diff --git a/flintrock/ec2.py b/flintrock/ec2.py
index b3a0cf7..edc8809 100644
--- a/flintrock/ec2.py
+++ b/flintrock/ec2.py
@@ -682,8 +682,8 @@ def get_ec2_block_device_mappings(
                 # of a root instance store volume.
                 'VolumeSize': min_root_ebs_size_gb,
                 # gp2 is general-purpose SSD
-                'VolumeType': 'gp2'})
-                
+                'VolumeType': 'gp3'})
+
         #ADDING THIS LINE TO ALWAYS REMOVE EBS ON TERMINATED INSTANCES
         root_device['Ebs'].update({'DeleteOnTermination': True})
         del root_device['Ebs']['Encrypted']