diff --git a/hatchet_sdk/clients/dispatcher/action_listener.py b/hatchet_sdk/clients/dispatcher/action_listener.py
index f5d20e8e..cf231a76 100644
--- a/hatchet_sdk/clients/dispatcher/action_listener.py
+++ b/hatchet_sdk/clients/dispatcher/action_listener.py
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ def __post_init__(self):
 
     @property
     def otel_attributes(self) -> dict[str, str | int]:
+        try:
+            payload_str = json.dumps(self.action_payload, default=str)
+        except Exception:
+            payload_str = str(self.action_payload)
+
         attrs: dict[str, str | int | None] = {
             "hatchet.tenant_id": self.tenant_id,
             "hatchet.worker_id": self.worker_id,
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ def otel_attributes(self) -> dict[str, str | int]:
             "hatchet.parent_workflow_run_id": self.parent_workflow_run_id,
             "hatchet.child_workflow_index": self.child_workflow_index,
             "hatchet.child_workflow_key": self.child_workflow_key,
-            "hatchet.action_payload": self.action_payload,
+            "hatchet.action_payload": payload_str,
             "hatchet.workflow_name": self.job_name,
             "hatchet.action_name": self.action_id,
             "hatchet.get_group_key_run_id": self.get_group_key_run_id,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 23df3a4e..29cc6578 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "hatchet-sdk"
-version = "0.46.0"
+version = "0.46.1"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Alexander Belanger <alexander@hatchet.run>"]
 readme = "README.md"