diff --git a/.changelog/e0727d8e716742fdbb16b62e64b20456.json b/.changelog/e0727d8e716742fdbb16b62e64b20456.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18ae69f980d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/e0727d8e716742fdbb16b62e64b20456.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    "id": "e0727d8e-7167-42fd-bb16-b62e64b20456",
+    "type": "feature",
+    "description": "Upgrade smithy to 1.27.x, updating query protocol serializers.",
+    "modules": [
+        "internal/protocoltest/awsrestjson",
+        "internal/protocoltest/ec2query",
+        "internal/protocoltest/jsonrpc",
+        "internal/protocoltest/jsonrpc10",
+        "internal/protocoltest/query",
+        "internal/protocoltest/restxml",
+        "service/autoscaling",
+        "service/cloudformation",
+        "service/cloudsearch",
+        "service/cloudwatch",
+        "service/docdb",
+        "service/ec2",
+        "service/elasticache",
+        "service/elasticbeanstalk",
+        "service/elasticloadbalancing",
+        "service/elasticloadbalancingv2",
+        "service/iam",
+        "service/neptune",
+        "service/rds",
+        "service/redshift",
+        "service/ses",
+        "service/sns",
+        "service/sqs",
+        "service/sts"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aws/protocol/query/array.go b/aws/protocol/query/array.go
index 9d7d3a0cb5e..218f05c73a3 100644
--- a/aws/protocol/query/array.go
+++ b/aws/protocol/query/array.go
@@ -59,3 +59,20 @@ func (a *Array) Value() Value {
 	// Lists can't have flat members
 	return newValue(a.values, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", prefix, a.size), false)
 }
+
+// Empty allows empty Query Array URI encoding, e.g.
+//
+//	"ListArg": [] -> ?ListArg=
+//
+// If this method is not called on an empty Query Array, it will
+// not be serialized when encoded.
+//
+// The method should ONLY be used if the Array is known to be empty.
+func (a *Array) Empty() {
+	// If the Array is not empty, return to avoid wrong encoding
+	if a.size != 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	// Set value of prefix to empty string (no text)
+	newValue(a.values, a.prefix, false).String("")
+}
diff --git a/aws/protocol/query/encoder_test.go b/aws/protocol/query/encoder_test.go
index d0c21e537cb..5b4a5485b0f 100644
--- a/aws/protocol/query/encoder_test.go
+++ b/aws/protocol/query/encoder_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Expect: []byte(`list.spam.1=spam&list.spam.2=eggs`),
 		},
+		"empty list": {
+			Encode: func(e *Encoder) error {
+				list := e.Object().Key("ListArg").Array("member")
+				list.Empty()
+				return e.Encode()
+			},
+			Expect: []byte(`ListArg=`),
+		},
 		"flat list": {
 			Encode: func(e *Encoder) error {
 				list := e.Object().FlatKey("list").Array("spam")
@@ -44,6 +52,14 @@ func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Expect: []byte(`list.1=spam&list.2=eggs`),
 		},
+		"empty flat list": {
+			Encode: func(e *Encoder) error {
+				list := e.Object().FlatKey("ListArg").Array("member")
+				list.Empty()
+				return e.Encode()
+			},
+			Expect: []byte(`ListArg=`),
+		},
 		"map": {
 			Encode: func(e *Encoder) error {
 				mapValue := e.Object().Key("map").Map("key", "value")
diff --git a/codegen/gradle.properties b/codegen/gradle.properties
index ea3fa73f7c5..b30aec80489 100644
--- a/codegen/gradle.properties
+++ b/codegen/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-smithyVersion=1.25.2
+smithyVersion=[1.27.0,1.28.0[
 smithyGradleVersion=0.6.0
diff --git a/codegen/smithy-aws-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/go/codegen/QueryShapeSerVisitor.java b/codegen/smithy-aws-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/go/codegen/QueryShapeSerVisitor.java
index bc0165ee36c..7486b01f24a 100644
--- a/codegen/smithy-aws-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/go/codegen/QueryShapeSerVisitor.java
+++ b/codegen/smithy-aws-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/aws/go/codegen/QueryShapeSerVisitor.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.MapShape;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.MemberShape;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.Shape;
+import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.ShapeType;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.StructureShape;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.shapes.UnionShape;
 import software.amazon.smithy.model.traits.EnumTrait;
@@ -75,10 +76,16 @@ protected void serializeCollection(GenerationContext context, CollectionShape sh
         MemberShape member = shape.getMember();
         Shape target = context.getModel().expectShape(member.getTarget());
 
-        // If the list is empty, exit early to avoid extra effort.
-        writer.write("if len(v) == 0 { return nil }");
+        String arrayName = getSerializedLocationName(member, "member");
+        writer.write("array := value.Array($S)", arrayName);
+
+        // If the list is empty, serialize an empty query value.
+        writer.write("""
+            if len(v) == 0 {
+                array.Empty()
+                return nil
+            }""");
 
-        writer.write("array := value.Array($S)", getSerializedLocationName(member, "member"));
         writer.write("");
 
         writer.openBlock("for i := range v {", "}", () -> {