diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
index c80925002..6b2571de3 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"aws-cdk-lib": "^2.252.0", "constructs": "^10.5.0"}
+{"aws-cdk-lib": "^2.253.0", "constructs": "^10.5.0"}
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.recommended-feature-flags.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.recommended-feature-flags.json
index d75f115cc..d8eaa0fd7 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.recommended-feature-flags.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.recommended-feature-flags.json
@@ -83,5 +83,6 @@
   "@aws-cdk/aws-route53-patterns:useDistribution": true,
   "@aws-cdk/aws-cloudfront:defaultFunctionRuntimeV2_0": true,
   "@aws-cdk/aws-elasticloadbalancingv2:usePostQuantumTlsPolicy": true,
-  "@aws-cdk/aws-batch:defaultToAL2023": true
+  "@aws-cdk/aws-batch:defaultToAL2023": true,
+  "@aws-cdk/core:annotationsInValidationReport": true
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
index 00c538740..c5fa475d2 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "@types/yargs": "^15",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.252.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.253.0",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock": "^4.1.0",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock-jest": "^4.1.0",
     "commit-and-tag-version": "^12",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c3487db1d..af4b7c0d0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7731,6 +7731,31 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.253.0":
+  version: 2.253.0
+  resolution: "aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.253.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@aws-cdk/asset-awscli-v1": "npm:2.2.273"
+    "@aws-cdk/asset-node-proxy-agent-v6": "npm:^2.1.1"
+    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-api": "npm:^2.2.2"
+    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": "npm:^53.18.0"
+    "@balena/dockerignore": "npm:^1.0.2"
+    case: "npm:1.6.3"
+    fs-extra: "npm:^11.3.3"
+    ignore: "npm:^5.3.2"
+    jsonschema: "npm:^1.5.0"
+    mime-types: "npm:^2.1.35"
+    minimatch: "npm:^10.2.3"
+    punycode: "npm:^2.3.1"
+    semver: "npm:^7.7.4"
+    table: "npm:^6.9.0"
+    yaml: "npm:1.10.3"
+  peerDependencies:
+    constructs: ^10.5.0
+  checksum: 10c0/dceca4b559c81aaf28a2cb2fd2581d61ee9e5555b31fba255ac2145db66e582c3e1a276d28ba8019cae334813e67e1676be91f07420877d01a6f76cb83a50176
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "aws-cdk@npm:^0.0.0, aws-cdk@workspace:packages/aws-cdk":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "aws-cdk@workspace:packages/aws-cdk"
@@ -7787,7 +7812,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^8"
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "npm:^8"
     archiver: "npm:^7.0.1"
-    aws-cdk-lib: "npm:2.252.0"
+    aws-cdk-lib: "npm:2.253.0"
     aws-sdk-client-mock: "npm:^4.1.0"
     aws-sdk-client-mock-jest: "npm:^4.1.0"
     camelcase: "npm:^6"