diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c3cb49f..679c0dd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ The following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys
 | `aws_eks_cluster_log_types` | String | Comma separated list of cluster log type. See [this AWS doc](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/control-plane-logs.html). Defaults to `api,audit,authenticator`. |
 | `aws_eks_cluster_log_retention_days` | String | Days to store logs. Defaults to `7`. | 
 | `aws_eks_cluster_logs_skip_destroy` | Boolean | Skip deletion of cluster logs if set to true. Defaults to `false`. |
-| `aws_eks_cluster_version` | String | Specify the k8s cluster version. Defaults to `1.28` |
+| `aws_eks_cluster_version` | String | Specify the k8s cluster version. Defaults to `1.33` |
 | `aws_eks_instance_type` | String | Define the EC2 instance type. See [this list](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/) for reference. Defaults to `t3a.medium`. |
 | `aws_eks_instance_ami_id` | String | AWS AMI ID. Will default to the latest Amazon EKS Node image for the cluster version. |
 | `aws_eks_instance_user_data_file` | String | Relative path in the repo for a user provided script to be executed with the EC2 Instance creation. See note. |
diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 0d0cf2bd..7776ba60 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -940,8 +940,16 @@ inputs:
     description: "Skip deletion of cluster logs if set to true"
     required: false
   aws_eks_cluster_version:
+    type: choice
     description: 'Specify the k8s cluster version'
-    required: false 
+    option:
+      - 1.29
+      - 1.30
+      - 1.31
+      - 1.32
+      - 1.33
+    required: false
+    default: 1.33
   aws_eks_instance_type:
     description: 'enter the aws instance type'
     required: false 
diff --git a/operations/deployment/terraform/aws/aws_variables.tf b/operations/deployment/terraform/aws/aws_variables.tf
index cba19a2e..293767bf 100644
--- a/operations/deployment/terraform/aws/aws_variables.tf
+++ b/operations/deployment/terraform/aws/aws_variables.tf
@@ -1610,7 +1610,6 @@ variable "aws_eks_cluster_log_skip_destroy" {
 variable "aws_eks_cluster_version" {
   description = "enter the kubernetes version"
   type        = number
-  default     = "1.28"
 }
 
 variable "aws_eks_instance_type" {