diff --git a/datadog/resource_datadog_security_monitoring_rule.go b/datadog/resource_datadog_security_monitoring_rule.go
index 3e7c955a18..9aa783c728 100644
--- a/datadog/resource_datadog_security_monitoring_rule.go
+++ b/datadog/resource_datadog_security_monitoring_rule.go
@@ -240,14 +240,15 @@ func datadogSecurityMonitoringRuleSchema() map[string]*schema.Schema {
 					},
 					"metric": {
 						Type:        schema.TypeString,
+						Deprecated:  "Configure `metrics` instead. This attribute will be removed in the next major version of the provider.",
 						Optional:    true,
-						Description: "The target field to aggregate over when using the `sum`, `max`, or `new_value` aggregations.",
+						Description: "**Deprecated** The target field to aggregate over when using the `sum`, `max`, or `geo_data` aggregations.",
 					},
 					"metrics": {
 						Type:        schema.TypeList,
 						Computed:    true,
 						Optional:    true,
-						Description: "Group of target fields to aggregate over when using the new value aggregations.",
+						Description: "Group of target fields to aggregate over when using the `sum`, `max`, `geo_data`, or `new_value` aggregations. The `sum`, `max`, and `geo_data` aggregations only accept one value in this list, whereas the `new_value` aggregation accepts up to five values.",
 						Elem:        &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 					},
 					"name": {
diff --git a/docs/resources/security_monitoring_rule.md b/docs/resources/security_monitoring_rule.md
index af33886936..27791c4e0c 100644
--- a/docs/resources/security_monitoring_rule.md
+++ b/docs/resources/security_monitoring_rule.md
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ Optional:
 - `aggregation` (String) The aggregation type. For Signal Correlation rules, it must be event_count. Valid values are `count`, `cardinality`, `sum`, `max`, `new_value`, `geo_data`, `event_count`.
 - `distinct_fields` (List of String) Field for which the cardinality is measured. Sent as an array.
 - `group_by_fields` (List of String) Fields to group by.
-- `metric` (String) The target field to aggregate over when using the `sum`, `max`, or `new_value` aggregations.
-- `metrics` (List of String) Group of target fields to aggregate over when using the new value aggregations.
+- `metric` (String, Deprecated) **Deprecated** The target field to aggregate over when using the `sum`, `max`, or `geo_data` aggregations. **Deprecated.** Configure `metrics` instead. This attribute will be removed in the next major version of the provider.
+- `metrics` (List of String) Group of target fields to aggregate over when using the `sum`, `max`, `geo_data`, or `new_value` aggregations. The `sum`, `max`, and `geo_data` aggregations only accept one value in this list, whereas the `new_value` aggregation accepts up to five values.
 - `name` (String) Name of the query. Not compatible with `new_value` aggregations.
 
 <a id="nestedblock--query--agent_rule"></a>
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7e308917b1..cec3a1486c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-datadog
 
 require (
-	github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2 v2.3.2-0.20221013130632-7ce5b4f69ecd
+	github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2 v2.3.2-0.20221021143944-ddf9f44ef204
 	github.com/DataDog/dd-sdk-go-testing v0.0.0-20211116174033-1cd082e322ad
 	github.com/dnaeon/go-vcr v1.0.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e9cb40f75f..d842b5b9aa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 cloud.google.com/go v0.26.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.34.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
-github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2 v2.3.2-0.20221013130632-7ce5b4f69ecd h1:dQYHabZBaVwABfGEs0brELsctqjKpfhwnWIDHb6jETg=
-github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2 v2.3.2-0.20221013130632-7ce5b4f69ecd/go.mod h1:98b/MtTwSAr/yhTfhCR1oxAqQ/4tMkdrgKH7fYiDA0g=
+github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2 v2.3.2-0.20221021143944-ddf9f44ef204 h1:4XSc1gxiTizlIHRKOfadKCwinMsVr69hto1G2HFc9ns=
+github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2 v2.3.2-0.20221021143944-ddf9f44ef204/go.mod h1:98b/MtTwSAr/yhTfhCR1oxAqQ/4tMkdrgKH7fYiDA0g=
 github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.4.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=
 github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.8.3+incompatible h1:fNGaYSuObuQb5nzeTQqowRAd9bpDIRRV4/gUtIBjh8Q=
 github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.8.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=