diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-events/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/lambda/runtime/events/SQSEvent.java b/aws-lambda-java-events/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/lambda/runtime/events/SQSEvent.java
index ee0d1020..25a17b43 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-events/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/lambda/runtime/events/SQSEvent.java
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-events/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/lambda/runtime/events/SQSEvent.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public MessageAttribute clone() {
 
     }
 
-    private static class SQSMessage implements Serializable, Cloneable {
+    public static class SQSMessage implements Serializable, Cloneable {
 
         private static final long serialVersionUID = -2300083946005987098L;