diff --git a/lab/_envcommon/aws-provider.hcl b/lab/_envcommon/aws-provider.hcl
index e7357e1..1cc2bfe 100644
--- a/lab/_envcommon/aws-provider.hcl
+++ b/lab/_envcommon/aws-provider.hcl
@@ -1,30 +1,37 @@
 include "root" {
   path           = find_in_parent_folders("root.hcl")
   merge_strategy = "deep"
-  expose         = true
+  expose         = false
 }
-
+  
 # Generate an AWS provider block
 generate "aws_provider" {
   path      = "${get_original_terragrunt_dir()}/aws_provider.tf"
   if_exists = "overwrite_terragrunt"
   contents  = <<EOF
   terraform {
-    required_version = ">= 1.5.0"
+    required_version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.tf_version}"
+  }
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.aws_version}"
+    }
   }
   provider "aws" {
     region = "${include.root.inputs.aws_region}"
     profile = "${include.root.inputs.aws_profile}"
     default_tags {
       tags = {
-        ProjectNumber = "${include.root.inputs.project_number}"
+        "Project Identifier" = "${include.root.inputs.project_number}:${include.root.inputs.project_name}"
         "Project Name" = "${include.root.inputs.project_name}"
         "Project Role" = "${include.root.inputs.project_role}"
-        "Project Identifier" = "${include.root.inputs.project_number}:${include.root.inputs.project_name}"
-        Organization = "${include.root.inputs.organization}"
         created_by = "${include.root.inputs.creator}"
         created_for = "${include.root.inputs.creator}"
         created_reason = "${include.root.inputs.created_reason}"
+        Environment = "${include.root.inputs.environment_abbr}"
+        Organization = "${include.root.inputs.organization}"
+        ProjectNumber = "${include.root.inputs.project_number}"
         Terraform = "${include.root.inputs.terraform}"
         Terragrunt = "${include.root.inputs.terragrunt}"
       }
diff --git a/lab/_envcommon/common-variables.hcl b/lab/_envcommon/common-variables.hcl
index aa8af71..0978f51 100644
--- a/lab/_envcommon/common-variables.hcl
+++ b/lab/_envcommon/common-variables.hcl
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ locals {
   state_table_name    = "tf_remote_state"
   terraform           = true
   terragrunt          = true
+  versionshcl         = try(read_terragrunt_config("./versions.hcl"), read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("default_versions.hcl")))
 }
diff --git a/lab/_envcommon/default-versions.hcl b/lab/_envcommon/default-versions.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dfce15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab/_envcommon/default-versions.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# lab/_envcommon/default-versions.hcl
+locals {
+  aws_version = "5.14.0"
+  helm_version = "2.11.0"
+  kubernetes_version = "2.33.0"
+  null_version = "3.2.1"
+  tf_version = "1.5.0"
+  template_version = "2.2.0"
+}
diff --git a/lab/_envcommon/helm-provider.hcl b/lab/_envcommon/helm-provider.hcl
index cdfeb5f..073a460 100644
--- a/lab/_envcommon/helm-provider.hcl
+++ b/lab/_envcommon/helm-provider.hcl
@@ -3,15 +3,7 @@
 dependency "eks" {
   config_path = "${get_original_terragrunt_dir()}/../eks"
   mock_outputs = {
-    cluster_certificate_authority_data              = [{data = "THISISAVERYLONGCERTSTRINGTHATGOESHEREFORSURENODYEP"}]
-    cluster_endpoint                                = "https://12345ABCDEE42BF9C24D4C362D1DC.sk1.us-gov-east-1.eks.amazonaws.com"
     cluster_name                                    = "a-cluster-name"
-    eks_managed_node_groups_autoscaling_group_names = ["eks-eks-a-cluster-name-node_group-0000000000000000000000000-5ac8a5e3-14dd-c043-2cc9-f4b6ffb36d32"]
-    oidc_provider_arn                               = "arn:aws-us-gov:iam::111111111111:oidc-provider/oidc.eks.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com/id/0000000000000000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
-    security_group_all_worker_mgmt_id               = "sg-00b0000000000000"
-    subnets                                         = ["subnet-00000000000000001", "subnet-00000000000000002", "subnet-00000000000000003"]
-    token                                           = [{token = "THISISTHETOKENTHATDOESNTEXISTTHEREAREMANYLIKEITBUTHISONEISFORACLUSTER"}]
-    vpc_id                                          = "a-vpc-id"
   }
 }
 
@@ -20,8 +12,22 @@ generate "helm_provider" {
   path      = "${get_original_terragrunt_dir()}/helm_provider.tf"
   if_exists = "overwrite_terragrunt"
   contents  = <<-EOF
-  terraform {
-    required_version = ">= 1.5.0"
+    terraform {
+    required_version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.tf_version}"
+  }
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.aws_version}"
+    }
+    helm = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/helm"
+      version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.helm_version}"
+    }
+    kubernetes = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"
+      version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.kubernetes_version}"
+    }
   }
   data "aws_eks_cluster" "helm" {
     name = "${dependency.eks.outputs.cluster_name}"
diff --git a/lab/_envcommon/kubernetes-provider.hcl b/lab/_envcommon/kubernetes-provider.hcl
index 066850d..66e49a7 100644
--- a/lab/_envcommon/kubernetes-provider.hcl
+++ b/lab/_envcommon/kubernetes-provider.hcl
@@ -3,15 +3,7 @@
 dependency "eks" {
   config_path = "${get_original_terragrunt_dir()}/../eks"
   mock_outputs = {
-    cluster_certificate_authority_data              = [{data = "THISISAVERYLONGCERTSTRINGTHATGOESHEREFORSURENODYEP"}]
-    cluster_endpoint                                = "https://12345ABCDEE42BF9C24D4C362D1DC.sk1.us-gov-east-1.eks.amazonaws.com"
     cluster_name                                    = "a-cluster-name"
-    eks_managed_node_groups_autoscaling_group_names = ["eks-eks-a-cluster-name-node_group-0000000000000000000000000-5ac8a5e3-14dd-c043-2cc9-f4b6ffb36d32"]
-    oidc_provider_arn                               = "arn:aws-us-gov:iam::111111111111:oidc-provider/oidc.eks.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com/id/0000000000000000AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
-    security_group_all_worker_mgmt_id               = "sg-00b0000000000000"
-    subnets                                         = ["subnet-00000000000000001", "subnet-00000000000000002", "subnet-00000000000000003"]
-    token                                           = [{token = "THISISTHETOKENTHATDOESNTEXISTTHEREAREMANYLIKEITBUTHISONEISFORACLUSTER"}]
-    vpc_id                                          = "a-vpc-id"
   }
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +13,17 @@ generate "kube_provider" {
   if_exists = "overwrite_terragrunt"
   contents  = <<-EOF
   terraform {
-    required_version = ">= 1.5.0"
+    required_version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.tf_version}"
+  }
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.aws_version}"
+    }
+    kubernetes = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"
+      version = "~> ${include.root.inputs.kubernetes_version}"
+    }
   }
   data "aws_eks_cluster" "kube" {
     name = "${dependency.eks.outputs.cluster_name}"
diff --git a/lab/development/us-gov-east-1/vpc/platform-eng-eks-mcm/cluster.hcl b/lab/development/us-gov-east-1/vpc/platform-eng-eks-mcm/cluster.hcl
index 59ea4e6..ebbce28 100644
--- a/lab/development/us-gov-east-1/vpc/platform-eng-eks-mcm/cluster.hcl
+++ b/lab/development/us-gov-east-1/vpc/platform-eng-eks-mcm/cluster.hcl
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ locals {
   eks_ng_max_size                          = 10
   eks_ng_min_size                          = 0
   enable_cluster_creator_admin_permissions = true
-  environment_abbr                         = "dev"
   terraform                                = true
   terragrunt                               = true
   tags = {
-    "Environment"   = local.environment_abbr
     "slim:schedule" = "8:00-17:00"
     "cluster:size"  = "min:${local.eks_ng_min_size}-max:${local.eks_ng_max_size}-desired:${local.eks_ng_desired_size}"
   }
diff --git a/lab/root.hcl b/lab/root.hcl
index d11dde9..4ff045c 100644
--- a/lab/root.hcl
+++ b/lab/root.hcl
@@ -5,30 +5,24 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 locals {
   # Automatically load account-level variables (NOTE: In our environment account = environment so there is not separate environment layer)
-  account_vars = read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("account.hcl"))
+  account_vars = try(read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("account.hcl")))
 
   # Automatically load _envcommon, cross account and environment common variables
-  common_vars = read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("./_envcommon/common-variables.hcl"))
+  common_vars = try(read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("./_envcommon/common-variables.hcl")))
 
   # Automatically load cluster-level variables
-  cluster_vars = read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("cluster.hcl"))
+  cluster_vars = try(read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("cluster.hcl")))
 
   # Automatically load region-level variables
-  region_vars = read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("region.hcl"))
+  region_vars = try(read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("region.hcl")))
 
   # Automatically load vpc-level variables
-  vpc_vars = read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("vpc.hcl"))
-  # kube_provider = read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("./_envcommon/kubeernetes-provider.hcl"))
-  # helm_provider = read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("./_envcommon/helm-provider.hcl"))
+  vpc_vars = try(read_terragrunt_config(find_in_parent_folders("vpc.hcl")))
 
   # Extract the variables we need for easy access
   account_id          = local.account_vars.locals.aws_account_id
   aws_profile         = local.account_vars.locals.aws_profile
   aws_region          = local.region_vars.locals.aws_region
-  organization        = local.common_vars.locals.organization
-  project_number      = local.common_vars.locals.project_number
-  project_name        = local.common_vars.locals.project_name
-  project_role        = local.common_vars.locals.project_role
   state_bucket_prefix = local.common_vars.locals.state_bucket_prefix
   state_table_name    = local.common_vars.locals.state_table_name
 }