diff --git a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.py b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.py
index 2ccb0464dd679..11b754d296fe1 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.py
+++ b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.py
@@ -1777,6 +1777,9 @@ def check_logs():
 
 class TestLambdaErrors:
     @markers.aws.validated
+    # TODO it seems like the used lambda images have a newer version of the RIC than AWS in production
+    # remove this skip once they have caught up
+    @markers.snapshot.skip_snapshot_verify(paths=["$..Payload.stackTrace"])
     def test_lambda_runtime_error(self, aws_client, create_lambda_function, snapshot):
         """Test Lambda that raises an exception during runtime startup."""
         snapshot.add_transformer(snapshot.transform.regex(PATTERN_UUID, "<uuid>"))
@@ -1786,7 +1789,7 @@ def test_lambda_runtime_error(self, aws_client, create_lambda_function, snapshot
             func_name=function_name,
             handler_file=TEST_LAMBDA_PYTHON_RUNTIME_ERROR,
             handler="lambda_runtime_error.handler",
-            runtime=Runtime.python3_12,
+            runtime=Runtime.python3_13,
         )
 
         result = aws_client.lambda_.invoke(
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.snapshot.json b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.snapshot.json
index e2440430a9abc..cb24e3154abd6 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.snapshot.json
+++ b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.snapshot.json
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@
     }
   },
   "tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.py::TestLambdaErrors::test_lambda_runtime_error": {
-    "recorded-date": "16-04-2024, 08:08:32",
+    "recorded-date": "24-02-2025, 16:26:37",
     "recorded-content": {
       "invocation_error": {
         "ExecutedVersion": "$LATEST",
@@ -3343,12 +3343,12 @@
           "errorType": "Exception",
           "requestId": "",
           "stackTrace": [
-            "  File \"/var/lang/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py\", line 90, in import_module\n    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)\n",
+            "  File \"/var/lang/lib/python3.13/importlib/__init__.py\", line 88, in import_module\n    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)\n",
             "  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 1387, in _gcd_import\n",
             "  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 1360, in _find_and_load\n",
             "  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked\n",
             "  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 935, in _load_unlocked\n",
-            "  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>\", line 995, in exec_module\n",
+            "  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>\", line 1022, in exec_module\n",
             "  File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed\n",
             "  File \"/var/task/lambda_runtime_error.py\", line 1, in <module>\n    raise Exception(\"Runtime startup fails\")\n"
           ]
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.validation.json b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.validation.json
index c41b57efe53a0..49d07c303273f 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.validation.json
+++ b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.validation.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "last_validated_date": "2024-04-08T16:59:34+00:00"
   },
   "tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.py::TestLambdaErrors::test_lambda_runtime_error": {
-    "last_validated_date": "2024-04-16T08:08:31+00:00"
+    "last_validated_date": "2025-02-24T16:26:36+00:00"
   },
   "tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda.py::TestLambdaErrors::test_lambda_runtime_exit": {
     "last_validated_date": "2024-04-08T16:58:35+00:00"