diff --git a/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json b/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json
index 2fb070944..c69500eab 100644
--- a/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json
+++ b/template/lambda-sqs-worker/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@aws-sdk/client-lambda": "^3.363.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-sns": "^3.363.0",
     "@seek/logger": "^6.0.0",
-    "datadog-lambda-js": "^7.102.0",
+    "datadog-lambda-js": "^8.0.0",
     "dd-trace": "^5.0.0",
     "skuba-dive": "^2.0.0",
     "zod": "^3.19.1"