diff --git a/templates/java8/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml b/templates/java8/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
index a4724183..3bca9976 100644
--- a/templates/java8/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml	
+++ b/templates/java8/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml	
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>powertools-tracing</artifactId>
-            <version>1.13.0</version>
+            <version>1.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>