diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/embedding_configurator.py b/src/crewai/utilities/embedding_configurator.py
index 657363967..b75cd2f33 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/embedding_configurator.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/embedding_configurator.py
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ class EmbeddingConfigurator:
             AmazonBedrockEmbeddingFunction,
         )
 
-        return AmazonBedrockEmbeddingFunction(
-            session=config.get("session"),
-        )
+        # Allow custom model_name override with backwards compatibility
+        kwargs = {"session": config.get("session")}
+        if model_name is not None:
+            kwargs["model_name"] = model_name
+        return AmazonBedrockEmbeddingFunction(**kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _configure_huggingface(config, model_name):