diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.init-version.json
index 2b0acc2c4..5d0efa771 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": "^2.272.0", "constructs": "^10.5.0"}
+{"aws-cdk-lib": "^2.273.0", "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 9d54d738d..ef5df369b 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.recommended-feature-flags.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/.recommended-feature-flags.json
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@
   "@aws-cdk/core:annotationsInValidationReport": true,
   "@aws-cdk/core:defaultCrossStackReferences": "weak",
   "@aws-cdk/core:validateAgainstDefaultRules": true,
-  "@aws-cdk/aws-ecs:removeEmptyLoadBalancers": true
+  "@aws-cdk/aws-ecs:removeEmptyLoadBalancers": true,
+  "@aws-cdk/aws-cloudfront:defaultViewerProtocolPolicyRedirectToHttps": true
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
index b6580d9f9..7a83ff49a 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "@types/yazl": "^3.3.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8",
-    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.272.0",
+    "aws-cdk-lib": "2.273.0",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock": "^4.1.0",
     "aws-sdk-client-mock-jest": "^4.1.0",
     "commit-and-tag-version": "^13",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6b6baa94d..f7453ddf4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5689,31 +5689,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.272.0":
-  version: 2.272.0
-  resolution: "aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.272.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@aws-cdk/asset-awscli-v1": "npm:2.2.292"
-    "@aws-cdk/asset-node-proxy-agent-v6": "npm:^2.1.2"
-    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-api": "npm:^2.2.6"
-    "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema": "npm:^54.24.0"
-    "@aws/cloudformation-validate": "npm:1.12.1"
-    "@balena/dockerignore": "npm:^1.0.2"
-    case: "npm:1.6.3"
-    fs-extra: "npm:^11.3.6"
-    ignore: "npm:^5.3.2"
-    jsonschema: "npm:^1.5.0"
-    mime-types: "npm:^2.1.35"
-    minimatch: "npm:^10.2.5"
-    punycode: "npm:^2.3.1"
-    semver: "npm:^7.8.5"
-    yaml: "npm:1.10.3"
-  peerDependencies:
-    constructs: ^10.5.0
-  checksum: 10c0/650e5761b611c5f7977aa445f48ce4716f03ac14fac6bcd891819f34d8e77b76acadbd9d6721fa181396b4da2bc3026adb854e0d61ec8719c1d89b49b01935e0
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.273.0":
   version: 2.273.0
   resolution: "aws-cdk-lib@npm:2.273.0"
@@ -5796,7 +5771,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/yazl": "npm:^3.3.1"
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "npm:^8"
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "npm:^8"
-    aws-cdk-lib: "npm:2.272.0"
+    aws-cdk-lib: "npm:2.273.0"
     aws-sdk-client-mock: "npm:^4.1.0"
     aws-sdk-client-mock-jest: "npm:^4.1.0"
     camelcase: "npm:^6"