diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c709fa0280..f8f51e387d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0-aws.1
+1.0.0-aws.2
diff --git a/scripts/deploy/trinity-do-create.sh b/scripts/deploy/trinity-do-create.sh
index 88055ef5f6..2a459f772a 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy/trinity-do-create.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy/trinity-do-create.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SIZE='s-4vcpu-8gb'      # 4 vCPU / 8 GB, $48/month — Trinity's recommended siz
 IMAGE='ubuntu-24-04-x64'
 DEFAULT_REGION='fra1'
 DEFAULT_NAME='trinity'
-TRINITY_IMAGE_TAG="${TRINITY_IMAGE_TAG:-v1.0.0-aws.1}"
+TRINITY_IMAGE_TAG="${TRINITY_IMAGE_TAG:-v1.0.0-aws.2}"
 
 fail() { printf '\n%s\n\n' "$1" >&2; exit 1; }
 ask()  { printf '%s' "$1" >&2; }