diff --git a/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/modules/k8s_infrastructure/alb_ingress/variable.tf b/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/modules/k8s_infrastructure/alb_ingress/variable.tf
index fb91ed2..82f79f1 100644
--- a/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/modules/k8s_infrastructure/alb_ingress/variable.tf
+++ b/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/modules/k8s_infrastructure/alb_ingress/variable.tf
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ variable "aws_region" {
 variable "aws_load_balancer_controller_version" {
   description = "The AWS Load Balancer Controller version to use. See https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-load-balancer-controller/releases for available versions"
   type        = string
-  default     = "v2.4.5"
+  default     = "v2.6.2"
 }
 
 variable "aws_load_balancer_controller_chart_version" {
   description = "The AWS Load Balancer Controller chart version to use. See https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/aws/aws-load-balancer-controller for available versions"
   type        = string
-  default     = "1.4.6"
+  default     = "1.6.2"
 }
 
 variable "k8s_namespace" {
diff --git a/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars b/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars
index 1f616b9..3953fa5 100644
--- a/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars
+++ b/terraform-k8s-infrastructure/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ elasticsearch_data_nodes_type            = "m5.large.elasticsearch"
 x_rw_domain                              = "dev-api.resourcewatch.org"
 namespaces                               = ["core", "aqueduct", "rw", "gfw", "prep", "climate-watch"]
 fw_backend_url                           = "https://dev-fw-api.globalforestwatch.org"
-require_api_key                          = true
+require_api_key                          = false
diff --git a/terraform/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars b/terraform/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars
index 4798717..b5cbb76 100644
--- a/terraform/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars
+++ b/terraform/vars/terraform-dev.tfvars
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ rds_instance_count       = 1
 db_instance_class        = "db.t3.medium"
 db_instance_count        = 1
 db_logs_exports          = ["audit", "profiler"]
-eks_version              = "1.24"
-eks_node_release_version = "1.24.7-20230105"
-ebs_csi_addon_version    = "v1.15.0-eksbuild.1"
+eks_version              = "1.25"
+eks_node_release_version = "1.25.16-20240117"
+ebs_csi_addon_version    = "v1.27.0-eksbuild.1"
 # apps_node_group_min_size          = 1
 # apps_node_group_max_size          = 16
 # apps_node_group_desired_size      = 3