diff --git a/covalent_ec2_plugin/infra/variables.tf b/covalent_ec2_plugin/infra/variables.tf
index 08f29e4..2b42afb 100644
--- a/covalent_ec2_plugin/infra/variables.tf
+++ b/covalent_ec2_plugin/infra/variables.tf
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ variable "key_file" {
 }
 
 variable "covalent_version" {
-  default     = "==0.220.0.post2"
+  default     = ""
   description = "Covalent version to install on the EC2 instance"
 }