diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 92c5000..9abd826 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ vale 3.6.0
 # The section below is reserved for Docker image versions.
 
 # TODO: Move this section - consider using a different file for the repository template dependencies.
-# docker/ghcr.io/anchore/grype v0.92.2@sha256:651e558f9ba84f2a790b3449c8a57cbbf4f34e004f7d3f14ae8f8cbeede4cd33  # SEE: https://github.com/anchore/grype/pkgs/container/grype
-# docker/ghcr.io/anchore/syft v1.26.0@sha256:de078f51704a213906970b1475edd6006b8af50aa159852e125518237487b8c6  # SEE: https://github.com/anchore/syft/pkgs/container/syft
+# docker/ghcr.io/anchore/grype v0.104.3@sha256:d340f4f8b3b7e6e72a6c9c0152f25402ed8a2d7375dba1dfce4e53115242feb6  # SEE: https://github.com/anchore/grype/pkgs/container/grype
+# docker/ghcr.io/anchore/syft v1.39.0@sha256:6f13bb010923c33fb197047c8f88888e77071bd32596b3f605d62a133e493ce4 # SEE: https://github.com/anchore/syft/pkgs/container/syft
 # docker/ghcr.io/gitleaks/gitleaks:v8.24.0@sha256:b8e9bf46893c2f20e10bfb4b2e783adaef519dea981b01ca6221ac325e836040 # SEE: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/pkgs/container/gitleaks
 # docker/ghcr.io/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli v0.37.0@sha256:fb3e79946fce78e1cde84d6798c6c2a55f2de11fc16606a40d49411e281d950d # SEE: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/pkgs/container/markdownlint-cli
 # docker/ghcr.io/make-ops-tools/gocloc latest@sha256:6888e62e9ae693c4ebcfed9f1d86c70fd083868acb8815fe44b561b9a73b5032 # SEE: https://github.com/make-ops-tools/gocloc/pkgs/container/gocloc
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md
index 23de60e..66fdead 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 | <a name="input_create_dlq"></a> [create\_dlq](#input\_create\_dlq) | Create a DLQ | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_default_tags"></a> [default\_tags](#input\_default\_tags) | A map of default tags to apply to all taggable resources within the component | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_delay_seconds"></a> [delay\_seconds](#input\_delay\_seconds) | Time in seconds that the delivery of all messages in the queue will be delayed. An integer from 0 to 900 (15 minutes). | `number` | `0` | no |
+| <a name="input_dlq_message_retention_seconds"></a> [dlq\_message\_retention\_seconds](#input\_dlq\_message\_retention\_seconds) | The number of seconds Amazon SQS retains a message on the DLQ. Integer representing seconds, from 60 (1 minute) to 1209600 (14 days) | `number` | `1209600` | no |
 | <a name="input_environment"></a> [environment](#input\_environment) | The name of the tfscaffold environment | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_fifo_queue"></a> [fifo\_queue](#input\_fifo\_queue) | Boolean designating a FIFO queue | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_kms_data_key_reuse_period_seconds"></a> [kms\_data\_key\_reuse\_period\_seconds](#input\_kms\_data\_key\_reuse\_period\_seconds) | The length of time, in seconds, for which Amazon SQS can reuse a data key to encrypt or decrypt messages before calling AWS KMS again. An integer representing seconds, between 60 seconds (1 minute) and 86,400 seconds (24 hours) | `number` | `300` | no |
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue_deadletter_queue.tf b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue_deadletter_queue.tf
index dd62849..ed3914f 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue_deadletter_queue.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/sqs_queue_deadletter_queue.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resource "aws_sqs_queue" "deadletter_queue" {
 
   name = "${local.csi}-dlq${var.fifo_queue ? ".fifo" : ""}"
 
-  message_retention_seconds   = var.message_retention_seconds
+  message_retention_seconds   = var.dlq_message_retention_seconds
   visibility_timeout_seconds  = var.visibility_timeout_seconds
   fifo_queue                  = var.fifo_queue
   content_based_deduplication = var.content_based_deduplication
diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf
index b26ff39..18fe88a 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/sqs/variables.tf
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ variable "message_retention_seconds" {
   default     = null
 }
 
+variable "dlq_message_retention_seconds" {
+  description = "The number of seconds Amazon SQS retains a message on the DLQ. Integer representing seconds, from 60 (1 minute) to 1209600 (14 days)"
+  type        = number
+  default     = 1209600
+}
+
 variable "visibility_timeout_seconds" {
   description = "The visibility timeout for the queue. An integer from 0 to 43200 (12 hours)"
   type        = number