diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/README.md
index ba0482d3aa263..7f7665e02238c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/README.md
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ new synthetics.Canary(this, 'Inline Canary', {
     code: synthetics.Code.fromInline('/* Synthetics handler code */'),
     handler: 'index.handler', // must be 'index.handler'
   }),
-  runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_1,
+  runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_3,
 });
 
 // To supply the code from your local filesystem:
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ new synthetics.Canary(this, 'Asset Canary', {
     code: synthetics.Code.fromAsset(path.join(__dirname, 'canary')),
     handler: 'index.handler', // must end with '.handler'
   }),
-  runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_1,
+  runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_3,
 });
 
 // To supply the code from a S3 bucket:
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ new synthetics.Canary(this, 'Bucket Canary', {
     code: synthetics.Code.fromBucket(bucket, 'canary.zip'),
     handler: 'index.handler', // must end with '.handler'
   }),
-  runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_1,
+  runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_3,
 });
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/lib/runtime.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/lib/runtime.ts
index c710d68a34e35..81ac1a857e6db 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/lib/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/lib/runtime.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ export class Runtime {
    */
   public static readonly SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_2 = new Runtime('syn-nodejs-puppeteer-3.2', RuntimeFamily.NODEJS);
 
+  /**
+   * `syn-nodejs-puppeteer-3.3` includes the following:
+   * - Lambda runtime Node.js 12.x
+   * - Puppeteer-core version 5.5.0
+   * - Chromium version 88.0.4298.0
+   *
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Synthetics_Library_nodejs_puppeteer.html#CloudWatch_Synthetics_runtimeversion-nodejs-puppeteer-3.3
+   */
+  public static readonly SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_3 = new Runtime('syn-nodejs-puppeteer-3.3', RuntimeFamily.NODEJS);
+
   /**
    * `syn-python-selenium-1.0` includes the following:
    * - Lambda runtime Python 3.8
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.expected.json
index 70d3908aa07f6..988973d8bfe78 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.expected.json
@@ -456,6 +456,173 @@
         "StartCanaryAfterCreation": true
       }
     },
+    "MyCanaryThreeArtifactsBucket894E857E": {
+      "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
+      "Properties": {
+        "BucketEncryption": {
+          "ServerSideEncryptionConfiguration": [
+            {
+              "ServerSideEncryptionByDefault": {
+                "SSEAlgorithm": "aws:kms"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Retain",
+      "DeletionPolicy": "Retain"
+    },
+    "MyCanaryThreeServiceRole68117E65": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
+      "Properties": {
+        "AssumeRolePolicyDocument": {
+          "Statement": [
+            {
+              "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+              "Effect": "Allow",
+              "Principal": {
+                "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"
+              }
+            }
+          ],
+          "Version": "2012-10-17"
+        },
+        "Policies": [
+          {
+            "PolicyDocument": {
+              "Statement": [
+                {
+                  "Action": "s3:ListAllMyBuckets",
+                  "Effect": "Allow",
+                  "Resource": "*"
+                },
+                {
+                  "Action": [
+                    "s3:PutObject",
+                    "s3:GetBucketLocation"
+                  ],
+                  "Effect": "Allow",
+                  "Resource": {
+                    "Fn::Join": [
+                      "",
+                      [
+                        {
+                          "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                            "MyCanaryThreeArtifactsBucket894E857E",
+                            "Arn"
+                          ]
+                        },
+                        "/*"
+                      ]
+                    ]
+                  }
+                },
+                {
+                  "Action": "cloudwatch:PutMetricData",
+                  "Condition": {
+                    "StringEquals": {
+                      "cloudwatch:namespace": "CloudWatchSynthetics"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "Effect": "Allow",
+                  "Resource": "*"
+                },
+                {
+                  "Action": [
+                    "logs:CreateLogStream",
+                    "logs:CreateLogGroup",
+                    "logs:PutLogEvents"
+                  ],
+                  "Effect": "Allow",
+                  "Resource": {
+                    "Fn::Join": [
+                      "",
+                      [
+                        "arn:",
+                        {
+                          "Ref": "AWS::Partition"
+                        },
+                        ":logs:::*"
+                      ]
+                    ]
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              "Version": "2012-10-17"
+            },
+            "PolicyName": "canaryPolicy"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "MyCanaryThree968B1271": {
+      "Type": "AWS::Synthetics::Canary",
+      "Properties": {
+        "ArtifactS3Location": {
+          "Fn::Join": [
+            "",
+            [
+              "s3://",
+              {
+                "Ref": "MyCanaryThreeArtifactsBucket894E857E"
+              }
+            ]
+          ]
+        },
+        "Code": {
+          "Handler": "canary.handler",
+          "S3Bucket": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersb1b777dcb79a2fa2790059927207d10bf5f4747d6dd1516e2780726d9d6fa820S3Bucket705C3761"
+          },
+          "S3Key": {
+            "Fn::Join": [
+              "",
+              [
+                {
+                  "Fn::Select": [
+                    0,
+                    {
+                      "Fn::Split": [
+                        "||",
+                        {
+                          "Ref": "AssetParametersb1b777dcb79a2fa2790059927207d10bf5f4747d6dd1516e2780726d9d6fa820S3VersionKeyE546342B"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                {
+                  "Fn::Select": [
+                    1,
+                    {
+                      "Fn::Split": [
+                        "||",
+                        {
+                          "Ref": "AssetParametersb1b777dcb79a2fa2790059927207d10bf5f4747d6dd1516e2780726d9d6fa820S3VersionKeyE546342B"
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "ExecutionRoleArn": {
+          "Fn::GetAtt": [
+            "MyCanaryThreeServiceRole68117E65",
+            "Arn"
+          ]
+        },
+        "Name": "assetcanary-three",
+        "RuntimeVersion": "syn-nodejs-puppeteer-3.3",
+        "Schedule": {
+          "DurationInSeconds": "0",
+          "Expression": "rate(5 minutes)"
+        },
+        "StartCanaryAfterCreation": true
+      }
+    },
     "MyPythonCanaryArtifactsBucket7AE88133": {
       "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
       "Properties": {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.ts
index 54822badf1c99..268667b8439f3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-synthetics/test/integ.canary.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import * as synthetics from '../lib';
  * -- aws synthetics get-canary --name canary-integ has a state of 'RUNNING'
  * -- aws synthetics get-canary --name assetcanary-one has a state of 'RUNNING'
  * -- aws synthetics get-canary --name assetcanary-two has a state of 'RUNNING'
+ * -- aws synthetics get-canary --name assetcanary-three has a state of 'RUNNING'
  */
 const app = new cdk.App();
 const stack = new cdk.Stack(app, 'canary-one');
@@ -50,6 +51,15 @@ new synthetics.Canary(stack, 'MyCanaryTwo', {
   runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_2,
 });
 
+new synthetics.Canary(stack, 'MyCanaryThree', {
+  canaryName: 'assetcanary-three',
+  test: synthetics.Test.custom({
+    handler: 'canary.handler',
+    code: synthetics.Code.fromAsset(path.join(__dirname, 'canary.zip')),
+  }),
+  runtime: synthetics.Runtime.SYNTHETICS_NODEJS_PUPPETEER_3_3,
+});
+
 new synthetics.Canary(stack, 'MyPythonCanary', {
   canaryName: 'py-canary-integ',
   test: synthetics.Test.custom({