diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
index addf5c464..f5ba97f40 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/builder.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"runtime"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common"
@@ -124,17 +124,12 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		return nil, errors.New("The amazon-chroot builder only works on Linux environments.")
 	}
 
-	region, err := b.config.Region()
+	config, err := b.config.Config()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	auth, err := b.config.AccessConfig.Auth()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	ec2conn := ec2.New(auth, region)
+	ec2conn := ec2.New(config)
 
 	wrappedCommand := func(command string) (string, error) {
 		ctx := *b.config.ctx
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume.go
index a7db44b91..b305046f1 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_attach_volume.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ func (s *StepAttachVolume) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	attachVolume := strings.Replace(device, "/xvd", "/sd", 1)
 
 	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Attaching the root volume to %s", attachVolume))
-	_, err := ec2conn.AttachVolume(volumeId, instance.InstanceId, attachVolume)
+	_, err := ec2conn.AttachVolume(&ec2.AttachVolumeInput{
+		InstanceID: instance.InstanceID,
+		VolumeID:   &volumeId,
+		Device:     &attachVolume,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error attaching volume: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
@@ -54,13 +58,13 @@ func (s *StepAttachVolume) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
 			attempts := 0
 			for attempts < 30 {
-				resp, err := ec2conn.Volumes([]string{volumeId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+				resp, err := ec2conn.DescribeVolumes(&ec2.DescribeVolumesInput{VolumeIDs: []*string{&volumeId}})
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, "", err
 				}
 				if len(resp.Volumes[0].Attachments) > 0 {
 					a := resp.Volumes[0].Attachments[0]
-					return a, a.Status, nil
+					return a, *a.State, nil
 				}
 				// When Attachment on volume is not present sleep for 2s and retry
 				attempts += 1
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *StepAttachVolume) CleanupFunc(state multistep.StateBag) error {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Detaching EBS volume...")
-	_, err := ec2conn.DetachVolume(s.volumeId)
+	_, err := ec2conn.DetachVolume(&ec2.DetachVolumeInput{VolumeID: &s.volumeId})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error detaching EBS volume: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -116,14 +120,14 @@ func (s *StepAttachVolume) CleanupFunc(state multistep.StateBag) error {
 		StepState: state,
 		Target:    "detached",
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-			resp, err := ec2conn.Volumes([]string{s.volumeId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+			resp, err := ec2conn.DescribeVolumes(&ec2.DescribeVolumesInput{VolumeIDs: []*string{&s.volumeId}})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, "", err
 			}
 
 			v := resp.Volumes[0]
 			if len(v.Attachments) > 0 {
-				return v, v.Attachments[0].Status, nil
+				return v, *v.Attachments[0].State, nil
 			} else {
 				return v, "detached", nil
 			}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_check_root_device.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_check_root_device.go
index da18599aa..49a83178a 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_check_root_device.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_check_root_device.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package chroot
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (s *StepCheckRootDevice) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction
 	ui.Say("Checking the root device on source AMI...")
 
 	// It must be EBS-backed otherwise the build won't work
-	if image.RootDeviceType != "ebs" {
+	if *image.RootDeviceType != "ebs" {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("The root device of the source AMI must be EBS-backed.")
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go
index 881857e71..d1d12d65b 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_create_volume.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package chroot
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
-	"log"
 )
 
 // StepCreateVolume creates a new volume from the snapshot of the root
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ func (s *StepCreateVolume) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	// Determine the root device snapshot
-	log.Printf("Searching for root device of the image (%s)", image.RootDeviceName)
+	log.Printf("Searching for root device of the image (%s)", *image.RootDeviceName)
 	var rootDevice *ec2.BlockDeviceMapping
-	for _, device := range image.BlockDevices {
+	for _, device := range image.BlockDeviceMappings {
 		if device.DeviceName == image.RootDeviceName {
-			rootDevice = &device
+			rootDevice = device
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -42,12 +43,12 @@ func (s *StepCreateVolume) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	ui.Say("Creating the root volume...")
-	createVolume := &ec2.CreateVolume{
-		AvailZone:  instance.AvailZone,
-		Size:       rootDevice.VolumeSize,
-		SnapshotId: rootDevice.SnapshotId,
-		VolumeType: rootDevice.VolumeType,
-		IOPS:       rootDevice.IOPS,
+	createVolume := &ec2.CreateVolumeInput{
+		AvailabilityZone: instance.Placement.AvailabilityZone,
+		Size:             rootDevice.EBS.VolumeSize,
+		SnapshotID:       rootDevice.EBS.SnapshotID,
+		VolumeType:       rootDevice.EBS.VolumeType,
+		IOPS:             rootDevice.EBS.IOPS,
 	}
 	log.Printf("Create args: %#v", createVolume)
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateVolume) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	// Set the volume ID so we remember to delete it later
-	s.volumeId = createVolumeResp.VolumeId
+	s.volumeId = *createVolumeResp.VolumeID
 	log.Printf("Volume ID: %s", s.volumeId)
 
 	// Wait for the volume to become ready
@@ -69,13 +70,13 @@ func (s *StepCreateVolume) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		StepState: state,
 		Target:    "available",
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-			resp, err := ec2conn.Volumes([]string{s.volumeId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+			resp, err := ec2conn.DescribeVolumes(&ec2.DescribeVolumesInput{VolumeIDs: []*string{&s.volumeId}})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, "", err
 			}
 
 			v := resp.Volumes[0]
-			return v, v.Status, nil
+			return v, *v.State, nil
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateVolume) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Deleting the created EBS volume...")
-	_, err := ec2conn.DeleteVolume(s.volumeId)
+	_, err := ec2conn.DeleteVolume(&ec2.DeleteVolumeInput{VolumeID: &s.volumeId})
 	if err != nil {
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deleting EBS volume: %s", err))
 	}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_instance_info.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_instance_info.go
index cb694cc07..23191c54d 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_instance_info.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_instance_info.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package chroot
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/aws"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"log"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
 
 // StepInstanceInfo verifies that this builder is running on an EC2 instance.
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ func (s *StepInstanceInfo) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	// Get our own instance ID
 	ui.Say("Gathering information about this EC2 instance...")
-	instanceIdBytes, err := aws.GetMetaData("instance-id")
+	instanceIdBytes, err := common.GetInstanceMetaData("instance-id")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error: %s", err)
 		err := fmt.Errorf(
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func (s *StepInstanceInfo) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	log.Printf("Instance ID: %s", instanceId)
 
 	// Query the entire instance metadata
-	instancesResp, err := ec2conn.Instances([]string{instanceId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+	instancesResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeInstances(&ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{InstanceIDs: []*string{&instanceId}})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error getting instance data: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device.go
index ef531ecc3..e1b42ec13 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ func (s *StepMountDevice) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Source image virtualization type is: %s", image.VirtualizationType)
+	log.Printf("Source image virtualization type is: %s", *image.VirtualizationType)
 	deviceMount := device
-	if image.VirtualizationType == "hvm" {
+	if *image.VirtualizationType == "hvm" {
 		deviceMount = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", device, 1)
 	}
 	state.Put("deviceMount", deviceMount)
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go
index 62e6a3ff0..25b87592a 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami.go
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package chroot
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
@@ -20,11 +21,15 @@ func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Registering the AMI...")
-	blockDevices := make([]ec2.BlockDeviceMapping, len(image.BlockDevices))
-	for i, device := range image.BlockDevices {
+	blockDevices := make([]*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping, len(image.BlockDeviceMappings))
+	for i, device := range image.BlockDeviceMappings {
 		newDevice := device
 		if newDevice.DeviceName == image.RootDeviceName {
-			newDevice.SnapshotId = snapshotId
+			if newDevice.EBS != nil {
+				newDevice.EBS.SnapshotID = &snapshotId
+			} else {
+				newDevice.EBS = &ec2.EBSBlockDevice{SnapshotID: &snapshotId}
+			}
 		}
 
 		blockDevices[i] = newDevice
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	// Set SriovNetSupport to "simple". See http://goo.gl/icuXh5
 	if config.AMIEnhancedNetworking {
-		registerOpts.SriovNetSupport = "simple"
+		registerOpts.SRIOVNetSupport = aws.String("simple")
 	}
 
 	registerResp, err := ec2conn.RegisterImage(registerOpts)
@@ -45,16 +50,16 @@ func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	// Set the AMI ID in the state
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("AMI: %s", registerResp.ImageId))
+	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("AMI: %s", *registerResp.ImageID))
 	amis := make(map[string]string)
-	amis[ec2conn.Region.Name] = registerResp.ImageId
+	amis[ec2conn.Config.Region] = *registerResp.ImageID
 	state.Put("amis", amis)
 
 	// Wait for the image to become ready
 	stateChange := awscommon.StateChangeConf{
 		Pending:   []string{"pending"},
 		Target:    "available",
-		Refresh:   awscommon.AMIStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, registerResp.ImageId),
+		Refresh:   awscommon.AMIStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, *registerResp.ImageID),
 		StepState: state,
 	}
 
@@ -71,18 +76,18 @@ func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {}
 
-func buildRegisterOpts(config *Config, image *ec2.Image, blockDevices []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping) *ec2.RegisterImage {
-	registerOpts := &ec2.RegisterImage{
-		Name:           config.AMIName,
-		Architecture:   image.Architecture,
-		RootDeviceName: image.RootDeviceName,
-		BlockDevices:   blockDevices,
-		VirtType:       config.AMIVirtType,
+func buildRegisterOpts(config *Config, image *ec2.Image, blockDevices []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping) *ec2.RegisterImageInput {
+	registerOpts := &ec2.RegisterImageInput{
+		Name:                &config.AMIName,
+		Architecture:        image.Architecture,
+		RootDeviceName:      image.RootDeviceName,
+		BlockDeviceMappings: blockDevices,
+		VirtualizationType:  &config.AMIVirtType,
 	}
 
 	if config.AMIVirtType != "hvm" {
-		registerOpts.KernelId = image.KernelId
-		registerOpts.RamdiskId = image.RamdiskId
+		registerOpts.KernelID = image.KernelID
+		registerOpts.RAMDiskID = image.RAMDiskID
 	}
 
 	return registerOpts
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami_test.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami_test.go
index 393b95c8b..9d44ba684 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami_test.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_register_ami_test.go
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 package chroot
 
 import (
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 )
 
 func testImage() ec2.Image {
 	return ec2.Image{
-		Id:           "ami-abcd1234",
-		Name:         "ami_test_name",
-		Architecture: "x86_64",
-		KernelId:     "aki-abcd1234",
+		ImageID:      aws.String("ami-abcd1234"),
+		Name:         aws.String("ami_test_name"),
+		Architecture: aws.String("x86_64"),
+		KernelID:     aws.String("aki-abcd1234"),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -22,23 +24,23 @@ func TestStepRegisterAmi_buildRegisterOpts_pv(t *testing.T) {
 
 	image := testImage()
 
-	blockDevices := []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{}
+	blockDevices := []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{}
 
 	opts := buildRegisterOpts(&config, &image, blockDevices)
 
 	expected := config.AMIVirtType
-	if opts.VirtType != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected VirtType value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, opts.VirtType)
+	if *opts.VirtualizationType != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected VirtType value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, *opts.VirtualizationType)
 	}
 
 	expected = config.AMIName
-	if opts.Name != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected Name value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, opts.Name)
+	if *opts.Name != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected Name value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, *opts.Name)
 	}
 
-	expected = image.KernelId
-	if opts.KernelId != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected KernelId value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, opts.KernelId)
+	expected = *image.KernelID
+	if *opts.KernelID != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected KernelId value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, *opts.KernelID)
 	}
 
 }
@@ -51,23 +53,21 @@ func TestStepRegisterAmi_buildRegisterOpts_hvm(t *testing.T) {
 
 	image := testImage()
 
-	blockDevices := []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{}
+	blockDevices := []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{}
 
 	opts := buildRegisterOpts(&config, &image, blockDevices)
 
 	expected := config.AMIVirtType
-	if opts.VirtType != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected VirtType value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, opts.VirtType)
+	if *opts.VirtualizationType != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected VirtType value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, *opts.VirtualizationType)
 	}
 
 	expected = config.AMIName
-	if opts.Name != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected Name value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, opts.Name)
+	if *opts.Name != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected Name value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, *opts.Name)
 	}
 
-	expected = ""
-	if opts.KernelId != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected KernelId value: expected %s got %s\n", expected, opts.KernelId)
+	if opts.KernelID != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected KernelId value: expected nil got %s\n", *opts.KernelID)
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_snapshot.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_snapshot.go
index cad4b782b..e798a3a3e 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_snapshot.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_snapshot.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ func (s *StepSnapshot) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	volumeId := state.Get("volume_id").(string)
 
 	ui.Say("Creating snapshot...")
-	createSnapResp, err := ec2conn.CreateSnapshot(
-		volumeId,
-		fmt.Sprintf("Packer: %s", time.Now().String()))
+	description := fmt.Sprintf("Packer: %s", time.Now().String())
+
+	createSnapResp, err := ec2conn.CreateSnapshot(&ec2.CreateSnapshotInput{
+		VolumeID:    &volumeId,
+		Description: &description,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating snapshot: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ func (s *StepSnapshot) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	// Set the snapshot ID so we can delete it later
-	s.snapshotId = createSnapResp.Id
+	s.snapshotId = *createSnapResp.SnapshotID
 	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Snapshot ID: %s", s.snapshotId))
 
 	// Wait for the snapshot to be ready
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ func (s *StepSnapshot) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		StepState: state,
 		Target:    "completed",
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-			resp, err := ec2conn.Snapshots([]string{s.snapshotId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+			resp, err := ec2conn.DescribeSnapshots(&ec2.DescribeSnapshotsInput{SnapshotIDs: []*string{&s.snapshotId}})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, "", err
 			}
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ func (s *StepSnapshot) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 			}
 
 			s := resp.Snapshots[0]
-			return s, s.Status, nil
+			return s, *s.State, nil
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ func (s *StepSnapshot) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 		ec2conn := state.Get("ec2").(*ec2.EC2)
 		ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 		ui.Say("Removing snapshot since we cancelled or halted...")
-		_, err := ec2conn.DeleteSnapshots([]string{s.snapshotId})
+		_, err := ec2conn.DeleteSnapshot(&ec2.DeleteSnapshotInput{SnapshotID: &s.snapshotId})
 		if err != nil {
 			ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error: %s", err))
 		}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/access_config.go b/builder/amazon/common/access_config.go
index 559726c9f..a5403a3fd 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/access_config.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/access_config.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
 )
 
@@ -17,43 +19,54 @@ type AccessConfig struct {
 	Token     string `mapstructure:"token"`
 }
 
-// Auth returns a valid aws.Auth object for access to AWS services, or
-// an error if the authentication couldn't be resolved.
-func (c *AccessConfig) Auth() (aws.Auth, error) {
-	auth, err := aws.GetAuth(c.AccessKey, c.SecretKey)
-	if err == nil {
-		// Store the accesskey and secret that we got...
-		c.AccessKey = auth.AccessKey
-		c.SecretKey = auth.SecretKey
-		c.Token = auth.Token
-	}
-	if c.Token != "" {
-		auth.Token = c.Token
+// Config returns a valid aws.Config object for access to AWS services, or
+// an error if the authentication and region couldn't be resolved
+func (c *AccessConfig) Config() (*aws.Config, error) {
+	credsProvider := aws.DetectCreds(c.AccessKey, c.SecretKey, c.Token)
+
+	creds, err := credsProvider.Credentials()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return auth, err
+	c.AccessKey = creds.AccessKeyID
+	c.SecretKey = creds.SecretAccessKey
+	c.Token = creds.SessionToken
+
+	region, err := c.Region()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &aws.Config{
+		Region:      region,
+		Credentials: credsProvider,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // Region returns the aws.Region object for access to AWS services, requesting
 // the region from the instance metadata if possible.
-func (c *AccessConfig) Region() (aws.Region, error) {
+func (c *AccessConfig) Region() (string, error) {
 	if c.RawRegion != "" {
-		return aws.Regions[c.RawRegion], nil
+		if valid := ValidateRegion(c.RawRegion); valid == false {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Not a valid region: %s", c.RawRegion)
+		}
+		return c.RawRegion, nil
 	}
 
-	md, err := aws.GetMetaData("placement/availability-zone")
+	md, err := GetInstanceMetaData("placement/availability-zone")
 	if err != nil {
-		return aws.Region{}, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	region := strings.TrimRightFunc(string(md), unicode.IsLetter)
-	return aws.Regions[region], nil
+	return region, nil
 }
 
 func (c *AccessConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 	var errs []error
 	if c.RawRegion != "" {
-		if _, ok := aws.Regions[c.RawRegion]; !ok {
+		if valid := ValidateRegion(c.RawRegion); valid == false {
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Unknown region: %s", c.RawRegion))
 		}
 	}
@@ -64,3 +77,24 @@ func (c *AccessConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func GetInstanceMetaData(path string) (contents []byte, err error) {
+	url := "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/" + path
+
+	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Code %d returned for url %s", resp.StatusCode, url)
+		return
+	}
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return []byte(body), err
+}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/ami_config.go b/builder/amazon/common/ami_config.go
index aa515c3db..14b880f4c 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/ami_config.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/ami_config.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package common
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/aws"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *AMIConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 			regionSet[region] = struct{}{}
 
 			// Verify the region is real
-			if _, ok := aws.Regions[region]; !ok {
+			if valid := ValidateRegion(region); valid == false {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Unknown region: %s", region))
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/artifact.go b/builder/amazon/common/artifact.go
index 8d6265508..89f3d9fa2 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/artifact.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/artifact.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/aws"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
 
@@ -67,8 +67,17 @@ func (a *Artifact) Destroy() error {
 
 	for region, imageId := range a.Amis {
 		log.Printf("Deregistering image ID (%s) from region (%s)", imageId, region)
-		regionconn := ec2.New(a.Conn.Auth, aws.Regions[region])
-		if _, err := regionconn.DeregisterImage(imageId); err != nil {
+
+		regionConfig := &aws.Config{
+			Credentials: a.Conn.Config.Credentials,
+			Region:      region,
+		}
+		regionConn := ec2.New(regionConfig)
+
+		input := &ec2.DeregisterImageInput{
+			ImageID: &imageId,
+		}
+		if _, err := regionConn.DeregisterImage(input); err != nil {
 			errors = append(errors, err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/block_device.go b/builder/amazon/common/block_device.go
index a8402f2d7..f86feff1c 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/block_device.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/block_device.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package common
 
 import (
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
 )
 
@@ -23,21 +26,29 @@ type BlockDevices struct {
 	LaunchMappings []BlockDevice `mapstructure:"launch_block_device_mappings"`
 }
 
-func buildBlockDevices(b []BlockDevice) []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping {
-	var blockDevices []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping
+func buildBlockDevices(b []BlockDevice) []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping {
+	var blockDevices []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping
 
 	for _, blockDevice := range b {
-		blockDevices = append(blockDevices, ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{
-			DeviceName:          blockDevice.DeviceName,
-			VirtualName:         blockDevice.VirtualName,
-			SnapshotId:          blockDevice.SnapshotId,
-			VolumeType:          blockDevice.VolumeType,
-			VolumeSize:          blockDevice.VolumeSize,
-			DeleteOnTermination: blockDevice.DeleteOnTermination,
-			IOPS:                blockDevice.IOPS,
-			NoDevice:            blockDevice.NoDevice,
-			Encrypted:           blockDevice.Encrypted,
-		})
+		ebsBlockDevice := &ec2.EBSBlockDevice{
+			SnapshotID:          &blockDevice.SnapshotId,
+			Encrypted:           &blockDevice.Encrypted,
+			IOPS:                &blockDevice.IOPS,
+			VolumeType:          &blockDevice.VolumeType,
+			VolumeSize:          &blockDevice.VolumeSize,
+			DeleteOnTermination: &blockDevice.DeleteOnTermination,
+		}
+		mapping := &ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{
+			EBS:         ebsBlockDevice,
+			DeviceName:  &blockDevice.DeviceName,
+			VirtualName: &blockDevice.VirtualName,
+		}
+
+		if blockDevice.NoDevice {
+			mapping.NoDevice = aws.String("")
+		}
+
+		blockDevices = append(blockDevices, mapping)
 	}
 	return blockDevices
 }
@@ -46,10 +57,10 @@ func (b *BlockDevices) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *BlockDevices) BuildAMIDevices() []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping {
+func (b *BlockDevices) BuildAMIDevices() []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping {
 	return buildBlockDevices(b.AMIMappings)
 }
 
-func (b *BlockDevices) BuildLaunchDevices() []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping {
+func (b *BlockDevices) BuildLaunchDevices() []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping {
 	return buildBlockDevices(b.LaunchMappings)
 }
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go b/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go
index 838b23aec..a4c1dbb79 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/block_device_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package common
 
 import (
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 )
 
 func TestBlockDevice(t *testing.T) {
@@ -23,13 +25,16 @@ func TestBlockDevice(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 
 			Result: &ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{
-				DeviceName:          "/dev/sdb",
-				VirtualName:         "ephemeral0",
-				SnapshotId:          "snap-1234",
-				VolumeType:          "standard",
-				VolumeSize:          8,
-				DeleteOnTermination: true,
-				IOPS:                1000,
+				DeviceName:  aws.String("/dev/sdb"),
+				VirtualName: aws.String("ephemeral0"),
+				EBS: &ec2.EBSBlockDevice{
+					Encrypted:           aws.Boolean(false),
+					SnapshotID:          aws.String("snap-1234"),
+					VolumeType:          aws.String("standard"),
+					VolumeSize:          aws.Long(8),
+					DeleteOnTermination: aws.Boolean(true),
+					IOPS:                aws.Long(1000),
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -40,9 +45,9 @@ func TestBlockDevice(t *testing.T) {
 			LaunchMappings: []BlockDevice{*tc.Config},
 		}
 
-		expected := []ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{*tc.Result}
-
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, blockDevices.BuildAMIDevices()) {
+		expected := []*ec2.BlockDeviceMapping{tc.Result}
+		got := blockDevices.BuildAMIDevices()
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, got) {
 			t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", expected)
 		}
 
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/regions.go b/builder/amazon/common/regions.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d3762465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/regions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package common
+
+// IsValidRegion returns true if the supplied region is a valid AWS
+// region and false if it's not.
+func ValidateRegion(region string) bool {
+	var regions = [11]string{"us-east-1", "us-west-2", "us-west-1", "eu-west-1",
+		"eu-central-1", "ap-southeast-1", "ap-southeast-2", "ap-northeast-1",
+		"sa-east-1", "cn-north-1", "us-gov-west-1"}
+
+	for _, valid := range regions {
+		if region == valid {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go b/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go
index 38ea6cc40..811215572 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/ssh.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package common
 
 import (
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
 
 // SSHAddress returns a function that can be given to the SSH communicator
@@ -16,27 +17,29 @@ func SSHAddress(e *ec2.EC2, port int, private bool) func(multistep.StateBag) (st
 		for j := 0; j < 2; j++ {
 			var host string
 			i := state.Get("instance").(*ec2.Instance)
-			if i.VpcId != "" {
-				if i.PublicIpAddress != "" && !private {
-					host = i.PublicIpAddress
+			if i.VPCID != nil && *i.VPCID != "" {
+				if i.PublicIPAddress != nil && *i.PublicIPAddress != "" && !private {
+					host = *i.PublicIPAddress
 				} else {
-					host = i.PrivateIpAddress
+					host = *i.PrivateIPAddress
 				}
-			} else if i.DNSName != "" {
-				host = i.DNSName
+			} else if i.PublicDNSName != nil && *i.PublicDNSName != "" {
+				host = *i.PublicDNSName
 			}
 
 			if host != "" {
 				return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port), nil
 			}
 
-			r, err := e.Instances([]string{i.InstanceId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+			r, err := e.DescribeInstances(&ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{
+				InstanceIDs: []*string{i.InstanceID},
+			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", err
 			}
 
 			if len(r.Reservations) == 0 || len(r.Reservations[0].Instances) == 0 {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("instance not found: %s", i.InstanceId)
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("instance not found: %s", *i.InstanceID)
 			}
 
 			state.Put("instance", &r.Reservations[0].Instances[0])
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/state.go b/builder/amazon/common/state.go
index 62e861d74..00a58be08 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/state.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/state.go
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ package common
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 )
 
 // StateRefreshFunc is a function type used for StateChangeConf that is
@@ -36,9 +38,11 @@ type StateChangeConf struct {
 // an AMI for state changes.
 func AMIStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, imageId string) StateRefreshFunc {
 	return func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-		resp, err := conn.Images([]string{imageId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+		resp, err := conn.DescribeImages(&ec2.DescribeImagesInput{
+			ImageIDs: []*string{&imageId},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
-			if ec2err, ok := err.(*ec2.Error); ok && ec2err.Code == "InvalidAMIID.NotFound" {
+			if ec2err, ok := err.(*aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "InvalidAMIID.NotFound" {
 				// Set this to nil as if we didn't find anything.
 				resp = nil
 			} else if isTransientNetworkError(err) {
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ func AMIStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, imageId string) StateRefreshFunc {
 		}
 
 		i := resp.Images[0]
-		return i, i.State, nil
+		return i, *i.State, nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -65,9 +69,11 @@ func AMIStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, imageId string) StateRefreshFunc {
 // an EC2 instance.
 func InstanceStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, i *ec2.Instance) StateRefreshFunc {
 	return func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-		resp, err := conn.Instances([]string{i.InstanceId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+		resp, err := conn.DescribeInstances(&ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{
+			InstanceIDs: []*string{i.InstanceID},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
-			if ec2err, ok := err.(*ec2.Error); ok && ec2err.Code == "InvalidInstanceID.NotFound" {
+			if ec2err, ok := err.(*aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "InvalidInstanceID.NotFound" {
 				// Set this to nil as if we didn't find anything.
 				resp = nil
 			} else if isTransientNetworkError(err) {
@@ -85,8 +91,8 @@ func InstanceStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, i *ec2.Instance) StateRefreshFunc {
 			return nil, "", nil
 		}
 
-		i = &resp.Reservations[0].Instances[0]
-		return i, i.State.Name, nil
+		i = resp.Reservations[0].Instances[0]
+		return i, *i.State.Name, nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,9 +100,12 @@ func InstanceStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, i *ec2.Instance) StateRefreshFunc {
 // a spot request for state changes.
 func SpotRequestStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, spotRequestId string) StateRefreshFunc {
 	return func() (interface{}, string, error) {
-		resp, err := conn.DescribeSpotRequests([]string{spotRequestId}, ec2.NewFilter())
+		resp, err := conn.DescribeSpotInstanceRequests(&ec2.DescribeSpotInstanceRequestsInput{
+			SpotInstanceRequestIDs: []*string{&spotRequestId},
+		})
+
 		if err != nil {
-			if ec2err, ok := err.(*ec2.Error); ok && ec2err.Code == "InvalidSpotInstanceRequestID.NotFound" {
+			if ec2err, ok := err.(*aws.APIError); ok && ec2err.Code == "InvalidSpotInstanceRequestID.NotFound" {
 				// Set this to nil as if we didn't find anything.
 				resp = nil
 			} else if isTransientNetworkError(err) {
@@ -108,14 +117,14 @@ func SpotRequestStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, spotRequestId string) StateRefre
 			}
 		}
 
-		if resp == nil || len(resp.SpotRequestResults) == 0 {
+		if resp == nil || len(resp.SpotInstanceRequests) == 0 {
 			// Sometimes AWS has consistency issues and doesn't see the
 			// SpotRequest. Return an empty state.
 			return nil, "", nil
 		}
 
-		i := resp.SpotRequestResults[0]
-		return i, i.State, nil
+		i := resp.SpotInstanceRequests[0]
+		return i, *i.State, nil
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_ami_region_copy.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_ami_region_copy.go
index 898eacc08..88ed1884f 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_ami_region_copy.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_ami_region_copy.go
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/aws"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
-	"sync"
 )
 
 type StepAMIRegionCopy struct {
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ func (s *StepAMIRegionCopy) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ec2conn := state.Get("ec2").(*ec2.EC2)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	amis := state.Get("amis").(map[string]string)
-	ami := amis[ec2conn.Region.Name]
+	ami := amis[ec2conn.Config.Region]
 
 	if len(s.Regions) == 0 {
 		return multistep.ActionContinue
@@ -34,8 +37,7 @@ func (s *StepAMIRegionCopy) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 		go func(region string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			id, err := amiRegionCopy(state, ec2conn.Auth, ami,
-				aws.Regions[region], ec2conn.Region)
+			id, err := amiRegionCopy(state, ec2conn.Config.Credentials, ami, region, ec2conn.Config.Region)
 
 			lock.Lock()
 			defer lock.Unlock()
@@ -67,32 +69,36 @@ func (s *StepAMIRegionCopy) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 
 // amiRegionCopy does a copy for the given AMI to the target region and
 // returns the resulting ID or error.
-func amiRegionCopy(state multistep.StateBag, auth aws.Auth, imageId string,
-	target aws.Region, source aws.Region) (string, error) {
+func amiRegionCopy(state multistep.StateBag, auth aws.CredentialsProvider, imageId string,
+	target string, source string) (string, error) {
 
 	// Connect to the region where the AMI will be copied to
-	regionconn := ec2.New(auth, target)
-	resp, err := regionconn.CopyImage(&ec2.CopyImage{
-		SourceRegion:  source.Name,
-		SourceImageId: imageId,
+	config := &aws.Config{
+		Credentials: auth,
+		Region:      target,
+	}
+	regionconn := ec2.New(config)
+	resp, err := regionconn.CopyImage(&ec2.CopyImageInput{
+		SourceRegion:  &source,
+		SourceImageID: &imageId,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error Copying AMI (%s) to region (%s): %s",
-			imageId, target.Name, err)
+			imageId, target, err)
 	}
 
 	stateChange := StateChangeConf{
 		Pending:   []string{"pending"},
 		Target:    "available",
-		Refresh:   AMIStateRefreshFunc(regionconn, resp.ImageId),
+		Refresh:   AMIStateRefreshFunc(regionconn, *resp.ImageID),
 		StepState: state,
 	}
 
 	if _, err := WaitForState(&stateChange); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error waiting for AMI (%s) in region (%s): %s",
-			resp.ImageId, target.Name, err)
+			*resp.ImageID, target, err)
 	}
 
-	return resp.ImageId, nil
+	return *resp.ImageID, nil
 }
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_create_tags.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_create_tags.go
index a204ca321..fc17458ee 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_create_tags.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_create_tags.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/aws"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -21,14 +22,20 @@ func (s *StepCreateTags) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		for region, ami := range amis {
 			ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Adding tags to AMI (%s)...", ami))
 
-			var ec2Tags []ec2.Tag
+			var ec2Tags []*ec2.Tag
 			for key, value := range s.Tags {
 				ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Adding tag: \"%s\": \"%s\"", key, value))
-				ec2Tags = append(ec2Tags, ec2.Tag{key, value})
+				ec2Tags = append(ec2Tags, &ec2.Tag{Key: &key, Value: &value})
 			}
 
-			regionconn := ec2.New(ec2conn.Auth, aws.Regions[region])
-			_, err := regionconn.CreateTags([]string{ami}, ec2Tags)
+			regionconn := ec2.New(&aws.Config{
+				Credentials: ec2conn.Config.Credentials,
+				Region:      region,
+			})
+			_, err := regionconn.CreateTags(&ec2.CreateTagsInput{
+				Resources: []*string{&ami},
+				Tags:      ec2Tags,
+			})
 			if err != nil {
 				err := fmt.Errorf("Error adding tags to AMI (%s): %s", ami, err)
 				state.Put("error", err)
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_key_pair.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_key_pair.go
index 3a7eb9f35..5082d7b26 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_key_pair.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_key_pair.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
 
 type StepKeyPair struct {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func (s *StepKeyPair) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Creating temporary keypair: %s", s.KeyPairName))
-	keyResp, err := ec2conn.CreateKeyPair(s.KeyPairName)
+	keyResp, err := ec2conn.CreateKeyPair(&ec2.CreateKeyPairInput{KeyName: &s.KeyPairName})
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Error creating temporary keypair: %s", err))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func (s *StepKeyPair) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	// Set some state data for use in future steps
 	state.Put("keyPair", s.keyName)
-	state.Put("privateKey", keyResp.KeyMaterial)
+	state.Put("privateKey", *keyResp.KeyMaterial)
 
 	// If we're in debug mode, output the private key to the working
 	// directory.
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *StepKeyPair) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		defer f.Close()
 
 		// Write the key out
-		if _, err := f.Write([]byte(keyResp.KeyMaterial)); err != nil {
+		if _, err := f.Write([]byte(*keyResp.KeyMaterial)); err != nil {
 			state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Error saving debug key: %s", err))
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *StepKeyPair) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Deleting temporary keypair...")
-	_, err := ec2conn.DeleteKeyPair(s.keyName)
+	_, err := ec2conn.DeleteKeyPair(&ec2.DeleteKeyPairInput{KeyName: &s.keyName})
 	if err != nil {
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Error cleaning up keypair. Please delete the key manually: %s", s.keyName))
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go
index 533d4cfd9..0628109b5 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_modify_ami_attributes.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/aws"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -34,37 +35,53 @@ func (s *StepModifyAMIAttributes) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAc
 	// Construct the modify image attribute requests we're going to make.
 	// We need to make each separately since the EC2 API only allows changing
 	// one type at a kind currently.
-	options := make(map[string]*ec2.ModifyImageAttribute)
+	options := make(map[string]*ec2.ModifyImageAttributeInput)
 	if s.Description != "" {
-		options["description"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
-			Description: s.Description,
+		options["description"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttributeInput{
+			Description: &ec2.AttributeValue{Value: &s.Description},
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(s.Groups) > 0 {
-		options["groups"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
-			AddGroups: s.Groups,
+		groups := make([]*string, len(s.Groups))
+		for i, g := range s.Groups {
+			groups[i] = &g
+		}
+		options["groups"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttributeInput{
+			UserGroups: groups,
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(s.Users) > 0 {
-		options["users"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
-			AddUsers: s.Users,
+		users := make([]*string, len(s.Users))
+		for i, u := range s.Users {
+			users[i] = &u
+		}
+		options["users"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttributeInput{
+			UserIDs: users,
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(s.ProductCodes) > 0 {
-		options["product codes"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttribute{
-			ProductCodes: s.ProductCodes,
+		codes := make([]*string, len(s.ProductCodes))
+		for i, c := range s.ProductCodes {
+			codes[i] = &c
+		}
+		options["product codes"] = &ec2.ModifyImageAttributeInput{
+			ProductCodes: codes,
 		}
 	}
 
 	for region, ami := range amis {
 		ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Modifying attributes on AMI (%s)...", ami))
-		regionconn := ec2.New(ec2conn.Auth, aws.Regions[region])
-		for name, opts := range options {
+		regionconn := ec2.New(&aws.Config{
+			Credentials: ec2conn.Config.Credentials,
+			Region:      region,
+		})
+		for name, input := range options {
 			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Modifying: %s", name))
-			_, err := regionconn.ModifyImageAttribute(ami, opts)
+			input.ImageID = &ami
+			_, err := regionconn.ModifyImageAttribute(input)
 			if err != nil {
 				err := fmt.Errorf("Error modify AMI attributes: %s", err)
 				state.Put("error", err)
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
index 76baf9bde..500949733 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_source_instance.go
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -29,15 +31,20 @@ type StepRunSourceInstance struct {
 	UserDataFile             string
 
 	instance    *ec2.Instance
-	spotRequest *ec2.SpotRequestResult
+	spotRequest *ec2.SpotInstanceRequest
 }
 
 func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ec2conn := state.Get("ec2").(*ec2.EC2)
 	keyName := state.Get("keyPair").(string)
-	securityGroupIds := state.Get("securityGroupIds").([]string)
+	tempSecurityGroupIds := state.Get("securityGroupIds").([]string)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
+	securityGroupIds := make([]*string, len(tempSecurityGroupIds))
+	for i, sg := range tempSecurityGroupIds {
+		securityGroupIds[i] = &sg
+	}
+
 	userData := s.UserData
 	if s.UserDataFile != "" {
 		contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(s.UserDataFile)
@@ -49,13 +56,10 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 		userData = string(contents)
 	}
 
-	securityGroups := make([]ec2.SecurityGroup, len(securityGroupIds))
-	for n, securityGroupId := range securityGroupIds {
-		securityGroups[n] = ec2.SecurityGroup{Id: securityGroupId}
-	}
-
 	ui.Say("Launching a source AWS instance...")
-	imageResp, err := ec2conn.Images([]string{s.SourceAMI}, ec2.NewFilter())
+	imageResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeImages(&ec2.DescribeImagesInput{
+		ImageIDs: []*string{&s.SourceAMI},
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("There was a problem with the source AMI: %s", err))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
@@ -66,11 +70,11 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	if s.ExpectedRootDevice != "" && imageResp.Images[0].RootDeviceType != s.ExpectedRootDevice {
+	if s.ExpectedRootDevice != "" && *imageResp.Images[0].RootDeviceType != s.ExpectedRootDevice {
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf(
 			"The provided source AMI has an invalid root device type.\n"+
 				"Expected '%s', got '%s'.",
-			s.ExpectedRootDevice, imageResp.Images[0].RootDeviceType))
+			s.ExpectedRootDevice, *imageResp.Images[0].RootDeviceType))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
@@ -82,11 +86,11 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 
 		// Detect the spot price
 		startTime := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
-		resp, err := ec2conn.DescribeSpotPriceHistory(&ec2.DescribeSpotPriceHistory{
-			InstanceType:       []string{s.InstanceType},
-			ProductDescription: []string{s.SpotPriceProduct},
-			AvailabilityZone:   s.AvailabilityZone,
-			StartTime:          startTime,
+		resp, err := ec2conn.DescribeSpotPriceHistory(&ec2.DescribeSpotPriceHistoryInput{
+			InstanceTypes:       []*string{&s.InstanceType},
+			ProductDescriptions: []*string{&s.SpotPriceProduct},
+			AvailabilityZone:    &s.AvailabilityZone,
+			StartTime:           &startTime,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("Error finding spot price: %s", err)
@@ -96,9 +100,9 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 		}
 
 		var price float64
-		for _, history := range resp.History {
-			log.Printf("[INFO] Candidate spot price: %s", history.SpotPrice)
-			current, err := strconv.ParseFloat(history.SpotPrice, 64)
+		for _, history := range resp.SpotPriceHistory {
+			log.Printf("[INFO] Candidate spot price: %s", *history.SpotPrice)
+			current, err := strconv.ParseFloat(*history.SpotPrice, 64)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("[ERR] Error parsing spot price: %s", err)
 				continue
@@ -120,20 +124,33 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 	var instanceId string
 
 	if spotPrice == "" {
-		runOpts := &ec2.RunInstances{
-			KeyName:                  keyName,
-			ImageId:                  s.SourceAMI,
-			InstanceType:             s.InstanceType,
-			UserData:                 []byte(userData),
-			MinCount:                 0,
-			MaxCount:                 0,
-			SecurityGroups:           securityGroups,
-			IamInstanceProfile:       s.IamInstanceProfile,
-			SubnetId:                 s.SubnetId,
-			AssociatePublicIpAddress: s.AssociatePublicIpAddress,
-			BlockDevices:             s.BlockDevices.BuildLaunchDevices(),
-			AvailZone:                s.AvailabilityZone,
+		runOpts := &ec2.RunInstancesInput{
+			KeyName:             &keyName,
+			ImageID:             &s.SourceAMI,
+			InstanceType:        &s.InstanceType,
+			UserData:            &userData,
+			MaxCount:            aws.Long(1),
+			MinCount:            aws.Long(1),
+			IAMInstanceProfile:  &ec2.IAMInstanceProfileSpecification{Name: &s.IamInstanceProfile},
+			BlockDeviceMappings: s.BlockDevices.BuildLaunchDevices(),
+			Placement:           &ec2.Placement{AvailabilityZone: &s.AvailabilityZone},
 		}
+
+		if s.SubnetId != "" && s.AssociatePublicIpAddress {
+			runOpts.NetworkInterfaces = []*ec2.InstanceNetworkInterfaceSpecification{
+				&ec2.InstanceNetworkInterfaceSpecification{
+					DeviceIndex:              aws.Long(0),
+					AssociatePublicIPAddress: &s.AssociatePublicIpAddress,
+					SubnetID:                 &s.SubnetId,
+					Groups:                   securityGroupIds,
+					DeleteOnTermination:      aws.Boolean(true),
+				},
+			}
+		} else {
+			runOpts.SubnetID = &s.SubnetId
+			runOpts.SecurityGroupIDs = securityGroupIds
+		}
+
 		runResp, err := ec2conn.RunInstances(runOpts)
 		if err != nil {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("Error launching source instance: %s", err)
@@ -141,26 +158,29 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
-		instanceId = runResp.Instances[0].InstanceId
+		instanceId = *runResp.Instances[0].InstanceID
 	} else {
 		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Requesting spot instance '%s' for: %s",
 			s.InstanceType, spotPrice))
 
-		runOpts := &ec2.RequestSpotInstances{
-			SpotPrice:                spotPrice,
-			KeyName:                  keyName,
-			ImageId:                  s.SourceAMI,
-			InstanceType:             s.InstanceType,
-			UserData:                 []byte(userData),
-			SecurityGroups:           securityGroups,
-			IamInstanceProfile:       s.IamInstanceProfile,
-			SubnetId:                 s.SubnetId,
-			AssociatePublicIpAddress: s.AssociatePublicIpAddress,
-			BlockDevices:             s.BlockDevices.BuildLaunchDevices(),
-			AvailZone:                s.AvailabilityZone,
-		}
-		runSpotResp, err := ec2conn.RequestSpotInstances(runOpts)
+		runSpotResp, err := ec2conn.RequestSpotInstances(&ec2.RequestSpotInstancesInput{
+			SpotPrice: &spotPrice,
+			LaunchSpecification: &ec2.RequestSpotLaunchSpecification{
+				KeyName:            &keyName,
+				ImageID:            &s.SourceAMI,
+				InstanceType:       &s.InstanceType,
+				UserData:           &userData,
+				SecurityGroupIDs:   securityGroupIds,
+				IAMInstanceProfile: &ec2.IAMInstanceProfileSpecification{Name: &s.IamInstanceProfile},
+				SubnetID:           &s.SubnetId,
+				NetworkInterfaces: []*ec2.InstanceNetworkInterfaceSpecification{
+					&ec2.InstanceNetworkInterfaceSpecification{AssociatePublicIPAddress: &s.AssociatePublicIpAddress},
+				},
+				Placement:           &ec2.SpotPlacement{AvailabilityZone: &s.AvailabilityZone},
+				BlockDeviceMappings: s.BlockDevices.BuildLaunchDevices(),
+			},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("Error launching source spot instance: %s", err)
 			state.Put("error", err)
@@ -168,54 +188,57 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
 
-		s.spotRequest = &runSpotResp.SpotRequestResults[0]
+		s.spotRequest = runSpotResp.SpotInstanceRequests[0]
 
-		spotRequestId := s.spotRequest.SpotRequestId
-		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for spot request (%s) to become active...", spotRequestId))
+		spotRequestId := s.spotRequest.SpotInstanceRequestID
+		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for spot request (%s) to become active...", *spotRequestId))
 		stateChange := StateChangeConf{
 			Pending:   []string{"open"},
 			Target:    "active",
-			Refresh:   SpotRequestStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, spotRequestId),
+			Refresh:   SpotRequestStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, *spotRequestId),
 			StepState: state,
 		}
 		_, err = WaitForState(&stateChange)
 		if err != nil {
-			err := fmt.Errorf("Error waiting for spot request (%s) to become ready: %s", spotRequestId, err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("Error waiting for spot request (%s) to become ready: %s", *spotRequestId, err)
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
-		spotResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeSpotRequests([]string{spotRequestId}, nil)
+
+		spotResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeSpotInstanceRequests(&ec2.DescribeSpotInstanceRequestsInput{
+			SpotInstanceRequestIDs: []*string{spotRequestId},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
-			err := fmt.Errorf("Error finding spot request (%s): %s", spotRequestId, err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("Error finding spot request (%s): %s", *spotRequestId, err)
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
 		}
-		instanceId = spotResp.SpotRequestResults[0].InstanceId
+		instanceId = *spotResp.SpotInstanceRequests[0].InstanceID
 	}
 
-	instanceResp, instanceErr := ec2conn.Instances([]string{instanceId}, nil)
+	instanceResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeInstances(&ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{
+		InstanceIDs: []*string{&instanceId}})
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		if instanceErr == nil {
-			err = instanceErr
+		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
 
 		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
-		instanceResp, err = ec2conn.Instances([]string{instanceId}, nil)
+		instanceResp, err = ec2conn.DescribeInstances(&ec2.DescribeInstancesInput{
+			InstanceIDs: []*string{&instanceId}})
 	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error finding source instance (%s): %s", instanceId, err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
-	s.instance = &instanceResp.Reservations[0].Instances[0]
-	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Instance ID: %s", s.instance.InstanceId))
+	s.instance = instanceResp.Reservations[0].Instances[0]
+	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Instance ID: %s", *s.instance.InstanceID))
 
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for instance (%s) to become ready...", s.instance.InstanceId))
+	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for instance (%s) to become ready...", *s.instance.InstanceID))
 	stateChange := StateChangeConf{
 		Pending:   []string{"pending"},
 		Target:    "running",
@@ -224,7 +247,7 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 	}
 	latestInstance, err := WaitForState(&stateChange)
 	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("Error waiting for instance (%s) to become ready: %s", s.instance.InstanceId, err)
+		err := fmt.Errorf("Error waiting for instance (%s) to become ready: %s", *s.instance.InstanceID, err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
@@ -232,29 +255,32 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepActi
 
 	s.instance = latestInstance.(*ec2.Instance)
 
-	ec2Tags := make([]ec2.Tag, 1, len(s.Tags)+1)
-	ec2Tags[0] = ec2.Tag{"Name", "Packer Builder"}
+	ec2Tags := make([]*ec2.Tag, 1, len(s.Tags)+1)
+	ec2Tags[0] = &ec2.Tag{Key: aws.String("Name"), Value: aws.String("Packer Builder")}
 	for k, v := range s.Tags {
-		ec2Tags = append(ec2Tags, ec2.Tag{k, v})
+		ec2Tags = append(ec2Tags, &ec2.Tag{Key: &k, Value: &v})
 	}
 
-	_, err = ec2conn.CreateTags([]string{s.instance.InstanceId}, ec2Tags)
+	_, err = ec2conn.CreateTags(&ec2.CreateTagsInput{
+		Tags:      ec2Tags,
+		Resources: []*string{s.instance.InstanceID},
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		ui.Message(
 			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to tag a Name on the builder instance: %s", err))
 	}
 
 	if s.Debug {
-		if s.instance.DNSName != "" {
-			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Public DNS: %s", s.instance.DNSName))
+		if s.instance.PublicDNSName != nil && *s.instance.PublicDNSName != "" {
+			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Public DNS: %s", *s.instance.PublicDNSName))
 		}
 
-		if s.instance.PublicIpAddress != "" {
-			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Public IP: %s", s.instance.PublicIpAddress))
+		if s.instance.PublicIPAddress != nil && *s.instance.PublicIPAddress != "" {
+			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Public IP: %s", *s.instance.PublicIPAddress))
 		}
 
-		if s.instance.PrivateIpAddress != "" {
-			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Private IP: %s", s.instance.PrivateIpAddress))
+		if s.instance.PrivateIPAddress != nil && *s.instance.PrivateIPAddress != "" {
+			ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Private IP: %s", *s.instance.PrivateIPAddress))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -271,13 +297,16 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	// Cancel the spot request if it exists
 	if s.spotRequest != nil {
 		ui.Say("Cancelling the spot request...")
-		if _, err := ec2conn.CancelSpotRequests([]string{s.spotRequest.SpotRequestId}); err != nil {
+		input := &ec2.CancelSpotInstanceRequestsInput{
+			SpotInstanceRequestIDs: []*string{s.spotRequest.InstanceID},
+		}
+		if _, err := ec2conn.CancelSpotInstanceRequests(input); err != nil {
 			ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error cancelling the spot request, may still be around: %s", err))
 			return
 		}
 		stateChange := StateChangeConf{
 			Pending: []string{"active", "open"},
-			Refresh: SpotRequestStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, s.spotRequest.SpotRequestId),
+			Refresh: SpotRequestStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, *s.spotRequest.SpotInstanceRequestID),
 			Target:  "cancelled",
 		}
 
@@ -289,7 +318,7 @@ func (s *StepRunSourceInstance) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	if s.instance != nil {
 
 		ui.Say("Terminating the source AWS instance...")
-		if _, err := ec2conn.TerminateInstances([]string{s.instance.InstanceId}); err != nil {
+		if _, err := ec2conn.TerminateInstances(&ec2.TerminateInstancesInput{InstanceIDs: []*string{s.instance.InstanceID}}); err != nil {
 			ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error terminating instance, may still be around: %s", err))
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_security_group.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_security_group.go
index 1d95619fe..356c4a752 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_security_group.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_security_group.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common/uuid"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
-	"log"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type StepSecurityGroup struct {
@@ -36,10 +38,10 @@ func (s *StepSecurityGroup) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui.Say("Creating temporary security group for this instance...")
 	groupName := fmt.Sprintf("packer %s", uuid.TimeOrderedUUID())
 	log.Printf("Temporary group name: %s", groupName)
-	group := ec2.SecurityGroup{
-		Name:        groupName,
-		Description: "Temporary group for Packer",
-		VpcId:       s.VpcId,
+	group := &ec2.CreateSecurityGroupInput{
+		GroupName:   &groupName,
+		Description: aws.String("Temporary group for Packer"),
+		VPCID:       &s.VpcId,
 	}
 	groupResp, err := ec2conn.CreateSecurityGroup(group)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,16 +50,15 @@ func (s *StepSecurityGroup) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	// Set the group ID so we can delete it later
-	s.createdGroupId = groupResp.Id
+	s.createdGroupId = *groupResp.GroupID
 
-	// Authorize the SSH access
-	perms := []ec2.IPPerm{
-		ec2.IPPerm{
-			Protocol:  "tcp",
-			FromPort:  s.SSHPort,
-			ToPort:    s.SSHPort,
-			SourceIPs: []string{"0.0.0.0/0"},
-		},
+	// Authorize the SSH access for the security group
+	req := &ec2.AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngressInput{
+		GroupID:    groupResp.GroupID,
+		IPProtocol: aws.String("tcp"),
+		FromPort:   aws.Long(int64(s.SSHPort)),
+		ToPort:     aws.Long(int64(s.SSHPort)),
+		CIDRIP:     aws.String("0.0.0.0/0"),
 	}
 
 	// We loop and retry this a few times because sometimes the security
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *StepSecurityGroup) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	// consistent.
 	ui.Say("Authorizing SSH access on the temporary security group...")
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		_, err = ec2conn.AuthorizeSecurityGroup(groupResp.SecurityGroup, perms)
+		_, err = ec2conn.AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress(req)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func (s *StepSecurityGroup) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 
 	var err error
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		_, err = ec2conn.DeleteSecurityGroup(ec2.SecurityGroup{Id: s.createdGroupId})
+		_, err = ec2conn.DeleteSecurityGroup(&ec2.DeleteSecurityGroupInput{GroupID: &s.createdGroupId})
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_source_ami_info.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_source_ami_info.go
index c9f72123d..b0c941fda 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_source_ami_info.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_source_ami_info.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package common
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (s *StepSourceAMIInfo) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Inspecting the source AMI...")
-	imageResp, err := ec2conn.Images([]string{s.SourceAmi}, ec2.NewFilter())
+	imageResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeImages(&ec2.DescribeImagesInput{ImageIDs: []*string{&s.SourceAmi}})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error querying AMI: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ func (s *StepSourceAMIInfo) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	image := &imageResp.Images[0]
+	image := imageResp.Images[0]
 
 	// Enhanced Networking (SriovNetSupport) can only be enabled on HVM AMIs.
 	// See http://goo.gl/icuXh5
-	if s.EnhancedNetworking && image.VirtualizationType != "hvm" {
+	if s.EnhancedNetworking && *image.VirtualizationType != "hvm" {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Cannot enable enhanced networking, source AMI '%s' is not HVM", s.SourceAmi)
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go
index a41828e30..a2d393bd5 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/builder.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common"
@@ -62,17 +62,12 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packer.Artifact, error) {
-	region, err := b.config.Region()
+	config, err := b.config.Config()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	auth, err := b.config.AccessConfig.Auth()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	ec2conn := ec2.New(auth, region)
+	ec2conn := ec2.New(config)
 
 	// Setup the state bag and initial state for the steps
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/builder_test.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/builder_test.go
index 6f777afa9..664c751fa 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/builder_test.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/builder_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package ebs
 
 import (
-	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
 
 func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
index eb8ddea7c..4fa601dfd 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_create_ami.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package ebs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@ func (s *stepCreateAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	// Create the image
 	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Creating the AMI: %s", config.AMIName))
-	createOpts := &ec2.CreateImage{
-		InstanceId:   instance.InstanceId,
-		Name:         config.AMIName,
-		BlockDevices: config.BlockDevices.BuildAMIDevices(),
+	createOpts := &ec2.CreateImageInput{
+		InstanceID:          instance.InstanceID,
+		Name:                &config.AMIName,
+		BlockDeviceMappings: config.BlockDevices.BuildAMIDevices(),
 	}
 
 	createResp, err := ec2conn.CreateImage(createOpts)
@@ -35,16 +36,16 @@ func (s *stepCreateAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	// Set the AMI ID in the state
-	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("AMI: %s", createResp.ImageId))
+	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("AMI: %s", *createResp.ImageID))
 	amis := make(map[string]string)
-	amis[ec2conn.Region.Name] = createResp.ImageId
+	amis[ec2conn.Config.Region] = *createResp.ImageID
 	state.Put("amis", amis)
 
 	// Wait for the image to become ready
 	stateChange := awscommon.StateChangeConf{
 		Pending:   []string{"pending"},
 		Target:    "available",
-		Refresh:   awscommon.AMIStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, createResp.ImageId),
+		Refresh:   awscommon.AMIStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, *createResp.ImageID),
 		StepState: state,
 	}
 
@@ -56,14 +57,14 @@ func (s *stepCreateAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
-	imagesResp, err := ec2conn.Images([]string{createResp.ImageId}, nil)
+	imagesResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeImages(&ec2.DescribeImagesInput{ImageIDs: []*string{createResp.ImageID}})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error searching for AMI: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
-	s.image = &imagesResp.Images[0]
+	s.image = imagesResp.Images[0]
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
@@ -83,11 +84,9 @@ func (s *stepCreateAMI) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Deregistering the AMI because cancelation or error...")
-	if resp, err := ec2conn.DeregisterImage(s.image.Id); err != nil {
+	deregisterOpts := &ec2.DeregisterImageInput{ImageID: s.image.ImageID}
+	if _, err := ec2conn.DeregisterImage(deregisterOpts); err != nil {
 		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deregistering AMI, may still be around: %s", err))
 		return
-	} else if resp.Return == false {
-		ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error deregistering AMI, may still be around: %t", resp.Return))
-		return
 	}
 }
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_modify_instance.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_modify_instance.go
index 8b3f19b4d..0fa766326 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_modify_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_modify_instance.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package ebs
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ func (s *stepModifyInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction
 	// Set SriovNetSupport to "simple". See http://goo.gl/icuXh5
 	if config.AMIEnhancedNetworking {
 		ui.Say("Enabling Enhanced Networking...")
-		_, err := ec2conn.ModifyInstance(
-			instance.InstanceId,
-			&ec2.ModifyInstance{SriovNetSupport: true},
-		)
+		simple := "simple"
+		_, err := ec2conn.ModifyInstanceAttribute(&ec2.ModifyInstanceAttributeInput{
+			InstanceID:      instance.InstanceID,
+			SRIOVNetSupport: &ec2.AttributeValue{Value: &simple},
+		})
 		if err != nil {
-			err := fmt.Errorf("Error enabling Enhanced Networking on %s: %s", instance.InstanceId, err)
+			err := fmt.Errorf("Error enabling Enhanced Networking on %s: %s", *instance.InstanceID, err)
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())
 			return multistep.ActionHalt
diff --git a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_stop_instance.go b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_stop_instance.go
index 09c19bddb..c01de8fdc 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/ebs/step_stop_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/ebs/step_stop_instance.go
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package ebs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ func (s *stepStopInstance) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	// Stop the instance so we can create an AMI from it
 	ui.Say("Stopping the source instance...")
-	_, err := ec2conn.StopInstances(instance.InstanceId)
+	_, err := ec2conn.StopInstances(&ec2.StopInstancesInput{
+		InstanceIDs: []*string{instance.InstanceID},
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error stopping instance: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
index 2845aa25d..66351aab0 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/builder.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common"
@@ -141,17 +141,12 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packer.Artifact, error) {
-	region, err := b.config.Region()
+	config, err := b.config.Config()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	auth, err := b.config.AccessConfig.Auth()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	ec2conn := ec2.New(auth, region)
+	ec2conn := ec2.New(config)
 
 	// Setup the state bag and initial state for the steps
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/step_bundle_volume.go b/builder/amazon/instance/step_bundle_volume.go
index 8fd320e4a..433c1ca6e 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/step_bundle_volume.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/step_bundle_volume.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package instance
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (s *StepBundleVolume) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	var err error
 	config.ctx.Data = bundleCmdData{
 		AccountId:    config.AccountId,
-		Architecture: instance.Architecture,
+		Architecture: *instance.Architecture,
 		CertPath:     x509RemoteCertPath,
 		Destination:  config.BundleDestination,
 		KeyPath:      x509RemoteKeyPath,
diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/step_register_ami.go b/builder/amazon/instance/step_register_ami.go
index 07040f417..349c7f856 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/step_register_ami.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/step_register_ami.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package instance
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	awscommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/amazon/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 
 	ui.Say("Registering the AMI...")
-	registerOpts := &ec2.RegisterImage{
-		ImageLocation: manifestPath,
-		Name:          config.AMIName,
-		BlockDevices:  config.BlockDevices.BuildAMIDevices(),
-		VirtType:      config.AMIVirtType,
+	registerOpts := &ec2.RegisterImageInput{
+		ImageLocation:       &manifestPath,
+		Name:                &config.AMIName,
+		BlockDeviceMappings: config.BlockDevices.BuildAMIDevices(),
+		VirtualizationType:  &config.AMIVirtType,
 	}
 
 	// Set SriovNetSupport to "simple". See http://goo.gl/icuXh5
 	if config.AMIEnhancedNetworking {
-		registerOpts.SriovNetSupport = "simple"
+		simple := "simple"
+		registerOpts.SRIOVNetSupport = &simple
 	}
 
 	registerResp, err := ec2conn.RegisterImage(registerOpts)
@@ -38,16 +39,16 @@ func (s *StepRegisterAMI) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	// Set the AMI ID in the state
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("AMI: %s", registerResp.ImageId))
+	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("AMI: %s", *registerResp.ImageID))
 	amis := make(map[string]string)
-	amis[ec2conn.Region.Name] = registerResp.ImageId
+	amis[ec2conn.Config.Region] = *registerResp.ImageID
 	state.Put("amis", amis)
 
 	// Wait for the image to become ready
 	stateChange := awscommon.StateChangeConf{
 		Pending:   []string{"pending"},
 		Target:    "available",
-		Refresh:   awscommon.AMIStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, registerResp.ImageId),
+		Refresh:   awscommon.AMIStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, *registerResp.ImageID),
 		StepState: state,
 	}
 
diff --git a/builder/amazon/instance/step_upload_bundle.go b/builder/amazon/instance/step_upload_bundle.go
index c30ec9415..2f6b328c6 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/instance/step_upload_bundle.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/instance/step_upload_bundle.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (s *StepUploadBundle) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		BucketName:      config.S3Bucket,
 		BundleDirectory: config.BundleDestination,
 		ManifestPath:    manifestPath,
-		Region:          region.Name,
+		Region:          region,
 		SecretKey:       config.SecretKey,
 	}
 	config.BundleUploadCommand, err = interpolate.Render(config.BundleUploadCommand, config.ctx)