diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4432cc5..b19d167 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ No resources.
 | <a name="input_cluster_endpoint_public_access_cidrs"></a> [cluster\_endpoint\_public\_access\_cidrs](#input\_cluster\_endpoint\_public\_access\_cidrs) | List of CIDR blocks which can access the Amazon EKS public API server endpoint | `list(string)` | <pre>[<br>  "0.0.0.0/0"<br>]</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_cluster_name"></a> [cluster\_name](#input\_cluster\_name) | Name of the EKS cluster | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_cluster_security_group_additional_rules"></a> [cluster\_security\_group\_additional\_rules](#input\_cluster\_security\_group\_additional\_rules) | List of additional security group rules to add to the cluster security group created. Set `source_node_security_group = true` inside rules to set the `node_security_group` as source | `any` | `{}` | no |
-| <a name="input_cluster_version"></a> [cluster\_version](#input\_cluster\_version) | EKS cluster version | `string` | `"1.28"` | no |
+| <a name="input_cluster_version"></a> [cluster\_version](#input\_cluster\_version) | EKS cluster version | `string` | `"1.29"` | 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` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_eks_managed_node_group_defaults"></a> [eks\_managed\_node\_group\_defaults](#input\_eks\_managed\_node\_group\_defaults) | Managed node group defaults | `any` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_eks_managed_node_groups"></a> [eks\_managed\_node\_groups](#input\_eks\_managed\_node\_groups) | Map of EKS managed node group definitions to create | `any` | `{}` | no |
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index a9f06a1..62cb77c 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ variable "cluster_endpoint_public_access_cidrs" {
 variable "cluster_version" {
   description = "EKS cluster version"
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.28"
+  default     = "1.29"
 }
 
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