Answers: <h1>Upgrading to the newest version</h1>
  <p>You can upgrade the provider with</p>
  <pre class="lang-sh prettyprint-override"><code>terraform init -upgrade
  </code></pre>
  <p>So long as you don't have the version specified anywhere in a <code>required_providers</code> block.</p>
  <h1>Pinning with a <code>required_providers</code> block</h1>
  <p>You can pin or specify any <a href="https://www.terraform.io/language/expressions/version-constraints" rel="nofollow noreferrer">arbitrary version constraint</a> with a <code>required_providers</code> block, like this.</p>
  <pre><code>terraform {
    required_providers {
      aws = {
        source = &quot;registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws&quot;
        version = &quot;4.14.0&quot;
      }
    }
  }
  provider &quot;aws&quot; {
    region = &quot;us-east-1&quot;
  }
  </code></pre>
  <h1>Terraform pre 0.13</h1>
  <p>Prior to Terraform version 0.13, you could specify your version in the provider block,</p>
  <pre><code>provider &quot;aws&quot; {
    version = &quot;4.14.0&quot;
    region = &quot;us-east-1&quot;
  }
  </code></pre>
  <hr />
  <p>Find the official docs at,</p>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/provider-versioning#upgrade-the-aws-provider-version" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lock and Upgrade Provider Versions: Upgrade the AWS provider version</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.terraform.io/language/providers/requirements" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Provider Requirements</a></li>
  </ul>
  
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Body: <p>This is a follow-up to <a href="https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/15954/the-provider-hashicorp-aws-does-not-support-resource-type-aws-internet-gateway">The provider hashicorp/aws does not support resource type &quot;aws_internet_gateway_attachment&quot;</a>.</p>
  <p>The crux of it is, I'm using 3.75.1 of the AWS provider, and I need to upgrade. How do I do that?</p>
  <p>I got the version by reading the <code>.terraform.lock.hcl</code></p>
  <pre><code>provider &quot;registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws&quot; {
    version     = &quot;3.75.1&quot;
  </code></pre>
  
Tags: <terraform><versioning>
Title: How do I upgrade or pin a Terraform Provider?
UserDisplayName: Evan Carroll
ThreadText: # How do I upgrade or pin a Terraform Provider?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-14)
  
  This is a follow-up to [The provider hashicorp/aws does not support resource type "aws\_internet\_gateway\_attachment"](https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/15954/the-provider-hashicorp-aws-does-not-support-resource-type-aws-internet-gateway).
  
  The crux of it is, I'm using 3.75.1 of the AWS provider, and I need to upgrade. How do I do that?
  
  I got the version by reading the `.terraform.lock.hcl`
  
  ```
  provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
    version     = "3.75.1"
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** terraform, versioning
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2022-05-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  # Upgrading to the newest version
  
  You can upgrade the provider with
  
  ```sh
  terraform init -upgrade
  
  ```
  
  So long as you don't have the version specified anywhere in a `required_providers` block.
  
  # Pinning with a `required_providers` block
  
  You can pin or specify any [arbitrary version constraint](https://www.terraform.io/language/expressions/version-constraints) with a `required_providers` block, like this.
  
  ```
  terraform {
    required_providers {
      aws = {
        source = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws"
        version = "4.14.0"
      }
    }
  }
  provider "aws" {
    region = "us-east-1"
  }
  
  ```
  
  # Terraform pre 0.13
  
  Prior to Terraform version 0.13, you could specify your version in the provider block,
  
  ```
  provider "aws" {
    version = "4.14.0"
    region = "us-east-1"
  }
  
  ```
  
  ---
  
  Find the official docs at,
  
  * [Lock and Upgrade Provider Versions: Upgrade the AWS provider version](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/provider-versioning#upgrade-the-aws-provider-version)
  * [Provider Requirements](https://www.terraform.io/language/providers/requirements)
  
  
  ---
  
  