diff --git a/src/main.tf b/src/main.tf
index 7a70f84..7ec256a 100644
--- a/src/main.tf
+++ b/src/main.tf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module "log_group_prefix" {
 
 module "datadog_lambda_forwarder" {
   source  = "cloudposse/datadog-lambda-forwarder/aws"
-  version = "1.5.3"
+  version = "1.8.0"
 
   cloudwatch_forwarder_log_groups     = local.cloudwatch_forwarder_log_groups
   cloudwatch_forwarder_event_patterns = var.cloudwatch_forwarder_event_patterns