diff --git a/acmpca-eks-cert-manager/main.tf b/acmpca-eks-cert-manager/main.tf
index e58e682..5b85b4e 100644
--- a/acmpca-eks-cert-manager/main.tf
+++ b/acmpca-eks-cert-manager/main.tf
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 locals {
   account_id          = var.account_id != "" ? var.account_id : data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id
   account_environment = data.aws_arn.current.partition == "aws-us-gov" ? "gov" : "ew"
+  region              = data.aws_region.current.name
   region_short        = join("", [for c in split("-", local.region) : substr(c, 0, 1)])
 
   base_tags = {