diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b2f4b1..4767a62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module "eks" {
   version = "~> 20.31"
 
   cluster_name    = "example"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   # Optional
   cluster_endpoint_public_access = true
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module "eks" {
   version = "~> 20.31"
 
   cluster_name    = "example"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   cluster_addons = {
     coredns                = {}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ module "eks" {
   version = "~> 20.0"
 
   cluster_name    = "my-cluster"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   bootstrap_self_managed_addons = false
   cluster_addons = {
diff --git a/docs/compute_resources.md b/docs/compute_resources.md
index 6b74c4a..a7bd5b5 100644
--- a/docs/compute_resources.md
+++ b/docs/compute_resources.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Refer to the [Self Managed Node Group documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com
 1. The `self-managed-node-group` uses the latest AWS EKS Optimized AMI (Linux) for the given Kubernetes version by default:
 
 ```hcl
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   # This self managed node group will use the latest AWS EKS Optimized AMI for Kubernetes 1.27
   self_managed_node_groups = {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Refer to the [Self Managed Node Group documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com
 2. To use Bottlerocket, specify the `ami_type` as one of the respective `"BOTTLEROCKET_*" types` and supply a Bottlerocket OS AMI:
 
 ```hcl
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   self_managed_node_groups = {
     bottlerocket = {
diff --git a/examples/eks-auto-mode/main.tf b/examples/eks-auto-mode/main.tf
index 756437d..316b276 100644
--- a/examples/eks-auto-mode/main.tf
+++ b/examples/eks-auto-mode/main.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {
 
 locals {
   name            = "ex-${basename(path.cwd)}"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
   region          = "us-west-2"
 
   vpc_cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"
diff --git a/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/ami/variables.pkr.hcl b/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/ami/variables.pkr.hcl
index 89e1b27..1eb9c47 100644
--- a/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/ami/variables.pkr.hcl
+++ b/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/ami/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variable "ami_name_prefix" {
 variable "eks_version" {
   description = "The EKS cluster version associated with the AMI created"
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.31"
+  default     = "1.33"
 }
 
 variable "credential_provider" {
diff --git a/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/main.tf b/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/main.tf
index 8791e6c..ffc77e3 100644
--- a/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/main.tf
+++ b/examples/eks-hybrid-nodes/main.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ locals {
   name   = "ex-${basename(path.cwd)}"
   region = "us-west-2"
 
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   tags = {
     Test       = local.name
diff --git a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/README.md b/examples/eks-managed-node-group/README.md
index a756364..16708dc 100644
--- a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/README.md
+++ b/examples/eks-managed-node-group/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 Configuration in this directory creates Amazon EKS clusters with EKS Managed Node Groups demonstrating different configurations:
 
-- `eks-al2.tf` demonstrates an EKS cluster using EKS managed node group that utilizes the EKS Amazon Linux 2 optimized AMI
 - `eks-al2023.tf` demonstrates an EKS cluster using EKS managed node group that utilizes the EKS Amazon Linux 2023 optimized AMI
 - `eks-bottlerocket.tf` demonstrates an EKS cluster using EKS managed node group that utilizes the Bottlerocket EKS optimized AMI
 
diff --git a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-al2.tf b/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-al2.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index 910fa21..0000000
--- a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-al2.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-module "eks_al2" {
-  source  = "terraform-aws-modules/eks/aws"
-  version = "~> 20.0"
-
-  cluster_name    = "${local.name}-al2"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
-
-  # EKS Addons
-  cluster_addons = {
-    coredns                = {}
-    eks-pod-identity-agent = {}
-    kube-proxy             = {}
-    vpc-cni                = {}
-  }
-
-  vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
-  subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
-
-  eks_managed_node_groups = {
-    example = {
-      # Starting on 1.30, AL2023 is the default AMI type for EKS managed node groups
-      ami_type       = "AL2_x86_64"
-      instance_types = ["m6i.large"]
-
-      min_size = 2
-      max_size = 5
-      # This value is ignored after the initial creation
-      # https://github.com/bryantbiggs/eks-desired-size-hack
-      desired_size = 2
-    }
-  }
-
-  tags = local.tags
-}
diff --git a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf b/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf
index 8fe34c6..93fda06 100644
--- a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf
+++ b/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module "eks_al2023" {
   version = "~> 20.0"
 
   cluster_name    = "${local.name}-al2023"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   # EKS Addons
   cluster_addons = {
diff --git a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf b/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf
index 01a6878..4d25e5b 100644
--- a/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf
+++ b/examples/eks-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module "eks_bottlerocket" {
   version = "~> 20.0"
 
   cluster_name    = "${local.name}-bottlerocket"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   # EKS Addons
   cluster_addons = {
diff --git a/examples/karpenter/main.tf b/examples/karpenter/main.tf
index 9961063..7006740 100644
--- a/examples/karpenter/main.tf
+++ b/examples/karpenter/main.tf
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module "eks" {
   source = "../.."
 
   cluster_name    = local.name
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   # Gives Terraform identity admin access to cluster which will
   # allow deploying resources (Karpenter) into the cluster
diff --git a/examples/self-managed-node-group/README.md b/examples/self-managed-node-group/README.md
index da81c84..ce84716 100644
--- a/examples/self-managed-node-group/README.md
+++ b/examples/self-managed-node-group/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 Configuration in this directory creates Amazon EKS clusters with self-managed node groups demonstrating different configurations:
 
-- `eks-al2.tf` demonstrates an EKS cluster using self-managed node group that utilizes the EKS Amazon Linux 2 optimized AMI
 - `eks-al2023.tf` demonstrates an EKS cluster using self-managed node group that utilizes the EKS Amazon Linux 2023 optimized AMI
 - `eks-bottlerocket.tf` demonstrates an EKS cluster using self-managed node group that utilizes the Bottlerocket EKS optimized AMI
 
diff --git a/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-al2.tf b/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-al2.tf
deleted file mode 100644
index e015982..0000000
--- a/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-al2.tf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-module "eks_al2" {
-  source  = "terraform-aws-modules/eks/aws"
-  version = "~> 20.0"
-
-  cluster_name    = "${local.name}-al2"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
-
-  # EKS Addons
-  cluster_addons = {
-    coredns                = {}
-    eks-pod-identity-agent = {}
-    kube-proxy             = {}
-    vpc-cni                = {}
-  }
-
-  vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
-  subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets
-
-  self_managed_node_groups = {
-    example = {
-      ami_type      = "AL2_x86_64"
-      instance_type = "m6i.large"
-
-      min_size = 2
-      max_size = 5
-      # This value is ignored after the initial creation
-      # https://github.com/bryantbiggs/eks-desired-size-hack
-      desired_size = 2
-    }
-  }
-
-  tags = local.tags
-}
diff --git a/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf b/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf
index 4d7c5dc..58ecb3c 100644
--- a/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf
+++ b/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-al2023.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module "eks_al2023" {
   version = "~> 20.0"
 
   cluster_name    = "${local.name}-al2023"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   # EKS Addons
   cluster_addons = {
diff --git a/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf b/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf
index ff2fb2c..adb3462 100644
--- a/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf
+++ b/examples/self-managed-node-group/eks-bottlerocket.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module "eks_bottlerocket" {
   version = "~> 20.0"
 
   cluster_name    = "${local.name}-bottlerocket"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
 
   # EKS Addons
   cluster_addons = {
diff --git a/tests/eks-fargate-profile/main.tf b/tests/eks-fargate-profile/main.tf
index 37fc44b..bf91d52 100644
--- a/tests/eks-fargate-profile/main.tf
+++ b/tests/eks-fargate-profile/main.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {
 
 locals {
   name            = "ex-${basename(path.cwd)}"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
   region          = "eu-west-1"
 
   vpc_cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"
diff --git a/tests/eks-managed-node-group/main.tf b/tests/eks-managed-node-group/main.tf
index aa73cec..010a55f 100644
--- a/tests/eks-managed-node-group/main.tf
+++ b/tests/eks-managed-node-group/main.tf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {
 
 locals {
   name            = "ex-${replace(basename(path.cwd), "_", "-")}"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
   region          = "eu-west-1"
 
   vpc_cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"
diff --git a/tests/fast-addons/main.tf b/tests/fast-addons/main.tf
index 12d2a41..e7a5b9c 100644
--- a/tests/fast-addons/main.tf
+++ b/tests/fast-addons/main.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ provider "aws" {
 
 locals {
   name            = "ex-${basename(path.cwd)}"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
   region          = "eu-west-1"
 
   tags = {
diff --git a/tests/self-managed-node-group/main.tf b/tests/self-managed-node-group/main.tf
index f2181fd..351985f 100644
--- a/tests/self-managed-node-group/main.tf
+++ b/tests/self-managed-node-group/main.tf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ data "aws_availability_zones" "available" {
 
 locals {
   name            = "ex-${replace(basename(path.cwd), "_", "-")}"
-  cluster_version = "1.31"
+  cluster_version = "1.33"
   region          = "eu-west-1"
 
   vpc_cidr = "10.0.0.0/16"