diff --git a/.yarn/versions/4c56dfd7.yml b/.yarn/versions/4c56dfd7.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85470d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/versions/4c56dfd7.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+releases:
+  "@solarwinds-apm/instrumentations": major
+  "@solarwinds-apm/sdk": minor
+  solarwinds-apm: major
diff --git a/packages/instrumentations/src/compatibility.ts b/packages/instrumentations/src/compatibility.ts
index 54684337..f53b63a0 100644
--- a/packages/instrumentations/src/compatibility.ts
+++ b/packages/instrumentations/src/compatibility.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { type Comparator, compare, minVersion, Range } from "semver"
 
 import { getInstrumentations } from "./index.js"
 
-const instrumentations = getInstrumentations() as InstrumentationBase[]
+const instrumentations = getInstrumentations({}, false) as InstrumentationBase[]
 
 const init = "init" as const
 const definitions = instrumentations
diff --git a/packages/instrumentations/src/index.ts b/packages/instrumentations/src/index.ts
index 178d91de..ce15db88 100644
--- a/packages/instrumentations/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/instrumentations/src/index.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ export type InstrumentationConfigMap = {
 }
 
 export function getInstrumentations(
-  configs: InstrumentationConfigMap = {},
+  configs: InstrumentationConfigMap,
+  defaultDisabled: boolean,
 ): Instrumentation[] {
   const instrumentations: Instrumentation[] = []
   const c: Record<string, InstrumentationConfig> = configs
@@ -127,7 +128,9 @@ export function getInstrumentations(
   for (const [name, Class] of Object.entries<
     new (config?: InstrumentationConfig) => Instrumentation
   >(INSTRUMENTATIONS)) {
-    const config = c[name]
+    let config = c[name]
+
+    if (defaultDisabled) (config ??= {}).enabled ??= false
     if (config?.enabled === false) continue
 
     instrumentations.push(new Class(config))
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/patches/lambda.ts b/packages/sdk/src/patches/aws-lambda.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/sdk/src/patches/lambda.ts
rename to packages/sdk/src/patches/aws-lambda.ts
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/patches/aws-sdk.ts b/packages/sdk/src/patches/aws-sdk.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44cf3486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/patches/aws-sdk.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023-2024 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { type InstrumentationConfig } from "@opentelemetry/instrumentation"
+import { IS_AWS_LAMBDA } from "@solarwinds-apm/module"
+
+import { type Patch } from "."
+
+export const patch: Patch<InstrumentationConfig> = (config) => ({
+  ...config,
+  enabled: config.enabled ?? (IS_AWS_LAMBDA || undefined),
+})
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/patches/index.ts b/packages/sdk/src/patches/index.ts
index 976b7fc4..ca872929 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/patches/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/patches/index.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ import { type TextMapPropagator } from "@opentelemetry/api"
 import { type InstrumentationConfig } from "@opentelemetry/instrumentation"
 
 import { type SwConfiguration } from "../config"
+import * as awsLambda from "./aws-lambda"
+import * as awsSdk from "./aws-sdk"
 import * as bunyan from "./bunyan"
 import * as fs from "./fs"
 import * as http from "./http"
-import * as lambda from "./lambda"
 import * as mysql2 from "./mysql2"
 import * as pg from "./pg"
 import * as pino from "./pino"
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ export type Patch<Config extends InstrumentationConfig> = (
 export const RESOURCE_SERVICE_NAME = "resource.service.name" as const
 
 const patches = {
-  "aws-lambda": lambda,
+  "aws-lambda": awsLambda,
+  "aws-sdk": awsSdk,
   bunyan,
   fs,
   http,
diff --git a/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/config.ts b/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/config.ts
index 8c3503f2..1f74ab88 100644
--- a/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/config.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ const schema = z.object({
       swMetrics: boolean.default(!IS_SERVERLESS),
       initMessage: boolean.default(!IS_SERVERLESS),
       resourceDetection: boolean.default(true),
+      instrumentationsDefaultDisabled: boolean.default(IS_SERVERLESS),
     })
     .default({}),
 })
diff --git a/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/init.ts b/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/init.ts
index bed148dd..02f99126 100644
--- a/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/solarwinds-apm/src/init.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ function initInstrumentations(config: ExtendedSwConfiguration) {
         ...config,
         responsePropagator: traceOptionsResponsePropagator,
       }),
+      config.dev.instrumentationsDefaultDisabled,
     ),
     ...(config.instrumentations.extra ?? []),
   ]
diff --git a/packages/solarwinds-apm/test/config.test.ts b/packages/solarwinds-apm/test/config.test.ts
index d8f3dd3e..076b31f7 100644
--- a/packages/solarwinds-apm/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/solarwinds-apm/test/config.test.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ describe("readConfig", () => {
         swMetrics: true,
         initMessage: true,
         resourceDetection: true,
+        instrumentationsDefaultDisabled: false,
       },
     }