diff --git a/services/s3/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/BucketUtils.java b/services/s3/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/BucketUtils.java
index 9e6a31a7531d..ff90ed6b7916 100644
--- a/services/s3/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/BucketUtils.java
+++ b/services/s3/src/main/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/s3/internal/BucketUtils.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 public final class BucketUtils {
 
     private static final int MIN_BUCKET_NAME_LENGTH = 3;
-    private static final int MAX_BUCKET_NAME_LENGTH = 63;
+    private static final int MAX_BUCKET_NAME_LENGTH = 255;
 
     private static final Pattern IP_ADDRESS_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(\\d+\\.){3}\\d+");