diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 853f53fa523..6679cbc8b4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,22 +4,16 @@
 <a name="unreleased"></a>
 # Unreleased
 
-## Bug Fixes
-
-* **event_handler:** fix format for OpenAPI path templating ([#3399](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3399))
-* **event_handler:** lazy load Pydantic to improve cold start ([#3397](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3397))
-* **event_handler:** allow fine grained Response with data validation ([#3394](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3394))
-* **event_handler:** apply serialization as the last operation for middlewares ([#3392](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3392))
 
-## Features
+<a name="v2.28.0"></a>
+## [v2.28.0] - 2023-11-23
+## Documentation
 
-* **event_handler:** allow customers to catch request validation errors ([#3396](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3396))
+* **event_handlers:** new data validation and OpenAPI feature ([#3386](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3386))
 
 ## Maintenance
 
-* **deps:** bump the layer-balancer group in /layer/scripts/layer-balancer with 3 updates ([#3389](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3389))
-* **deps-dev:** bump pytest-xdist from 3.4.0 to 3.5.0 ([#3387](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3387))
-* **deps-dev:** bump sentry-sdk from 1.35.0 to 1.36.0 ([#3388](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3388))
+* version bump
 
 
 <a name="v2.27.1"></a>
@@ -4057,7 +4051,8 @@
 * Merge pull request [#5](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/5) from jfuss/feat/python38
 
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.27.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.28.0...HEAD
+[v2.28.0]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.27.1...v2.28.0
 [v2.27.1]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.27.0...v2.27.1
 [v2.27.0]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.26.1...v2.27.0
 [v2.26.1]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.26.0...v2.26.1
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
index 2231bc1b400..0007540453d 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/event_handler/api_gateway.py
@@ -789,6 +789,12 @@ def _route(self, event: ResponseEventT, cors: Optional[CORSConfig]):
 
     def build(self, event: ResponseEventT, cors: Optional[CORSConfig] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Build the full response dict to be returned by the lambda"""
+
+        # We only apply the serializer when the content type is JSON and the
+        # body is not a str, to avoid double encoding
+        if self.response.is_json() and not isinstance(self.response.body, str):
+            self.response.body = self.serializer(self.response.body)
+
         self._route(event, cors)
 
         if isinstance(self.response.body, bytes):
@@ -796,11 +802,6 @@ def build(self, event: ResponseEventT, cors: Optional[CORSConfig] = None) -> Dic
             self.response.base64_encoded = True
             self.response.body = base64.b64encode(self.response.body).decode()
 
-        # We only apply the serializer when the content type is JSON and the
-        # body is not a str, to avoid double encoding
-        elif self.response.is_json() and not isinstance(self.response.body, str):
-            self.response.body = self.serializer(self.response.body)
-
         return {
             "statusCode": self.response.status_code,
             "body": self.response.body,
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/shared/version.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/shared/version.py
index fce34232afe..3d886ebcd53 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/shared/version.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/shared/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Exposes version constant to avoid circular dependencies."""
 
-VERSION = "2.27.1"
+VERSION = "2.28.1"
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 5f5cd8e6e5a..96392362776 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) is a developer toolkit to implement Serverles
 
 You can install Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) using one of the following options:
 
-* **Lambda Layer (x86_64)**: [**arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49**](# "Replace {region} with your AWS region, e.g., eu-west-1"){: .copyMe}:clipboard:
-* **Lambda Layer (arm64)**: [**arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49**](# "Replace {region} with your AWS region, e.g., eu-west-1"){: .copyMe}:clipboard:
+* **Lambda Layer (x86_64)**: [**arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50**](# "Replace {region} with your AWS region, e.g., eu-west-1"){: .copyMe}:clipboard:
+* **Lambda Layer (arm64)**: [**arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50**](# "Replace {region} with your AWS region, e.g., eu-west-1"){: .copyMe}:clipboard:
 * **Pip**: **[`pip install "aws-lambda-powertools"`](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:**
 
 !!! question "Looking for Pip signed releases? [Learn more about verifying signed builds](./security.md#verifying-signed-builds)"
@@ -80,66 +80,66 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
 
         | Region           | Layer ARN                                                                                                  |
         | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-        | `af-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-4` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-4:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `af-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-4` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-4:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
 
     === "arm64"
 
         | Region           | Layer ARN                                                                                                        |
         | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-        | `af-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `af-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
 
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@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
                 Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
                 Properties:
                     Layers:
-                        - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49
+                        - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50
             ```
 
         === "Serverless framework"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
         		hello:
         		  handler: lambda_function.lambda_handler
         		  layers:
-        			- arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49
+        			- arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50
             ```
 
         === "CDK"
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
                     powertools_layer = aws_lambda.LayerVersion.from_layer_version_arn(
                         self,
                         id="lambda-powertools",
-                        layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49"
+                        layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50"
                     )
                     aws_lambda.Function(self,
                         'sample-app-lambda',
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
               role          = aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn
               handler       = "index.test"
               runtime 		= "python3.9"
-              layers 		= ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49"]
+              layers 		= ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50"]
 
               source_code_hash = filebase64sha256("lambda_function_payload.zip")
             }
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
             ? Do you want to configure advanced settings? Yes
             ...
             ? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
-            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50
             ❯ amplify push -y
 
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
             - Name: <NAME-OF-FUNCTION>
             ? Which setting do you want to update? Lambda layers configuration
             ? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
-            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50
             ? Do you want to edit the local lambda function now? No
             ```
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
                 Properties:
                     Architectures: [arm64]
                     Layers:
-                        - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49
+                        - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50
             ```
 
         === "Serverless framework"
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
         		    handler: lambda_function.lambda_handler
                     architecture: arm64
         		    layers:
-        		  	- arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49
+        		  	- arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50
             ```
 
         === "CDK"
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
                     powertools_layer = aws_lambda.LayerVersion.from_layer_version_arn(
                         self,
                         id="lambda-powertools",
-                        layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49"
+                        layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50"
                     )
                     aws_lambda.Function(self,
                         'sample-app-lambda',
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
               role          = aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn
               handler       = "index.test"
               runtime 		= "python3.9"
-              layers 		= ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49"]
+              layers 		= ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50"]
               architectures = ["arm64"]
 
               source_code_hash = filebase64sha256("lambda_function_payload.zip")
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
             ? Do you want to configure advanced settings? Yes
             ...
             ? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
-            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50
             ❯ amplify push -y
 
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
             - Name: <NAME-OF-FUNCTION>
             ? Which setting do you want to update? Lambda layers configuration
             ? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
-            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:49
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:50
             ? Do you want to edit the local lambda function now? No
             ```
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ You can include Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) Lambda Layer using [AWS Lambd
 	Change {region} to your AWS region, e.g. `eu-west-1`
 
     ```bash title="AWS CLI"
-    aws lambda get-layer-version-by-arn --arn arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49 --region {region}
+    aws lambda get-layer-version-by-arn --arn arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50 --region {region}
     ```
 
     The pre-signed URL to download this Lambda Layer will be within `Location` key.
diff --git a/examples/logger/sam/template.yaml b/examples/logger/sam/template.yaml
index 10358eec0e8..c1aea9c15de 100644
--- a/examples/logger/sam/template.yaml
+++ b/examples/logger/sam/template.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Globals:
     Layers:
       # Find the latest Layer version in the official documentation
       # https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/#lambda-layer
-      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49
+      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50
 
 Resources:
   LoggerLambdaHandlerExample:
diff --git a/examples/metrics/sam/template.yaml b/examples/metrics/sam/template.yaml
index 65a31816f73..031184a45ae 100644
--- a/examples/metrics/sam/template.yaml
+++ b/examples/metrics/sam/template.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Globals:
     Layers:
       # Find the latest Layer version in the official documentation
       # https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/#lambda-layer
-      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49
+      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50
 
 Resources:
   CaptureLambdaHandlerExample:
diff --git a/examples/tracer/sam/template.yaml b/examples/tracer/sam/template.yaml
index a3ab1418b63..8dc58b333e8 100644
--- a/examples/tracer/sam/template.yaml
+++ b/examples/tracer/sam/template.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Globals:
     Layers:
       # Find the latest Layer version in the official documentation
       # https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/#lambda-layer
-      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:49
+      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:50
 
 Resources:
   CaptureLambdaHandlerExample:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e5ca5eca9e0..679cc264910 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "aws_lambda_powertools"
-version = "2.27.1"
+version = "2.28.1"
 description = "Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) is a developer toolkit to implement Serverless best practices and increase developer velocity."
 authors = ["Amazon Web Services"]
 include = ["aws_lambda_powertools/py.typed", "THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES"]