diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa565c847d..90b5eb44b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
 | terraform | >= 0.12.9 |
-| aws | >= 2.52.0 |
+| aws | >= 2.55.0 |
 | kubernetes | >= 1.11.1 |
 | local | >= 1.4 |
 | null | >= 2.1 |
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ MIT Licensed. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-a
 
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
-| aws | >= 2.52.0 |
+| aws | >= 2.55.0 |
 | kubernetes | >= 1.11.1 |
 | local | >= 1.4 |
 | null | >= 2.1 |
diff --git a/local.tf b/local.tf
index febf6f742d..b4d8a729ab 100644
--- a/local.tf
+++ b/local.tf
@@ -75,15 +75,18 @@ locals {
     platform                      = "linux"                     # Platform of workers. either "linux" or "windows"
     additional_ebs_volumes        = []                          # A list of additional volumes to be attached to the instances on this Auto Scaling group. Each volume should be an object with the following: block_device_name (required), volume_size, volume_type, iops, encrypted, kms_key_id (only on launch-template), delete_on_termination. Optional values are grabbed from root volume or from defaults
     # Settings for launch templates
-    root_block_device_name            = data.aws_ami.eks_worker.root_device_name # Root device name for workers. If non is provided, will assume default AMI was used.
-    root_kms_key_id                   = ""                                       # The KMS key to use when encrypting the root storage device
-    launch_template_version           = "$Latest"                                # The lastest version of the launch template to use in the autoscaling group
-    launch_template_placement_tenancy = "default"                                # The placement tenancy for instances
-    launch_template_placement_group   = null                                     # The name of the placement group into which to launch the instances, if any.
-    root_encrypted                    = false                                    # Whether the volume should be encrypted or not
-    eni_delete                        = true                                     # Delete the Elastic Network Interface (ENI) on termination (if set to false you will have to manually delete before destroying)
-    cpu_credits                       = "standard"                               # T2/T3 unlimited mode, can be 'standard' or 'unlimited'. Used 'standard' mode as default to avoid paying higher costs
-    market_type                       = null
+    root_block_device_name               = data.aws_ami.eks_worker.root_device_name # Root device name for workers. If non is provided, will assume default AMI was used.
+    root_kms_key_id                      = ""                                       # The KMS key to use when encrypting the root storage device
+    launch_template_version              = "$Latest"                                # The lastest version of the launch template to use in the autoscaling group
+    launch_template_placement_tenancy    = "default"                                # The placement tenancy for instances
+    launch_template_placement_group      = null                                     # The name of the placement group into which to launch the instances, if any.
+    root_encrypted                       = false                                    # Whether the volume should be encrypted or not
+    eni_delete                           = true                                     # Delete the Elastic Network Interface (ENI) on termination (if set to false you will have to manually delete before destroying)
+    cpu_credits                          = "standard"                               # T2/T3 unlimited mode, can be 'standard' or 'unlimited'. Used 'standard' mode as default to avoid paying higher costs
+    market_type                          = null
+    metadata_http_endpoint               = "enabled"  # The state of the metadata service: enabled, disabled.
+    metadata_http_tokens                 = "optional" # If session tokens are required: optional, required.
+    metadata_http_put_response_hop_limit = null       # The desired HTTP PUT response hop limit for instance metadata requests.
     # Settings for launch templates with mixed instances policy
     override_instance_types                  = ["m5.large", "m5a.large", "m5d.large", "m5ad.large"] # A list of override instance types for mixed instances policy
     on_demand_allocation_strategy            = null                                                 # Strategy to use when launching on-demand instances. Valid values: prioritized.
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index 64f92a5d23..f87acd8e5b 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_version = ">= 0.12.9"
 
   required_providers {
-    aws        = ">= 2.52.0"
+    aws        = ">= 2.55.0"
     local      = ">= 1.4"
     null       = ">= 2.1"
     template   = ">= 2.1"
diff --git a/workers_launch_template.tf b/workers_launch_template.tf
index 2e0bd9759d..e0eb9e6ef8 100644
--- a/workers_launch_template.tf
+++ b/workers_launch_template.tf
@@ -278,6 +278,24 @@ resource "aws_launch_template" "workers_launch_template" {
     )
   )
 
+  metadata_options {
+    http_endpoint = lookup(
+      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
+      "metadata_http_endpoint",
+      local.workers_group_defaults["metadata_http_endpoint"],
+    )
+    http_tokens = lookup(
+      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
+      "metadata_http_tokens",
+      local.workers_group_defaults["metadata_http_tokens"],
+    )
+    http_put_response_hop_limit = lookup(
+      var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],
+      "metadata_http_put_response_hop_limit",
+      local.workers_group_defaults["metadata_http_put_response_hop_limit"],
+    )
+  }
+
   credit_specification {
     cpu_credits = lookup(
       var.worker_groups_launch_template[count.index],