diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index f01dd005..edd23911 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 nodejs 18.12.1
-terraform 1.5.5
+terraform 1.6.1
diff --git a/templates/addons/versionControl/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/templates/addons/versionControl/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 478e0bb9..7e05ab3e 100644
--- a/templates/addons/versionControl/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/templates/addons/versionControl/github/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
 
 env:
-  TERRAFORM_VERSION: "1.5.5"
+  TERRAFORM_VERSION:"1.6.1"
   TFSEC_VERSION: "v1.28.1"
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/templates/terraform/.tool-versions b/templates/terraform/.tool-versions
index 008f6876..8af8575a 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/.tool-versions
+++ b/templates/terraform/.tool-versions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-terraform 1.5.5
+terraform 1.6.1
 tfsec 1.28.1
diff --git a/templates/terraform/core/main.tf b/templates/terraform/core/main.tf
index 46e67365..72fcb62e 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/core/main.tf
+++ b/templates/terraform/core/main.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 terraform {
   # Terraform version
-  required_version = "1.5.5"
+  required_version = "1.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/templates/terraform/shared/main.tf b/templates/terraform/shared/main.tf
index 46e67365..4ad30419 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/shared/main.tf
+++ b/templates/terraform/shared/main.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 terraform {
   # Terraform version
-  required_version = "1.5.5"
+  required_version ="1.6.1"
 }