diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
index 506f990e970a4..288a96f64968d 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda-nodejs/test/bundling.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
   detectPackageInstallationMock = jest.spyOn(PackageInstallation, 'detect').mockReturnValue({
     isLocal: true,
-    version: '0.8.8',
+    version: '0.21.x',
   });
 
   jest.spyOn(DockerImage, 'fromBuild').mockReturnValue({