diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2581663f5e..5a6ad71731 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ If you are interested in contributing to EKS Blueprints, see the [Contribution g
 | <a name="input_cluster_service_ipv4_cidr"></a> [cluster\_service\_ipv4\_cidr](#input\_cluster\_service\_ipv4\_cidr) | The CIDR block to assign Kubernetes service IP addresses from. If you don't specify a block, Kubernetes assigns addresses from either the 10.100.0.0/16 or 172.20.0.0/16 CIDR blocks | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_cluster_service_ipv6_cidr"></a> [cluster\_service\_ipv6\_cidr](#input\_cluster\_service\_ipv6\_cidr) | The IPV6 Service CIDR block to assign Kubernetes service IP addresses | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_cluster_timeouts"></a> [cluster\_timeouts](#input\_cluster\_timeouts) | Create, update, and delete timeout configurations for the cluster | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
-| <a name="input_cluster_version"></a> [cluster\_version](#input\_cluster\_version) | Kubernetes `<major>.<minor>` version to use for the EKS cluster (i.e.: `1.21`) | `string` | `"1.21"` | no |
+| <a name="input_cluster_version"></a> [cluster\_version](#input\_cluster\_version) | Kubernetes `<major>.<minor>` version to use for the EKS cluster (i.e.: `1.22`) | `string` | `"1.22"` | no |
 | <a name="input_create_cloudwatch_log_group"></a> [create\_cloudwatch\_log\_group](#input\_create\_cloudwatch\_log\_group) | Determines whether a log group is created by this module for the cluster logs. If not, AWS will automatically create one if logging is enabled | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_create_cluster_security_group"></a> [create\_cluster\_security\_group](#input\_create\_cluster\_security\_group) | Toggle to create or assign cluster security group | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_create_eks"></a> [create\_eks](#input\_create\_eks) | Create EKS cluster | `bool` | `true` | no |
diff --git a/examples/ingress-controllers/nginx/main.tf b/examples/ingress-controllers/nginx/main.tf
index b3a9b409d5..4051e76685 100644
--- a/examples/ingress-controllers/nginx/main.tf
+++ b/examples/ingress-controllers/nginx/main.tf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module "eks_blueprints" {
   source = "../../.."
 
   cluster_name    = local.name
-  cluster_version = "1.21"
+  cluster_version = "1.22"
 
   vpc_id             = module.vpc.vpc_id
   private_subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
diff --git a/examples/stateful/main.tf b/examples/stateful/main.tf
index f7f088047e..a44c58c1cd 100644
--- a/examples/stateful/main.tf
+++ b/examples/stateful/main.tf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module "eks_blueprints" {
   source = "../.."
 
   cluster_name    = local.name
-  cluster_version = "1.21"
+  cluster_version = "1.22"
 
   vpc_id             = module.vpc.vpc_id
   private_subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index fc3958ceda..8191a7b617 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ variable "cluster_name" {
 }
 
 variable "cluster_version" {
-  description = "Kubernetes `<major>.<minor>` version to use for the EKS cluster (i.e.: `1.21`)"
+  description = "Kubernetes `<major>.<minor>` version to use for the EKS cluster (i.e.: `1.22`)"
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.21"
+  default     = "1.22"
 }
 
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