diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b71fd00caf..e4314d81f8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ gem 'kaminari', '~> 0.17.0'
 
 gem 'andand'
 gem 'angularjs-rails', '1.5.5'
-gem 'aws-sdk', '1.11.1' # temporarily locked down due to https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby/issues/273
+gem 'aws-sdk', '1.67.0'
 gem 'bugsnag'
 gem 'db2fog'
 gem 'haml'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5989a817e5..d87a2ebb5b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ GEM
     awesome_nested_set (3.2.1)
       activerecord (>= 4.0.0, < 7.0)
     awesome_print (1.8.0)
-    aws-sdk (1.11.1)
+    aws-sdk (1.67.0)
+      aws-sdk-v1 (= 1.67.0)
+    aws-sdk-v1 (1.67.0)
       json (~> 1.4)
-      nokogiri (>= 1.4.4)
-      uuidtools (~> 2.1)
+      nokogiri (~> 1)
     bcrypt (3.1.13)
     bugsnag (6.18.0)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
@@ -648,7 +649,6 @@ GEM
     unicorn-worker-killer (0.4.4)
       get_process_mem (~> 0)
       unicorn (>= 4, < 6)
-    uuidtools (2.1.5)
     warden (1.2.7)
       rack (>= 1.0)
     webdrivers (4.2.0)
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   atomic
   awesome_nested_set (~> 3.2.1)
   awesome_print
-  aws-sdk (= 1.11.1)
+  aws-sdk (= 1.67.0)
   bugsnag
   byebug (~> 11.0.0)
   cancan (~> 1.6.10)
diff --git a/app/models/spree/image.rb b/app/models/spree/image.rb
index 8af54e443b..24d20aeb93 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/image.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/image.rb
@@ -50,26 +50,36 @@ module Spree
       false
     end
 
-    def self.set_attachment_attributes(attribute_name, attribute_value)
+    def self.set_attachment_attribute(attribute_name, attribute_value)
       attachment_definitions[:attachment][attribute_name] = attribute_value
     end
 
-    def self.set_s3_attachment_definitions
+    def self.set_storage_attachment_attributes
       if Spree::Config[:use_s3]
-        set_attachment_attributes(:storage, :s3)
-        set_attachment_attributes(:s3_credentials, s3_credentials)
-        set_attachment_attributes(:s3_headers,
-                                  ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(Spree::Config[:s3_headers]))
-        set_attachment_attributes(:bucket, Spree::Config[:s3_bucket])
+        set_s3_attachment_attributes
       else
-        attachment_definitions[:attachment].delete :storage
+        attachment_definitions[:attachment].delete(:storage)
       end
     end
 
+    def self.set_s3_attachment_attributes
+      set_attachment_attribute(:storage, :s3)
+      set_attachment_attribute(:s3_credentials, s3_credentials)
+      set_attachment_attribute(:s3_headers,
+                               ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(Spree::Config[:s3_headers]))
+      set_attachment_attribute(:bucket, Spree::Config[:s3_bucket])
+
+      # We use :s3_alias_url (virtual host url style) and set the URL on property s3_host_alias
+      set_attachment_attribute(:s3_host_alias, attachment_definitions[:attachment][:url])
+      set_attachment_attribute(:url, ":s3_alias_url")
+    end
+    private_class_method :set_s3_attachment_attributes
+
     def self.s3_credentials
       { access_key_id: Spree::Config[:s3_access_key],
         secret_access_key: Spree::Config[:s3_secret],
         bucket: Spree::Config[:s3_bucket] }
     end
+    private_class_method :s3_credentials
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/spree.rb b/config/initializers/spree.rb
index c91497b27a..56f2e3325c 100644
--- a/config/initializers/spree.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/spree.rb
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Spree.config do |config|
 end
 
 # Attachments settings
-Spree::Image.set_attachment_attributes(:path, ENV['ATTACHMENT_PATH']) if ENV['ATTACHMENT_PATH']
-Spree::Image.set_attachment_attributes(:url, ENV['ATTACHMENT_URL']) if ENV['ATTACHMENT_URL']
-Spree::Image.set_s3_attachment_definitions
+Spree::Image.set_attachment_attribute(:path, ENV['ATTACHMENT_PATH']) if ENV['ATTACHMENT_PATH']
+Spree::Image.set_attachment_attribute(:url, ENV['ATTACHMENT_URL']) if ENV['ATTACHMENT_URL']
+Spree::Image.set_storage_attachment_attributes
 
 # Spree 2.0 recommends explicitly setting this here when using spree_auth_devise
 Spree.user_class = 'Spree::User'