diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9165a5..0497dad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
 | terraform | >= 0.12.9, != 0.13.0 |
-| aws | >= 3.3.0 |
+| aws | >= 3.21.0 |
 | kubernetes | >= 1.11.1 |
 | local | >= 1.4 |
 | null | >= 2.1 |
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
-| aws | >= 3.3.0 |
+| aws | >= 3.21.0 |
 | kubernetes | >= 1.11.1 |
 | local | >= 1.4 |
 | null | >= 2.1 |
diff --git a/local.tf b/local.tf
index 210f884..a07aec8 100644
--- a/local.tf
+++ b/local.tf
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ locals {
     root_volume_size              = "100"                       # root volume size of workers instances.
     root_volume_type              = "gp2"                       # root volume type of workers instances, can be 'standard', 'gp2', or 'io1'
     root_iops                     = "0"                         # The amount of provisioned IOPS. This must be set with a volume_type of "io1".
+    root_volume_throughput        = null                        # The amount of throughput to provision for a gp3 volume.
     key_name                      = ""                          # The key pair name that should be used for the instances in the autoscaling group
     pre_userdata                  = ""                          # userdata to pre-append to the default userdata.
     userdata_template_file        = ""                          # alternate template to use for userdata
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index 83458a4..2e92c9b 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_version = ">= 0.12.9, != 0.13.0"
 
   required_providers {
-    aws        = ">= 3.3.0"
+    aws        = ">= 3.21.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
     template   = ">= 2.1"
diff --git a/workers_launch_template.tf b/workers_launch_template.tf
index f0e0f1a..d7c4b41 100644
--- a/workers_launch_template.tf
+++ b/workers_launch_template.tf
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ resource "aws_launch_template" "workers_launch_template" {
         "root_iops",
         local.workers_group_defaults["root_iops"],
       )
+      throughput = lookup(
+        var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
+        "root_volume_throughput",
+        local.workers_group_defaults["root_volume_throughput"],
+      )
       encrypted = lookup(
         var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
         "root_encrypted",
@@ -419,6 +424,11 @@ resource "aws_launch_template" "workers_launch_template" {
           "iops",
           local.workers_group_defaults["root_iops"],
         )
+        throughput = lookup(
+          block_device_mappings.value,
+          "throughput",
+          local.workers_group_defaults["root_volume_throughput"],
+        )
         encrypted = lookup(
           block_device_mappings.value,
           "encrypted",