diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5160189..0fdd44c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ sys     0m2.015s
 | <a name="input_cluster_name"></a> [cluster\_name](#input\_cluster\_name) | EKS cluster name name component used through out the EKS cluster describing its purpose (ex: dice-dev) | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_operators_ns"></a> [operators\_ns](#input\_operators\_ns) | Namespace to create where operators will be installed. | `string` | `"operators"` | no |
 | <a name="input_region"></a> [region](#input\_region) | AWS region | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_release_version"></a> [release\_version](#input\_release\_version) | The version of helm charts to use | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_security_group_all_worker_mgmt_id"></a> [security\_group\_all\_worker\_mgmt\_id](#input\_security\_group\_all\_worker\_mgmt\_id) | The security group representing all of the worker nodes in the cluster. | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_subnets"></a> [subnets](#input\_subnets) | Specify the subnets used by this cluster | `list(string)` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_tag_costallocation"></a> [tag\_costallocation](#input\_tag\_costallocation) | Tag CostAllocation (default) | `string` | `"csvd:infrastructure"` | no |
diff --git a/eks_console_access.tf b/eks_console_access.tf
index dd6a46b..9a06fa5 100644
--- a/eks_console_access.tf
+++ b/eks_console_access.tf
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ resource "helm_release" "console_access" {
   chart      = each.key
   name       = each.key
   namespace  = "default"
-  version    = local.release_version
+  version    = var.release_version
   repository = "./${each.key}"
 }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 9b69a09..ac97721 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ variable "tags" {
   default     = {}
 }
 
-# variable "kubectl_image_tag" {
-#   description = "The version of bitnami/kubectl image to use."
-#   type        = string
-#   default     = "1.30.4"
-# }
+variable "release_version" {
+  description = "The version of helm charts to use"
+  type        = string
+}
 
 # # helm add repo autoscaler "https://kubernetes.github.io/autoscaler"
 # # helm search repo -l autoscaler/cluster-autoscaler