diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 855872c3..e006b11a 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ module "aws_load_balancer_controller" {
   # namespace creation is false here as kube-system already exists by default
   create_namespace = try(var.aws_load_balancer_controller.create_namespace, false)
   chart            = "aws-load-balancer-controller"
-  chart_version    = try(var.aws_load_balancer_controller.chart_version, "1.4.8")
+  chart_version    = try(var.aws_load_balancer_controller.chart_version, "1.5.3")
   repository       = try(var.aws_load_balancer_controller.repository, "https://aws.github.io/eks-charts")
   values           = try(var.aws_load_balancer_controller.values, [])