-magic \
   && pip uninstall -y pip
 
 # Google cloud SDK