diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b59b4d..433db45 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The module deploys Karpenter needed AWS resources, namely in IAM. It copies the
 | Name | Source | Version |
 |------|--------|---------|
 | <a name="module_images"></a> [images](#module\_images) | git::https://github.e.it.census.gov/terraform-modules/aws-ecr-copy-images.git | tf-upgrade |
-| <a name="module_karpenter_resources"></a> [karpenter\_resources](#module\_karpenter\_resources) | git::https://github.e.it.census.gov/SCT-Engineering/terraform-aws-eks.git//modules/karpenter | v21.15.1 |
+| <a name="module_karpenter_resources"></a> [karpenter\_resources](#module\_karpenter\_resources) | git::https://github.e.it.census.gov/SCT-Engineering/terraform-aws-eks.git//modules/karpenter | v21.23.0 |
 
 ## Resources
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ The module deploys Karpenter needed AWS resources, namely in IAM. It copies the
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
 | <a name="input_account_id"></a> [account\_id](#input\_account\_id) | aws account number | `string` | `""` | no |
+| <a name="input_ami_type"></a> [ami\_type](#input\_ami\_type) | AMI type to use for the Karpenter node group | `string` | `"AL2023_x86_64"` | no |
 | <a name="input_cluster_endpoint"></a> [cluster\_endpoint](#input\_cluster\_endpoint) | Endpoint for your Kubernetes API server | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <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_create_spot_service_linked_role"></a> [create\_spot\_service\_linked\_role](#input\_create\_spot\_service\_linked\_role) | Whether to create the service-linked role for EC2 Spot (required for Karpenter spot instances) | `bool` | `false` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index bfdc816..0c4692c 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 locals {
-  amd_ami_family = "Bottlerocket"
-  amd_ami_alias  = "bottlerocket@latest"
+  ami_type_family = upper(split("_", var.ami_type)[0])
+  amd_ami_family  = local.ami_type_family == "BOTTLEROCKET" ? "Bottlerocket" : local.ami_type_family
+  amd_ami_alias   = lower(format("%v@latest", local.amd_ami_family))
 
   # Calculate the role name with prefix
   role_name_raw = format("%v%v-%v", local.prefixes["eks-role"], var.cluster_name, "karpenter")
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ locals {
 # Replicating from here: https://github.e.it.census.gov/SCT-Engineering/terraform-aws-eks/tree/master/modules/karpenter
 # Karpenter IRSA roles and policies
 module "karpenter_resources" {
-  source = "git::https://github.e.it.census.gov/SCT-Engineering/terraform-aws-eks.git//modules/karpenter?ref=v21.15.1"
+  source = "git::https://github.e.it.census.gov/SCT-Engineering/terraform-aws-eks.git//modules/karpenter?ref=v21.23.0"
 
   cluster_name                    = var.cluster_name
   create_access_entry             = true
@@ -42,8 +43,6 @@ module "karpenter_resources" {
     CloudWatchAgentServerPolicy = format("arn:%v:iam::aws:%v", data.aws_arn.current.partition, "policy/CloudWatchAgentServerPolicy")
 
   }
-
-  tags = var.tags
 }
 
 # Install Karpenter
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 98c5fd5..86661f8 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -97,3 +97,9 @@ variable "create_spot_service_linked_role" {
   type        = bool
   default     = false
 }
+
+variable "ami_type" {
+  description = "AMI type to use for the Karpenter node group"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "AL2023_x86_64"
+}