diff --git a/bin/kcl-bootstrap b/bin/kcl-bootstrap
index 4c24ed32..9643bb04 100755
--- a/bin/kcl-bootstrap
+++ b/bin/kcl-bootstrap
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ var MAVEN_PACKAGE_LIST = [
   getMavenPackageInfo('commons-logging', 'commons-logging', '1.1.3'),
   getMavenPackageInfo('commons-lang', 'commons-lang', '2.6'),
   getMavenPackageInfo('joda-time', 'joda-time', '2.8.1'),
-  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-core', '1.11.14'),
-  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-cloudwatch', '1.11.14'),
-  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-dynamodb', '1.11.14'),
-  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-kinesis', '1.11.14'),
-  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-kms', '1.11.14'),
-  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-s3', '1.11.14'),
-  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'amazon-kinesis-client', '1.7.2'),
+  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-core', '1.11.151'),
+  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-cloudwatch', '1.11.151'),
+  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-dynamodb', '1.11.151'),
+  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-kinesis', '1.11.151'),
+  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-kms', '1.11.151'),
+  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'aws-java-sdk-s3', '1.11.151'),
+  getMavenPackageInfo('com.amazonaws', 'amazon-kinesis-client', '1.7.6'),
   getMavenPackageInfo('com.fasterxml.jackson.core', 'jackson-databind', '2.6.6'),
   getMavenPackageInfo('com.fasterxml.jackson.core', 'jackson-core', '2.6.6'),
   getMavenPackageInfo('com.fasterxml.jackson.core', 'jackson-annotations', '2.6.0'),
diff --git a/lib/kcl/kcl_manager.js b/lib/kcl/kcl_manager.js
index 2f4a107b..8f1753c0 100644
--- a/lib/kcl/kcl_manager.js
+++ b/lib/kcl/kcl_manager.js
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ var KCLStateMachine = BehavioralFsm.extend({
         this.transition(context, 'Processing');
         return true;
       },
+      beginShutdownRequested: function(context) {
+        this.transition(context, 'ShutdownRequested');
+        return true;
+      },
       beginShutdown: function(context) {
         this.transition(context, 'ShuttingDown');
         return true;
@@ -107,6 +111,30 @@ var KCLStateMachine = BehavioralFsm.extend({
         return false;
       }
     },
+    ShutdownRequestedCheckpointing: {
+      finishCheckpoint: function(context) {
+        this.transition(context, 'ShutdownRequested');
+        return true;
+      },
+      '*': function(context) {
+        this.transition(context,  'Error');
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
+    ShutdownRequested: {
+      beginCheckpoint: function(context) {
+        this.transition(context, 'ShutdownRequestedCheckpointing');
+        return true;
+      },
+      finishShutdownRequested: function(context) {
+        this.transition(context, 'Ready');
+        return true;
+      },
+      '*': function(context) {
+        this.transition(context, 'Error');
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
     ShuttingDown: {
       beginCheckpoint: function(context) {
         this.transition(context, 'FinalCheckpointing');
@@ -212,12 +240,17 @@ KCLManager.prototype.checkpoint = function(sequenceNumber) {
  */
 KCLManager.prototype._onAction = function(action) {
   var actionType = action.action;
-  if (actionType === 'initialize' || actionType === 'processRecords' || actionType === 'shutdown') {
+  if (actionType === 'initialize' ||
+      actionType === 'processRecords' ||
+      actionType === 'shutdown') {
     this._onRecordProcessorAction(action);
   }
   else if (actionType === 'checkpoint') {
     this._onCheckpointAction(action);
   }
+  else if (actionType === 'shutdownRequested') {
+    this._onShutdownRequested(action);
+  }
   else {
     this._reportError(util.format('Invalid action received: %j', action));
   }
@@ -309,6 +342,33 @@ KCLManager.prototype._onCheckpointAction = function(action) {
   checkpointer.onCheckpointerResponse.apply(checkpointer, [action.error, action.sequenceNumber]);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Gets invoked when shutdownRequested is called.
+ * @param {Object} action - RecordProcessor related action
+ * @private
+ */
+KCLManager.prototype._onShutdownRequested = function(action) {
+  var context = this._context;
+  var recordProcessor = context.recordProcessor;
+  var recordProcessorFunc = recordProcessor.shutdownRequested;
+
+  if (typeof recordProcessorFunc === 'function') {
+    var recordProcessorFuncInput = cloneToInput(action);
+    var checkpointer = context.checkpointer;
+
+    this._handleStateInput(context, 'beginShutdownRequested');
+    var callbackFunc = function() {
+      this._recordProcessorCallback(context, action, 'finishShutdownRequested');
+    }.bind(this);
+
+    recordProcessorFuncInput.checkpointer = checkpointer;
+    recordProcessorFunc.apply(recordProcessor, [recordProcessorFuncInput, callbackFunc]);
+  }
+  else {
+    this._sendAction(context, {action: 'status', responseFor: action.action});
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Sends the given action to the MultiLangDaemon.
  * @param {object} context - Record processor context for which this action belongs to.
diff --git a/samples/basic_sample/consumer/sample_kcl_app.js b/samples/basic_sample/consumer/sample_kcl_app.js
index 8afd8ff6..4c3d89db 100644
--- a/samples/basic_sample/consumer/sample_kcl_app.js
+++ b/samples/basic_sample/consumer/sample_kcl_app.js
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ function recordProcessor() {
       });
     },
 
+    shutdownRequested: function(shutdownRequestedInput, completeCallback) {
+      shutdownRequestedInput.checkpointer.checkpoint(function (err) {
+        completeCallback();
+      });
+    },
+
     shutdown: function(shutdownInput, completeCallback) {
       // Checkpoint should only be performed when shutdown reason is TERMINATE.
       if (shutdownInput.reason !== 'TERMINATE') {