diff --git a/charts/consul/test/terraform/eks/main.tf b/charts/consul/test/terraform/eks/main.tf
index fd37465982..efbab0e833 100644
--- a/charts/consul/test/terraform/eks/main.tf
+++ b/charts/consul/test/terraform/eks/main.tf
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module "eks" {
   kubeconfig_api_version = "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1beta1"
 
   cluster_name    = "consul-k8s-${random_id.suffix[count.index].dec}"
-  cluster_version = "1.26.1"
+  cluster_version = "1.26"
   subnets         = module.vpc[count.index].private_subnets
   enable_irsa     = true