diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml
index 518966b8fba..d9c4308df89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "16.12"
       - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: "pip"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality_check.yml b/.github/workflows/quality_check.yml
index efa66587ba6..fbc20927dae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality_check.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: "poetry"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality_check_pydanticv2.yml b/.github/workflows/quality_check_pydanticv2.yml
index dba308228f5..f2cca4d1d33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality_check_pydanticv2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality_check_pydanticv2.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: "poetry"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7691afc1ebd..8f94b75f3f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install git+https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry@68b88e5390720a3dd84f02940ec5200bfce39ac6 # v1.5.0
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: "poetry"
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install git+https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry@68b88e5390720a3dd84f02940ec5200bfce39ac6 # v1.5.0
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: "poetry"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v2_layer_stack.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v2_layer_stack.yml
index 8236db914ce..71f0be3261e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v2_layer_stack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_deploy_v2_layer_stack.yml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "16.12"
       - name: Setup python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: "pip"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_docs.yml
index 5cb6d3f13b1..6acf631733b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_docs.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: "poetry"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
index b8e75474ce3..9816d8d98d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
       - name: "Use Python"
-        uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa # v4.8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           architecture: "x64"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aab84bee22d..5e4438ada69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,20 +6,48 @@
 
 ## Maintenance
 
+* **deps:** bump actions/setup-python from 4.8.0 to 5.0.0 ([#3465](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3465))
+* **deps:** bump the layer-balancer group in /layer/scripts/layer-balancer with 3 updates ([#3469](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3469))
+* **deps:** bump squidfunk/mkdocs-material from `8c72011` to `20241c6` in /docs ([#3470](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3470))
+* **deps:** bump the layer-balancer group in /layer/scripts/layer-balancer with 2 updates ([#3476](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3476))
+* **deps:** bump datadog-lambda from 5.84.0 to 5.85.0 ([#3466](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3466))
+* **deps:** bump squidfunk/mkdocs-material from `20241c6` to `876b39c` in /docs ([#3477](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3477))
+* **deps:** bump the layer-balancer group in /layer/scripts/layer-balancer with 2 updates ([#3467](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3467))
+* **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk from 2.113.0 to 2.114.1 ([#3464](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3464))
+* **deps-dev:** bump the boto-typing group with 1 update ([#3478](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3478))
+
+
+<a name="v2.29.0"></a>
+## [v2.29.0] - 2023-12-06
+## Bug Fixes
+
+* **event_handler:** serialize pydantic/dataclasses in exception handler ([#3455](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3455))
+* **metrics:** lambda_handler typing, and **kwargs preservation all middlewares ([#3460](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3460))
+
+## Features
+
+* **event_sources:** add get_context() to standardize API Gateway Lambda Authorizer context in v1 and v2 ([#3454](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3454))
+
+## Maintenance
+
+* version bump
+* **deps:** bump the layer-balancer group in /layer/scripts/layer-balancer with 3 updates ([#3441](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3441))
 * **deps:** bump zgosalvez/github-actions-ensure-sha-pinned-actions from 3.0.1 to 3.0.2 ([#3449](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3449))
+* **deps:** bump datadog-lambda from 5.83.0 to 5.84.0 ([#3438](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3438))
 * **deps:** bump cryptography from 41.0.4 to 41.0.6 ([#3431](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3431))
 * **deps:** bump squidfunk/mkdocs-material from `fc42bac` to `8c72011` in /docs ([#3416](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3416))
 * **deps:** bump actions/dependency-review-action from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 ([#3426](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3426))
+* **deps:** bump actions/setup-python from 4.7.1 to 4.8.0 ([#3456](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3456))
 * **deps:** bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.8.10 to 1.8.11 ([#3433](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3433))
-* **deps:** bump datadog-lambda from 5.83.0 to 5.84.0 ([#3438](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3438))
-* **deps:** bump the layer-balancer group in /layer/scripts/layer-balancer with 3 updates ([#3441](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3441))
-* **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk from 2.111.0 to 2.112.0 ([#3440](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3440))
-* **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk-lib from 2.110.1 to 2.111.0 ([#3428](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3428))
+* **deps-dev:** bump cfn-lint from 0.83.3 to 0.83.4 ([#3450](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3450))
+* **deps-dev:** bump ruff from 0.1.6 to 0.1.7 ([#3458](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3458))
 * **deps-dev:** bump sentry-sdk from 1.36.0 to 1.38.0 ([#3435](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3435))
+* **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk-lib from 2.110.1 to 2.111.0 ([#3428](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3428))
+* **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk from 2.112.0 to 2.113.0 ([#3448](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3448))
 * **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk from 2.110.1 to 2.111.0 ([#3418](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3418))
 * **deps-dev:** bump the boto-typing group with 11 updates ([#3427](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3427))
-* **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk from 2.112.0 to 2.113.0 ([#3448](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3448))
-* **deps-dev:** bump cfn-lint from 0.83.3 to 0.83.4 ([#3450](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3450))
+* **deps-dev:** bump the boto-typing group with 1 update ([#3457](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3457))
+* **deps-dev:** bump aws-cdk from 2.111.0 to 2.112.0 ([#3440](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3440))
 * **layers:** Update log retention to 10 years ([#3424](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/3424))
 
 
@@ -4099,7 +4127,8 @@
 * 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/v2.28.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.29.0...HEAD
+[v2.29.0]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.28.1...v2.29.0
 [v2.28.1]: https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/compare/v2.28.0...v2.28.1
 [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
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/logging/formatter.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/logging/formatter.py
index 22419b160d1..8b34b326435 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/logging/formatter.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/logging/formatter.py
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ def __init__(
             default=self.json_default,
             separators=(",", ":"),
             indent=self.json_indent,
+            ensure_ascii=False,  # see #3474
         )
 
         self.datefmt = datefmt
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/shared/version.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/shared/version.py
index 3d886ebcd53..f4523418f7d 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 = "2.28.1"
+VERSION = "2.29.1"
diff --git a/docs/Dockerfile b/docs/Dockerfile
index 1537820b069..242917430f1 100644
--- a/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # v9.1.18
-FROM squidfunk/mkdocs-material@sha256:8c72011a1da19cb96578eb8e3d8a24457a7891281202073c1a27aba51ef47b70
+FROM squidfunk/mkdocs-material@sha256:876b39cd990973a8cc421ef7321d0b000289db9cb9b19d9df9186e4f6f705996
 # pip-compile --generate-hashes --output-file=requirements.txt requirements.in
 COPY requirements.txt /tmp/
 RUN pip install --require-hashes -r /tmp/requirements.txt
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 43304370692..2ace12ac882 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:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51**](# "Replace {region} with your AWS region, e.g., eu-west-1"){: .copyMe}:clipboard:
-* **Lambda Layer (arm64)**: [**arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51**](# "Replace {region} with your AWS region, e.g., eu-west-1"){: .copyMe}:clipboard:
+* **Lambda Layer (x86_64)**: [**arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52**](# "Replace {region} with your AWS region, e.g., eu-west-1"){: .copyMe}:clipboard:
+* **Lambda Layer (arm64)**: [**arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52**](# "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:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-4` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-4:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `af-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-4` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-4:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
 
     === "arm64"
 
         | Region           | Layer ARN                                                                                                        |
         | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-        | `af-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
-        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
-        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
-        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
-        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `af-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `ap-northeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-northeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `ap-southeast-1` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-2` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ap-southeast-3` | [arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard: |
+        | `ca-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-central-2`   | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `eu-north-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-south-2`     | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `eu-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `eu-west-3`      | [arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `il-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:il-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-central-1`   | [arn:aws:lambda:me-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:53](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:   |
+        | `me-south-1`     | [arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:     |
+        | `sa-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-east-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-1`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
+        | `us-west-2`      | [arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52](#){: .copyMe}:clipboard:      |
 
 ??? note "Note: Click to expand and copy code snippets for popular frameworks"
 
@@ -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:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51
+                        - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52
             ```
 
         === "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:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51
+        			- arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52
             ```
 
         === "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:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51"
+                        layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52"
                     )
                     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:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51"]
+              layers 		= ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52"]
 
               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:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52
             ❯ 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:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52
             ? 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:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51
+                        - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52
             ```
 
         === "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:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:51
+        		  	- arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52
             ```
 
         === "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-Arm64:51"
+                        layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52"
                     )
                     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-Arm64:51"]
+              layers 		= ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52"]
               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-Arm64:51
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52
             ❯ 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-Arm64:51
+            ? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:52
             ? 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:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51 --region {region}
+    aws lambda get-layer-version-by-arn --arn arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52 --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 9891eeee804..9548cae0a6b 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:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51
+      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52
 
 Resources:
   LoggerLambdaHandlerExample:
diff --git a/examples/metrics/sam/template.yaml b/examples/metrics/sam/template.yaml
index 3abc9d75db7..30eab0eb464 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:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51
+      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52
 
 Resources:
   CaptureLambdaHandlerExample:
diff --git a/examples/tracer/sam/template.yaml b/examples/tracer/sam/template.yaml
index f6bd637c1b6..92b788cbe10 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:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:51
+      - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:52
 
 Resources:
   CaptureLambdaHandlerExample:
diff --git a/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.mod b/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.mod
index c6673b4ec6b..1cccdb1dd45 100644
--- a/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.mod
+++ b/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.mod
@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ module layerbalancer
 go 1.18
 
 require (
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.23.5
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.25.11
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/lambda v1.49.2
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.24.0
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.26.1
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/lambda v1.49.5
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230321023759-10a507213a29
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.5.3 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.16.9 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.14.9 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.2.8 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.5.8 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.7.1 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.10.3 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.10.8 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.18.2 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.21.2 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.26.2 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.18.1 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.5.4 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.16.12 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.14.10 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.2.9 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.5.9 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.7.2 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.10.4 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.10.9 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.18.5 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.21.5 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.26.5 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.19.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.sum b/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.sum
index c4dc06c042b..55d7b52be2e 100644
--- a/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.sum
+++ b/layer/scripts/layer-balancer/go.sum
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0f85922517b..d4e8ad37acd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
         "package-lock.json": "^1.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "aws-cdk": "^2.113.0"
+        "aws-cdk": "^2.114.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/aws-cdk": {
-      "version": "2.113.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk/-/aws-cdk-2.113.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XEM8DSZpcMO1yXqozub8LiXK+3ihEqoWdeFDaIoMq0YmLspo9iAE3FPcKcIfv+ihRIEyvJLekGlxJPkx3+NOGA==",
+      "version": "2.114.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk/-/aws-cdk-2.114.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iLOCPb3WAJOgVYQ4GvAnrjtScJfPwcczlB4995h3nUYQdHbus0jNffFv13zBShdWct3cuX+bqLuZ4JyEmJ9+rg==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "cdk": "bin/cdk"
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "aws-cdk": {
-      "version": "2.113.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk/-/aws-cdk-2.113.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XEM8DSZpcMO1yXqozub8LiXK+3ihEqoWdeFDaIoMq0YmLspo9iAE3FPcKcIfv+ihRIEyvJLekGlxJPkx3+NOGA==",
+      "version": "2.114.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-cdk/-/aws-cdk-2.114.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iLOCPb3WAJOgVYQ4GvAnrjtScJfPwcczlB4995h3nUYQdHbus0jNffFv13zBShdWct3cuX+bqLuZ4JyEmJ9+rg==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "fsevents": "2.3.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9e35b38061..1c70183a603 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "aws-lambda-powertools-python-e2e",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "aws-cdk": "^2.113.0"
+    "aws-cdk": "^2.114.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "package-lock.json": "^1.0.0"
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index d8991d0f84e..0f5da59a33b 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -812,13 +812,13 @@ requests = ">=2.6.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "datadog-lambda"
-version = "5.84.0"
+version = "5.85.0"
 description = "The Datadog AWS Lambda Library"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7.0,<4"
 files = [
-    {file = "datadog_lambda-5.84.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:83d26aad0250106d336f4b8dde48cd54f4858f1fa9789976719e0eff35c2b17d"},
-    {file = "datadog_lambda-5.84.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d3f5bab6a70ae87e4dce653b36898843580364c78fc6d1b53ae291eb3235b563"},
+    {file = "datadog_lambda-5.85.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b341f8062007375fa06f6e8c5ea3da937333101ef426574967ccd06c7490febf"},
+    {file = "datadog_lambda-5.85.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:0bc3714cc40c06cc0bedc8c5e029117160886a882a903d2652ff77298e703e6d"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -1862,13 +1862,13 @@ typing-extensions = {version = ">=4.1.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.12\""}
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mypy-boto3-cloudwatch"
-version = "1.33.0"
-description = "Type annotations for boto3.CloudWatch 1.33.0 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 7.20.3"
+version = "1.33.11"
+description = "Type annotations for boto3.CloudWatch 1.33.11 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 7.21.0"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7"
 files = [
-    {file = "mypy-boto3-cloudwatch-1.33.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:67608fcf75e73edbd4cc17a7f0fe7bde98da0bddbda63d831fd7e94fd9be27b5"},
-    {file = "mypy_boto3_cloudwatch-1.33.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:bb4cc4ef724c0dc38f7c4c826382cc37b93642dd632ccf2e0254dd77f2e36bfb"},
+    {file = "mypy-boto3-cloudwatch-1.33.11.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7b1144d5702cb2aadd92dfa460506d8b0751ce5c446e2a8c4294cb04232319fd"},
+    {file = "mypy_boto3_cloudwatch-1.33.11-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e713dd767722dca9170b595caea25a0237a431987ddd82ec38450d3dcf574d25"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -3232,4 +3232,4 @@ validation = ["fastjsonschema"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.7.4"
-content-hash = "45a74af7b284eb8a0786237f658d6abb53c06c73547682224652b82cb7308165"
+content-hash = "f2ab5f7bf9528b67c376a73ab98b77c67042c86d189908eabc804454c33c87db"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d15575cc26e..ba64fab3e95 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "aws_lambda_powertools"
-version = "2.28.1"
+version = "2.29.1"
 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"]
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ aws-cdk-lib = "^2.111.0"
 pytest-benchmark = "^4.0.0"
 mypy-boto3-appconfig = "^1.33.0"
 mypy-boto3-cloudformation = "^1.33.8"
-mypy-boto3-cloudwatch = "^1.33.0"
+mypy-boto3-cloudwatch = "^1.33.11"
 mypy-boto3-dynamodb = "^1.33.0"
 mypy-boto3-lambda = "^1.33.0"
 mypy-boto3-logs = "^1.33.0"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ijson = "^3.2.2"
 typed-ast = { version = "^1.5.5", python = "< 3.8"}
 hvac = "^1.2.1"
 aws-requests-auth = "^0.4.3"
-datadog-lambda = "^5.84.0"
+datadog-lambda = "^5.85.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 parser = ["pydantic"]
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_logger.py b/tests/functional/test_logger.py
index dbe2ed1917f..fc6e5b98ee8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_logger.py
@@ -1120,3 +1120,23 @@ def filter(self, record):
     log = capture_multiple_logging_statements_output(stdout)
     assert log[0]["api_key"] == "REDACTED"
     assert log[1]["api_key"] != "REDACTED"
+
+
+def test_logger_json_unicode(stdout, service_name):
+    # GIVEN Logger is initialized
+    logger = Logger(service=service_name, stream=stdout)
+
+    # WHEN all non-ascii chars are logged as messages
+    # AND non-ascii is also used as ephemeral fields
+    # latest: https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode15.1.0/#Summary
+    non_ascii_chars = [chr(i) for i in range(128, 111_411_1)]
+    japanese_field = "47業レルし化"
+    japanese_string = "スコビルデモ２"
+
+    logger.info(non_ascii_chars, **{japanese_field: japanese_string})
+
+    # THEN JSON logs should not try to escape them
+    log = capture_logging_output(stdout)
+
+    assert log["message"] == non_ascii_chars
+    assert log[japanese_field] == japanese_string