diff --git a/infrastructure/modules/eks/variables.tf b/infrastructure/modules/eks/variables.tf
index 8f29ec0..046dd88 100644
--- a/infrastructure/modules/eks/variables.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/modules/eks/variables.tf
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ variable "environment" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "kubernetes_version" {
+  description = "Kubernetes version for the EKS cluster"
+  type        = string
+  default     = "1.32"
+}
+
 variable "tags" {
   description = "Additional tags for all resources"
   type        = map(string)
diff --git a/infrastructure/staging/eks.tf b/infrastructure/staging/eks.tf
index 24d6b00..d40cb02 100644
--- a/infrastructure/staging/eks.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/staging/eks.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 module "eks" {
   source = "../modules/eks"
 
-  name        = "${local.env}-${local.cluster_name}"
-  environment = local.env
+  name               = "${local.env}-${local.cluster_name}"
+  environment        = local.env
+  kubernetes_version = local.cluster_version
 
   vpc_id     = module.vpc.vpc_id
   subnet_ids = module.vpc.private_subnets