diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 17c9003ee..68b768c8b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ overrides:
   skuba: workspace:*
   skuba-dive: workspace:*
 
-pnpmfileChecksum: sha256-e2wSmHpUST1b8brCNLxtxz0qInzR2F4bW06i6V0e7p8=
-
 importers:
 
   .:
@@ -387,8 +385,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^14.0.0
         version: 14.0.0
       seek-datadog-custom-metrics:
-        specifier: ^6.0.0
-        version: 6.0.3(datadog-lambda-js@12.135.0)(hot-shots@14.0.0)
+        specifier: ^7.0.0
+        version: 7.0.0(datadog-lambda-js@12.135.0)(hot-shots@14.0.0)
       skuba-dive:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/skuba-dive
@@ -467,8 +465,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.1.0
         version: 4.1.0
       seek-datadog-custom-metrics:
-        specifier: ^6.0.0
-        version: 6.0.3(datadog-lambda-js@12.135.0)(hot-shots@14.0.0)
+        specifier: ^7.0.0
+        version: 7.0.0(datadog-lambda-js@12.135.0)(hot-shots@14.0.0)
       seek-koala:
         specifier: ^7.1.0
         version: 7.1.1(hot-shots@14.0.0)(koa@3.1.2)
@@ -6731,11 +6729,12 @@ packages:
   secure-json-parse@4.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-l4KnYfEyqYJxDwlNVyRfO2E4NTHfMKAWdUuA8J0yve2Dz/E/PdBepY03RvyJpssIpRFwJoCD55wA+mEDs6ByWA==}
 
-  seek-datadog-custom-metrics@6.0.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-N9ei6hroM0eOwXxC3sWqMhk46+4L+YK5CqGvR8Z70Eg7cSw05DbEzU3eDctUaJLNSsI/R/kgoI95uzpMJRIGcw==}
+  seek-datadog-custom-metrics@7.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-tju/pueBBedKJbOXxL722fadJGzDi1YAe7E2I6VyXRsOTcSw1g2Eh+EcLaV4TBPpTiAcCP9YIDuMK2+6yxtSdQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=22.14.0'}
     peerDependencies:
-      datadog-lambda-js: 6.x || 7.x || 8.x || 9.x || 10.x || 12.x
-      hot-shots: 6.x || 7.x || 8.x || 9.x || 10.x || 11.x
+      datadog-lambda-js: 6.x || 7.x || 8.x || 9.x || 10.x || 11.x || 12.x
+      hot-shots: 6.x || 7.x || 8.x || 9.x || 10.x || 11.x || 12.x || 13.x || 14.x
     peerDependenciesMeta:
       datadog-lambda-js:
         optional: true
@@ -15335,7 +15334,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   secure-json-parse@4.1.0: {}
 
-  seek-datadog-custom-metrics@6.0.3(datadog-lambda-js@12.135.0)(hot-shots@14.0.0):
+  seek-datadog-custom-metrics@7.0.0(datadog-lambda-js@12.135.0)(hot-shots@14.0.0):
     dependencies:
       '@types/aws-lambda': 8.10.161
     optionalDependencies:
diff --git a/template/express-rest-api/package.json b/template/express-rest-api/package.json
index 34d738285..5a2d2911f 100644
--- a/template/express-rest-api/package.json
+++ b/template/express-rest-api/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@seek/logger": "^12.0.0",
     "express": "^5.0.0",
     "hot-shots": "^14.0.0",
-    "seek-datadog-custom-metrics": "^6.0.0",
+    "seek-datadog-custom-metrics": "^7.0.0",
     "skuba-dive": "^4.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/template/koa-rest-api/package.json b/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
index 80e377d37..eb826b50c 100644
--- a/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
+++ b/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "hot-shots": "^14.0.0",
     "koa": "^3.0.1",
     "koa-compose": "^4.1.0",
-    "seek-datadog-custom-metrics": "^6.0.0",
+    "seek-datadog-custom-metrics": "^7.0.0",
     "seek-koala": "^7.1.0",
     "skuba-dive": "^4.0.1",
     "zod": "^4.3.5"