diff --git a/templates/java8.al2/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml b/templates/java8.al2/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
index b9e7673f..9ed87f9d 100644
--- a/templates/java8.al2/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml	
+++ b/templates/java8.al2/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-powertools-java-maven/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml	
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>powertools-metrics</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.0</version>
+            <version>1.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>