diff --git a/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json b/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json
index a73f4db59..6b7aa8f1e 100644
--- a/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json
+++ b/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@aws-sdk/client-sns": "^3.363.0",
     "@seek/logger": "^6.0.0",
     "datadog-lambda-js": "^7.102.0",
-    "dd-trace": "^4.0.0",
+    "dd-trace": "^5.0.0",
     "skuba-dive": "^2.0.0",
     "zod": "^3.19.1"
   },