diff --git a/examples/testing/variables.tf b/examples/testing/variables.tf
index 47630bb..6369824 100644
--- a/examples/testing/variables.tf
+++ b/examples/testing/variables.tf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ variable "cluster_name" {
 variable "cluster_version" {
   description = "The Kubernetes version number to use for this EKS cluster. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/kubernetes-versions.html"
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.27"
+  default     = "1.30"
 }
 
 variable "vpc_name" {