diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c9e3286348..89e5c408f0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17185,11 +17185,13 @@
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser",
       "version": "2.13.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.13.0"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@anatine/zod-mock": "^3.13.3"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@aws-sdk/util-dynamodb": ">=3.x",
         "@middy/core": "4.x || 5.x || 6.x",
         "zod": ">=3.x"
       },
diff --git a/packages/parser/package.json b/packages/parser/package.json
index d1774320af..caf8da2320 100644
--- a/packages/parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/parser/package.json
@@ -365,8 +365,10 @@
     "typescript",
     "nodejs"
   ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.13.0"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/util-dynamodb": ">=3.x",
     "@middy/core": "4.x || 5.x || 6.x",
     "zod": ">=3.x"
   },
diff --git a/packages/parser/src/helpers/dynamodb.ts b/packages/parser/src/helpers/dynamodb.ts
index 7e1755ca2a..7addeca6fa 100644
--- a/packages/parser/src/helpers/dynamodb.ts
+++ b/packages/parser/src/helpers/dynamodb.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { unmarshallDynamoDB } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/commons/utils/unmarshallDynamoDB';
 import type { AttributeValue } from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
-import { unmarshall } from '@aws-sdk/util-dynamodb';
 import { type ZodTypeAny, z } from 'zod';
 
 /**
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const DynamoDBMarshalled = <T extends ZodTypeAny>(schema: T) =>
     ])
     .transform((str, ctx) => {
       try {
-        return unmarshall(str);
+        return unmarshallDynamoDB(str);
       } catch (err) {
         ctx.addIssue({
           code: 'custom',