diff --git a/timbermill-java/timbermill-local/pom.xml b/timbermill-java/timbermill-local/pom.xml
index 05e7ccf8..55129187 100644
--- a/timbermill-java/timbermill-local/pom.xml
+++ b/timbermill-java/timbermill-local/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.kamon</groupId>
             <artifactId>kamon-datadog_2.11</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.1</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>