diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2dcecfe..64c986f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ Type: `bool`
 
 Default: `true`
 
+### <a name="input_vpc_one_nat_gateway_per_az"></a> [vpc\_one\_nat\_gateway\_per\_az](#input\_vpc\_one\_nat\_gateway\_per\_az)
+
+Description: Should be true if you want only one NAT Gateway per availability zone. Requires `var.azs` to be set, and the number of `public_subnets` created to be greater than or equal to the number of availability zones specified in `var.azs`
+
+Type: `bool`
+
+Default: `true`
+
 ### <a name="input_vpc_reuse_nat_ips"></a> [vpc\_reuse\_nat\_ips](#input\_vpc\_reuse\_nat\_ips)
 
 Description: Should be true if you don't want EIPs to be created for your NAT Gateways and will instead pass them in via the 'external\_nat\_ip\_ids' variable
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 23179a3..eb7e50f 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # VPC Resources
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 module "aws_vpc" {
-  source = "github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-aws-vpc?ref=v5.4.0"
+  source = "github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-aws-vpc?ref=v5.5.1"
 
   cidr            = var.vpc_cidr
   azs             = var.vpc_subnet_azs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ module "aws_vpc" {
   enable_dns_hostnames = var.vpc_enable_dns_hostnames
   enable_dns_support   = var.vpc_enable_dns_support
 
-  reuse_nat_ips       = var.vpc_reuse_nat_ips
-  external_nat_ip_ids = local.ids_of_eips_for_natgws
+  vpc_one_nat_gateway_per_az = var.vpc_one_nat_gateway_per_az
+  reuse_nat_ips              = var.vpc_reuse_nat_ips
+  external_nat_ip_ids        = local.ids_of_eips_for_natgws
 
   customer_gateways = var.vpc_customer_gateways
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index ad66edc..7393e2e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ variable "vpc_enable_nat_gateway" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "vpc_one_nat_gateway_per_az" {
+  description = "Should be true if you want only one NAT Gateway per availability zone. Requires `var.azs` to be set, and the number of `public_subnets` created to be greater than or equal to the number of availability zones specified in `var.azs`"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
 variable "vpc_reuse_nat_ips" {
   description = "Should be true if you don't want EIPs to be created for your NAT Gateways and will instead pass them in via the 'external_nat_ip_ids' variable"
   type        = bool