diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ceafc2..c9d2c5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -154,3 +154,7 @@
 * 1.15.2 -- 2022-04-26
   - terraform-state
     -  add readonly to group inf-terraform w
+
+* 1.15.3 -- 2022-04-27
+  - terraform-state
+    -  add r-inf-terraform assumable role for TF operations
diff --git a/common/defaults.tf b/common/defaults.tf
index 6a1f087..768a441 100644
--- a/common/defaults.tf
+++ b/common/defaults.tf
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ locals {
       ]
       "api_interval" = 3600
     }
+    "force_detach_policies" = false
+    "max_session_duration"  = 3600
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/common/version.tf b/common/version.tf
index 63132b8..01b96da 100644
--- a/common/version.tf
+++ b/common/version.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 locals {
-  _module_version = "1.15.2"
+  _module_version = "1.15.3"
 }
diff --git a/terraform-state/README.md b/terraform-state/README.md
index 00bd41b..9282fed 100644
--- a/terraform-state/README.md
+++ b/terraform-state/README.md
@@ -67,18 +67,25 @@ No modules.
 |------|------|
 | [aws_dynamodb_table.tfstate](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/dynamodb_table) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_group.terraform](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_group) | resource |
+| [aws_iam_group_policy_attachment.terraform_assume](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_group_policy_attachment) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_group_policy_attachment.terraform_managed](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_group_policy_attachment) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_group_policy_attachment.terraform_write](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_group_policy_attachment) | resource |
+| [aws_iam_policy.allow_assume_role](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_policy) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_policy.tfstate](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_policy) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_policy.tfstate_read](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_policy) | resource |
 | [aws_iam_policy.tfstate_write](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_policy) | resource |
+| [aws_iam_role.role](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role) | resource |
+| [aws_iam_role_policy_attachment.role](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role_policy_attachment) | resource |
 | [aws_kms_alias.tfstate_key](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/kms_alias) | resource |
 | [aws_kms_key.tfstate_key](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/kms_key) | resource |
 | [aws_s3_bucket.tfstate](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/s3_bucket) | resource |
 | [aws_s3_bucket_public_access_block.tfstate](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/s3_bucket_public_access_block) | resource |
 | [aws_arn.current](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/arn) | data source |
 | [aws_caller_identity.current](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/caller_identity) | data source |
-| [aws_iam_policy.managed_policies](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy) | data source |
+| [aws_iam_policy.group_managed_policies](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy) | data source |
+| [aws_iam_policy.role_managed_policies](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy) | data source |
+| [aws_iam_policy_document.allow_assume_role](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy_document) | data source |
+| [aws_iam_policy_document.allow_sts](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy_document) | data source |
 | [aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy_document) | data source |
 | [aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate_kms](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy_document) | data source |
 | [aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate_read](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/iam_policy_document) | data source |
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_account_id"></a> [account\_id](#input\_account\_id) | AWS Account ID (default will pull from current user) | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_component_tags"></a> [component\_tags](#input\_component\_tags) | Additional tags for Components (s3, kms, ddb) | `map(map(string))` | <pre>{<br>  "ddb": {},<br>  "kms": {},<br>  "s3": {}<br>}</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_kms_tfstate_key"></a> [kms\_tfstate\_key](#input\_kms\_tfstate\_key) | Terraform remote state KMS key alias | `string` | `"k-kms-inf-tfstate"` | no |
+| <a name="input_name"></a> [name](#input\_name) | Name suffix to use for policies, roles and groups (default: inf-terraform) | `string` | `"inf-terraform"` | no |
 | <a name="input_override_prefixes"></a> [override\_prefixes](#input\_override\_prefixes) | Override built-in prefixes by component (efs, s3, ebs, kms, role, policy, security-group). This should be used primarily for common infrastructure things | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_tags"></a> [tags](#input\_tags) | AWS Tags to apply to appropriate resources (S3, KMS).  Do not include safeguard tags here, use the data\_safeguard field for such things. | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_tfstate_bucket"></a> [tfstate\_bucket](#input\_tfstate\_bucket) | Terraform remote state S3 bucket | `string` | `""` | no |
@@ -106,6 +114,7 @@ No modules.
 
 | Name | Description |
 |------|-------------|
+| <a name="output_role_arn"></a> [role\_arn](#output\_role\_arn) | Role ARN for Terraform |
 | <a name="output_tfstate_bucket_arn"></a> [tfstate\_bucket\_arn](#output\_tfstate\_bucket\_arn) | Terraform state S3 bucket ARN |
 | <a name="output_tfstate_bucket_id"></a> [tfstate\_bucket\_id](#output\_tfstate\_bucket\_id) | Terraform state S3 bucket ID |
 | <a name="output_tfstate_dynamodb_arn"></a> [tfstate\_dynamodb\_arn](#output\_tfstate\_dynamodb\_arn) | Terraform state DynamoDB table ARN |
diff --git a/terraform-state/group.tf b/terraform-state/group.tf
index c0fc394..c028f56 100644
--- a/terraform-state/group.tf
+++ b/terraform-state/group.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 locals {
-  group_name                   = format("%v%v", lookup(local._prefixes, "group", ""), "inf-terraform")
+  group_name                   = format("%v%v", lookup(local._prefixes, "group", ""), var.name)
   group_managed_policies_names = ["ReadOnlyAccess"]
-  group_managed_policies       = [for k, p in data.aws_iam_policy.managed_policies : p.arn]
+  group_managed_policies       = [for k, p in data.aws_iam_policy.group_managed_policies : p.arn]
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_group" "terraform" {
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ resource "aws_iam_group_policy_attachment" "terraform_managed" {
   policy_arn = each.value
 }
 
+resource "aws_iam_group_policy_attachment" "terraform_assume" {
+  group      = aws_iam_group.terraform.name
+  policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.allow_assume_role.arn
+}
+
 
-data "aws_iam_policy" "managed_policies" {
+data "aws_iam_policy" "group_managed_policies" {
   for_each = toset(local.group_managed_policies_names)
   name     = each.key
 }
diff --git a/terraform-state/main.tf b/terraform-state/main.tf
index fed1c0c..2efc38f 100644
--- a/terraform-state/main.tf
+++ b/terraform-state/main.tf
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ locals {
   tfstate_key_arn = aws_kms_key.tfstate_key.arn
   tfstate_bucket  = var.tfstate_bucket != "" ? var.tfstate_bucket : format("%v-%v", var.tfstate_bucket_prefix, local.account_id)
 
-  tfstate_policy_name = format("%v%v", lookup(local._prefixes, "policy", ""), var.tfstate_bucket_prefix)
+  tfstate_policy_name = format("%v%v", lookup(local._prefixes, "policy", ""), var.name)
 
   base_tags = {
     "boc:tf_module_version" = local._module_version
@@ -97,28 +97,6 @@ resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "tfstate" {
 
 }
 
-# create iam policy for it, to apply to roles/groups as needed
-resource "aws_iam_policy" "tfstate" {
-  name        = local.tfstate_policy_name
-  path        = "/"
-  description = "Access to tfstate resources"
-  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate.json
-}
-
-resource "aws_iam_policy" "tfstate_read" {
-  name        = format("%v-%v", local.tfstate_policy_name, "read")
-  path        = "/"
-  description = "Access to tfstate resources (read)"
-  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate_read.json
-}
-
-resource "aws_iam_policy" "tfstate_write" {
-  name        = format("%v-%v", local.tfstate_policy_name, "write")
-  path        = "/"
-  description = "Access to tfstate resources (write)"
-  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate_write.json
-}
-
 #---
 # s3
 #---
diff --git a/terraform-state/outputs.tf b/terraform-state/outputs.tf
index e5a5fcf..6324bca 100644
--- a/terraform-state/outputs.tf
+++ b/terraform-state/outputs.tf
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ output "tfstate_region" {
   value       = local.tfstate_region
 }
 
+output "role_arn" {
+  description = "Role ARN for Terraform"
+  value       = aws_iam_role.role.arn
+}
diff --git a/terraform-state/policy_data.tf b/terraform-state/policy.tf
similarity index 66%
rename from terraform-state/policy_data.tf
rename to terraform-state/policy.tf
index 00b58e9..29c5487 100644
--- a/terraform-state/policy_data.tf
+++ b/terraform-state/policy.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,39 @@
+locals {
+  iam_arn = format("arn:%v:iam::%v:%%v", data.aws_arn.current.partition, data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id)
+}
+
+# create iam policy for it, to apply to roles/groups as needed
+resource "aws_iam_policy" "tfstate" {
+  name        = local.tfstate_policy_name
+  path        = "/"
+  description = "Access to tfstate resources"
+  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate.json
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_policy" "tfstate_read" {
+  name        = format("%v-%v", local.tfstate_policy_name, "read")
+  path        = "/"
+  description = "Access to tfstate resources (read)"
+  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate_read.json
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_policy" "tfstate_write" {
+  name        = format("%v-%v", local.tfstate_policy_name, "write")
+  path        = "/"
+  description = "Access to tfstate resources (write)"
+  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.tfstate_write.json
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_policy" "allow_assume_role" {
+  name        = format("%v-%v", var.name, "allow-assume")
+  path        = "/"
+  description = "Assume role for Terraform activity"
+  policy      = data.aws_iam_policy_document.allow_assume_role.json
+}
+
+#---
+# tfstate s3 bucket
+#---
 data "aws_iam_policy_document" "tfstate" {
   statement {
     sid       = "TFRemoteStateList"
@@ -129,3 +165,15 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "tfstate_write" {
     resources = [aws_kms_key.tfstate_key.arn]
   }
 }
+
+#---
+# allow assume the role for use by tf, add to a policy to the group
+#---
+data "aws_iam_policy_document" "allow_assume_role" {
+  statement {
+    sid       = "AllowSTSAssumeTerraformRole"
+    effect    = "Allow"
+    actions   = ["sts:AssumeRole"]
+    resources = [aws_iam_role.role.arn]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terraform-state/role.tf b/terraform-state/role.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..137f9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform-state/role.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+locals {
+  role_name                   = format("%v%v", lookup(local._prefixes, "role", ""), var.name)
+  role_description            = format("Role to be assumed Terraform execution %v", var.name)
+  role_managed_policies_names = ["AdministratorAccess"]
+  role_managed_policies       = [for k, p in data.aws_iam_policy.role_managed_policies : p.arn]
+}
+
+
+data "aws_iam_policy" "role_managed_policies" {
+  for_each = toset(local.role_managed_policies_names)
+  name     = each.key
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "role" {
+  name                  = local.role_name
+  description           = local.role_description
+  force_detach_policies = local._defaults["force_detach_policies"]
+  max_session_duration  = local._defaults["max_session_duration"]
+  assume_role_policy    = data.aws_iam_policy_document.allow_sts.json
+
+  #   dynamic "inline_policy" {
+  #     for_each = var.inline_policies
+  #     iterator = p
+  #     content {
+  #       name   = p.value.name
+  #       policy = p.value.policy
+  #     }
+  #   }
+
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [tags["boc:tf_module_version"]]
+  }
+
+  tags = merge(
+    local.base_tags,
+    var.tags,
+    lookup(var.component_tags, "role", {}),
+    tomap({ Name = local.role_name })
+  )
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "role" {
+  for_each   = { for p in local.role_managed_policies : p => p }
+  role       = aws_iam_role.role.name
+  policy_arn = each.value
+}
+
+data "aws_iam_policy_document" "allow_sts" {
+  statement {
+    sid     = "AllowSTSAssume"
+    effect  = "Allow"
+    actions = ["sts:AssumeRole"]
+    principals {
+      type = "AWS"
+      identifiers = [
+        format(local.iam_arn, "root"),
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terraform-state/variables.tf b/terraform-state/variables.tf
index 5430c4d..aaa5218 100644
--- a/terraform-state/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform-state/variables.tf
@@ -48,3 +48,9 @@ variable "component_tags" {
   type        = map(map(string))
   default     = { "s3" = {}, "kms" = {}, "ddb" = {} }
 }
+
+variable "name" {
+  description = "Name suffix to use for policies, roles and groups (default: inf-terraform)"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "inf-terraform"
+}