diff --git a/template.yaml b/template.yaml
index 05060b4..741f933 100644
--- a/template.yaml
+++ b/template.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Resources:
       FunctionName: ForwardEventToSQS
       Description: Lambda that will forward payload to SQS Queue
       Handler: ForwardToSQS.handler
-      Runtime: nodejs18.x
+      Runtime: nodejs24.x
       MemorySize: 512
       Timeout: 5
       Environment: