diff --git a/django_q/brokers/aws_sqs.py b/django_q/brokers/aws_sqs.py
index 1caa13a..db25215 100644
--- a/django_q/brokers/aws_sqs.py
+++ b/django_q/brokers/aws_sqs.py
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 from django_q.conf import Conf
 from django_q.brokers import Broker
-import boto.sqs
-from boto.sqs.message import RawMessage
+from boto3 import Session
 
 
 class Sqs(Broker):
     def __init__(self, list_key=Conf.PREFIX):
+        self.sqs = None
         super(Sqs, self).__init__(list_key)
         self.queue = self.get_queue()
 
     def enqueue(self, task):
-        m = RawMessage()
-        m.set_body(task)
-        self.queue.write(m)
-        return m.id
+        response = self.queue.send_message(MessageBody=task)
+        return response.get('MessageId')
 
     def dequeue(self):
         # sqs supports max 10 messages in bulk
@@ -23,50 +21,45 @@ class Sqs(Broker):
         if len(self.task_cache) > 0:
             t = self.task_cache.pop()
         else:
-            tasks = self.queue.get_messages(num_messages=Conf.BULK, visibility_timeout=Conf.RETRY)
+            tasks = self.queue.receive_messages(MaxNumberOfMessages=Conf.BULK, VisibilityTimeout=Conf.RETRY)
             if tasks:
                 t = tasks.pop()
                 if tasks:
                     self.task_cache = tasks
         if t:
-            return t.receipt_handle, t.get_body()
+            return t.receipt_handle, t.body
 
     def acknowledge(self, task_id):
         return self.delete(task_id)
 
     def queue_size(self):
-        return self.queue.count()
+        return int(self.queue.attributes['ApproximateNumberOfMessages'])
 
     def delete(self, task_id):
-        m = RawMessage()
-        m.receipt_handle = task_id
-        return self.queue.delete_message(m)
+        message = self.sqs.Message(self.queue.url, task_id)
+        message.delete()
 
     def fail(self, task_id):
         self.delete(task_id)
 
     def delete_queue(self):
-        self.connection.delete_queue(self.queue)
+        self.queue.delete()
 
     def purge_queue(self):
         self.queue.purge()
 
     def ping(self):
-        try:
-            self.connection.get_all_queues()
-            return True
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise e
+        return 'sqs' in self.connection.get_available_resources()
 
     def info(self):
         return 'AWS SQS'
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_connection(list_key=Conf.PREFIX):
-        conn = boto.sqs.connect_to_region(Conf.SQS['aws_region'],
-                                          aws_access_key_id=Conf.SQS['aws_access_key_id'],
-                                          aws_secret_access_key=Conf.SQS['aws_secret_access_key'])
-        return conn
+        return Session(aws_access_key_id=Conf.SQS['aws_access_key_id'],
+                       aws_secret_access_key=Conf.SQS['aws_secret_access_key'],
+                       region_name=Conf.SQS['aws_region'])
 
     def get_queue(self):
-        return self.connection.create_queue(self.list_key)
+        self.sqs = self.connection.resource('sqs')
+        return self.sqs.create_queue(QueueName=self.list_key)
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index 956f3c1..476c4a9 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ redis
 psutil
 django-redis
 iron-mq
-boto
+boto3
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ffb54c0..daa05ec 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,16 +6,20 @@
 #
 arrow==0.6.0
 blessed==1.9.5
-boto==2.38.0
+boto3==1.1.3
+botocore==1.2.0           # via boto3
 django-picklefield==0.3.2
 django-redis==4.2.0
+docutils==0.12            # via botocore
 future==0.15.1
+futures==2.2.0            # via boto3
 hiredis==0.2.0
 iron-core==1.1.9          # via iron-mq
 iron-mq==0.7
+jmespath==0.7.1           # via boto3, botocore
 msgpack-python==0.4.6     # via django-redis
 psutil==3.2.1
-python-dateutil==2.4.2    # via arrow, iron-core
+python-dateutil==2.4.2    # via arrow, botocore, iron-core
 redis==2.10.3
 requests==2.7.0           # via iron-core
 six==1.9.0                # via python-dateutil