diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java
index c001a279f70fa..7a2b629a6135b 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloConstruct.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package com.myorg;
 
 import software.amazon.awscdk.Construct;
-import software.amazon.awscdk.services.iam.IIdentityResource;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.iam.IPrincipal;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.s3.Bucket;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.s3.BucketProps;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ public HelloConstruct(final Construct parent, final String name, final HelloCons
         super(parent, name);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < props.getBucketCount(); ++i) {
-            buckets.add(new Bucket(this, "Bucket" + String.valueOf(i)));
+            buckets.add(new Bucket(this, "Bucket" + String.valueOf(i), BucketProps.builder().build()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public HelloConstruct(final Construct parent, final String name, final HelloCons
      * Given an principal, grants it READ access on all buckets.
      * @param principal The principal (User, Group, Role)
      */
-    public void grantRead(final IIdentityResource principal) {
-        buckets.forEach(b -> b.grantRead(principal));
+    public void grantRead(final IPrincipal principal) {
+        buckets.forEach(b -> b.grantRead(principal, "*"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java
index f351203771146..de0bc3c99da70 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/init-templates/app/java/src/main/java/com/myorg/HelloStack.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import software.amazon.awscdk.Stack;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.StackProps;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.iam.User;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.iam.UserProps;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.sns.Topic;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.sns.TopicProps;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.sqs.Queue;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ public HelloStack(final App parent, final String name, final StackProps props) {
                 .withBucketCount(5)
                 .build());
 
-        User user = new User(this, "MyUser");
+        User user = new User(this, "MyUser", UserProps.builder().build());
         hello.grantRead(user);
     }
 }