diff --git a/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl b/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
index bb42580d4..c8fb7a88a 100644
--- a/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
+++ b/autogen/main/cluster.tf.tmpl
@@ -274,13 +274,13 @@ locals {
 # resources where "ForceNew" is "true". schemaNodeConfig can be found in node_config.go at
 # https://github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-google/blob/master/google/node_config.go#L22
 resource "random_id" "name" {
-  count       = length(var.node_pools)
+  for_each    = local.node_pools
   byte_length = 2
-  prefix      = format("%s-", lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "name"))
+  prefix      = format("%s-", lookup(each.value, "name"))
   keepers = merge(
     zipmap(
       local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources,
-      [for keeper in local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], keeper, "")]
+      [for keeper in local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources : lookup(each.value, keeper, "")]
     ),
     {
       labels = join(",",
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
           concat(
             keys(local.node_pools_labels["all"]),
             values(local.node_pools_labels["all"]),
-            keys(local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]),
-            values(local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]])
+            keys(local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]]),
+            values(local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]])
           )
         )
       )
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
           concat(
             keys(local.node_pools_metadata["all"]),
             values(local.node_pools_metadata["all"]),
-            keys(local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]),
-            values(local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]])
+            keys(local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]]),
+            values(local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]])
           )
         )
       )
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
         sort(
           concat(
             local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-            local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]
+            local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]]
           )
         )
       )
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
         sort(
           concat(
             local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-            local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]
+            local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]]
           )
         )
       )
@@ -336,41 +336,41 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   {% else %}
   provider = google
   {% endif %}
-  count    = length(var.node_pools)
+  for_each = local.node_pools
   {% if update_variant %}
-  name     = random_id.name.*.hex[count.index]
+  name     = random_id.name.*.hex[each.key]
   {% else %}
-  name     = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]
+  name     = each.key
   {% endif %}
   project  = var.project_id
   location = local.location
   {% if beta_cluster %}
   // use node_locations if provided, defaults to cluster level node_locations if not specified
-  node_locations = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", var.node_pools[count.index]["node_locations"]) : null
+  node_locations = lookup(each.value, "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", each.value["node_locations"]) : null
   {% endif %}
 
   cluster = google_container_cluster.primary.name
 
-  version = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  version = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
+    each.value,
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
 
-  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  initial_node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
+    each.value,
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+    lookup(each.value, "min_count", 1)
   ) : null
 
   {% if beta_cluster %}
-  max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
+  max_pods_per_node = lookup(each.value, "max_pods_per_node", null)
   {% endif %}
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(each.value, "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
-    for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
+    for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
       min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
       max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
@@ -378,24 +378,24 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   }
 
   management {
-    auto_repair  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_repair", true)
-    auto_upgrade = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
+    auto_repair  = lookup(each.value, "auto_repair", true)
+    auto_upgrade = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
   }
 
   node_config {
-    image_type   = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "image_type", "COS")
-    machine_type = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
+    image_type   = lookup(each.value, "image_type", "COS")
+    machine_type = lookup(each.value, "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
     labels = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_labels["all"],
-      local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]],
     )
     metadata = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_metadata["all"],
-      local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]],
       {
         "disable-legacy-endpoints" = var.disable_legacy_metadata_endpoints
       },
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     dynamic "taint" {
       for_each = concat(
         local.node_pools_taints["all"],
-        local.node_pools_taints[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+        local.node_pools_taints[each.value["name"]],
       )
       content {
         effect = taint.value.effect
@@ -415,31 +415,31 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     {% endif %}
     tags = concat(
       lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[0] ? ["gke-${var.name}"] : [],
-      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]}"] : [],
+      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${each.value["name"]}"] : [],
       local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-      local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
-    local_ssd_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "local_ssd_count", 0)
-    disk_size_gb    = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)
-    disk_type       = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")
+    local_ssd_count = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_count", 0)
+    disk_size_gb    = lookup(each.value, "disk_size_gb", 100)
+    disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     service_account = lookup(
-      var.node_pools[count.index],
+      each.value,
       "service_account",
       local.service_account,
     )
-    preemptible = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)
+    preemptible = lookup(each.value, "preemptible", false)
 
     oauth_scopes = concat(
       local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
     guest_accelerator = [
-      for guest_accelerator in lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
-        type  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_type", "")
-        count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0)
+      for guest_accelerator in lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
+        type  = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_type", "")
+        count = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0)
         }] : [] : {
         type  = guest_accelerator["type"]
         count = guest_accelerator["count"]
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
       for_each = local.cluster_node_metadata_config
 
       content {
-        node_metadata = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
+        node_metadata = lookup(each.value, "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/autogen/main/main.tf.tmpl b/autogen/main/main.tf.tmpl
index 3cc66a9f7..b024d11ba 100644
--- a/autogen/main/main.tf.tmpl
+++ b/autogen/main/main.tf.tmpl
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ locals {
   node_version_zonal      = var.node_version != "" && ! var.regional ? var.node_version : local.master_version_zonal
   master_version          = var.regional ? local.master_version_regional : local.master_version_zonal
   node_version            = var.regional ? local.node_version_regional : local.node_version_zonal
+
+  // Build a map of maps of node pools from a list of objects
+  node_pool_names = [for np in toset(var.node_pools) : np.name]
+  node_pools      = zipmap(local.node_pool_names, tolist(toset(var.node_pools)))
+
 {% if beta_cluster %}
   release_channel         = var.release_channel != null ? [{ channel : var.release_channel }] : []
 
@@ -129,8 +134,8 @@ locals {
     cidr_blocks : var.master_authorized_networks
   }]
 
-  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.name, [""])
-  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.version, [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.name], [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.version], [""])
 
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer1 = local.cluster_output_master_auth
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer2 = local.cluster_master_auth_list_layer1[0]
diff --git a/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl b/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl
index 4471f9215..f15cd3211 100644
--- a/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl
+++ b/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 0.12"
+  required_version = "~> 0.12.6"
 
   required_providers {
 {% if beta_cluster %}
diff --git a/cluster.tf b/cluster.tf
index 1e2692f94..5a5734033 100644
--- a/cluster.tf
+++ b/cluster.tf
@@ -123,30 +123,30 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
  *****************************************/
 resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   provider = google
-  count    = length(var.node_pools)
-  name     = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]
+  for_each = local.node_pools
+  name     = each.key
   project  = var.project_id
   location = local.location
 
   cluster = google_container_cluster.primary.name
 
-  version = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  version = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
+    each.value,
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
 
-  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  initial_node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
+    each.value,
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+    lookup(each.value, "min_count", 1)
   ) : null
 
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(each.value, "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
-    for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
+    for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
       min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
       max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
@@ -154,55 +154,55 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   }
 
   management {
-    auto_repair  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_repair", true)
-    auto_upgrade = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
+    auto_repair  = lookup(each.value, "auto_repair", true)
+    auto_upgrade = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
   }
 
   node_config {
-    image_type   = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "image_type", "COS")
-    machine_type = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
+    image_type   = lookup(each.value, "image_type", "COS")
+    machine_type = lookup(each.value, "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
     labels = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_labels["all"],
-      local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]],
     )
     metadata = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_metadata["all"],
-      local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]],
       {
         "disable-legacy-endpoints" = var.disable_legacy_metadata_endpoints
       },
     )
     tags = concat(
       lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[0] ? ["gke-${var.name}"] : [],
-      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]}"] : [],
+      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${each.value["name"]}"] : [],
       local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-      local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
-    local_ssd_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "local_ssd_count", 0)
-    disk_size_gb    = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)
-    disk_type       = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")
+    local_ssd_count = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_count", 0)
+    disk_size_gb    = lookup(each.value, "disk_size_gb", 100)
+    disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     service_account = lookup(
-      var.node_pools[count.index],
+      each.value,
       "service_account",
       local.service_account,
     )
-    preemptible = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)
+    preemptible = lookup(each.value, "preemptible", false)
 
     oauth_scopes = concat(
       local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
     guest_accelerator = [
-      for guest_accelerator in lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
-        type  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_type", "")
-        count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0)
+      for guest_accelerator in lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
+        type  = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_type", "")
+        count = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0)
         }] : [] : {
         type  = guest_accelerator["type"]
         count = guest_accelerator["count"]
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 893cc4f6d..b8e84b314 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ locals {
   master_version          = var.regional ? local.master_version_regional : local.master_version_zonal
   node_version            = var.regional ? local.node_version_regional : local.node_version_zonal
 
+  // Build a map of maps of node pools from a list of objects
+  node_pool_names = [for np in toset(var.node_pools) : np.name]
+  node_pools      = zipmap(local.node_pool_names, tolist(toset(var.node_pools)))
+
+
 
   custom_kube_dns_config      = length(keys(var.stub_domains)) > 0
   upstream_nameservers_config = length(var.upstream_nameservers) > 0
@@ -84,8 +89,8 @@ locals {
     cidr_blocks : var.master_authorized_networks
   }]
 
-  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.name, [""])
-  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.version, [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.name], [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.version], [""])
 
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer1 = local.cluster_output_master_auth
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer2 = local.cluster_master_auth_list_layer1[0]
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index 8fe852d88..c7c6fa55f 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@ locals {
 # resources where "ForceNew" is "true". schemaNodeConfig can be found in node_config.go at
 # https://github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-google/blob/master/google/node_config.go#L22
 resource "random_id" "name" {
-  count       = length(var.node_pools)
+  for_each    = local.node_pools
   byte_length = 2
-  prefix      = format("%s-", lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "name"))
+  prefix      = format("%s-", lookup(each.value, "name"))
   keepers = merge(
     zipmap(
       local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources,
-      [for keeper in local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], keeper, "")]
+      [for keeper in local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources : lookup(each.value, keeper, "")]
     ),
     {
       labels = join(",",
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
           concat(
             keys(local.node_pools_labels["all"]),
             values(local.node_pools_labels["all"]),
-            keys(local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]),
-            values(local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]])
+            keys(local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]]),
+            values(local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]])
           )
         )
       )
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
           concat(
             keys(local.node_pools_metadata["all"]),
             values(local.node_pools_metadata["all"]),
-            keys(local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]),
-            values(local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]])
+            keys(local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]]),
+            values(local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]])
           )
         )
       )
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
         sort(
           concat(
             local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-            local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]
+            local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]]
           )
         )
       )
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
         sort(
           concat(
             local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-            local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]
+            local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]]
           )
         )
       )
@@ -308,33 +308,33 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
 
 resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   provider = google-beta
-  count    = length(var.node_pools)
-  name     = random_id.name.*.hex[count.index]
+  for_each = local.node_pools
+  name     = random_id.name.*.hex[each.key]
   project  = var.project_id
   location = local.location
   // use node_locations if provided, defaults to cluster level node_locations if not specified
-  node_locations = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", var.node_pools[count.index]["node_locations"]) : null
+  node_locations = lookup(each.value, "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", each.value["node_locations"]) : null
 
   cluster = google_container_cluster.primary.name
 
-  version = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  version = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
+    each.value,
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
 
-  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  initial_node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
+    each.value,
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+    lookup(each.value, "min_count", 1)
   ) : null
 
-  max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
+  max_pods_per_node = lookup(each.value, "max_pods_per_node", null)
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(each.value, "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
-    for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
+    for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
       min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
       max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
@@ -342,24 +342,24 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   }
 
   management {
-    auto_repair  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_repair", true)
-    auto_upgrade = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
+    auto_repair  = lookup(each.value, "auto_repair", true)
+    auto_upgrade = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
   }
 
   node_config {
-    image_type   = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "image_type", "COS")
-    machine_type = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
+    image_type   = lookup(each.value, "image_type", "COS")
+    machine_type = lookup(each.value, "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
     labels = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_labels["all"],
-      local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]],
     )
     metadata = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_metadata["all"],
-      local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]],
       {
         "disable-legacy-endpoints" = var.disable_legacy_metadata_endpoints
       },
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     dynamic "taint" {
       for_each = concat(
         local.node_pools_taints["all"],
-        local.node_pools_taints[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+        local.node_pools_taints[each.value["name"]],
       )
       content {
         effect = taint.value.effect
@@ -377,31 +377,31 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     }
     tags = concat(
       lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[0] ? ["gke-${var.name}"] : [],
-      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]}"] : [],
+      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${each.value["name"]}"] : [],
       local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-      local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
-    local_ssd_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "local_ssd_count", 0)
-    disk_size_gb    = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)
-    disk_type       = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")
+    local_ssd_count = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_count", 0)
+    disk_size_gb    = lookup(each.value, "disk_size_gb", 100)
+    disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     service_account = lookup(
-      var.node_pools[count.index],
+      each.value,
       "service_account",
       local.service_account,
     )
-    preemptible = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)
+    preemptible = lookup(each.value, "preemptible", false)
 
     oauth_scopes = concat(
       local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
     guest_accelerator = [
-      for guest_accelerator in lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
-        type  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_type", "")
-        count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0)
+      for guest_accelerator in lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
+        type  = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_type", "")
+        count = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0)
         }] : [] : {
         type  = guest_accelerator["type"]
         count = guest_accelerator["count"]
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
       for_each = local.cluster_node_metadata_config
 
       content {
-        node_metadata = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
+        node_metadata = lookup(each.value, "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf
index 7dbdacd25..0097a20d4 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ locals {
   node_version_zonal      = var.node_version != "" && ! var.regional ? var.node_version : local.master_version_zonal
   master_version          = var.regional ? local.master_version_regional : local.master_version_zonal
   node_version            = var.regional ? local.node_version_regional : local.node_version_zonal
-  release_channel         = var.release_channel != null ? [{ channel : var.release_channel }] : []
+
+  // Build a map of maps of node pools from a list of objects
+  node_pool_names = [for np in toset(var.node_pools) : np.name]
+  node_pools      = zipmap(local.node_pool_names, tolist(toset(var.node_pools)))
+
+  release_channel = var.release_channel != null ? [{ channel : var.release_channel }] : []
 
   autoscalling_resource_limits = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled ? [{
     resource_type = "cpu"
@@ -115,8 +120,8 @@ locals {
     cidr_blocks : var.master_authorized_networks
   }]
 
-  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.name, [""])
-  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.version, [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.name], [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.version], [""])
 
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer1 = local.cluster_output_master_auth
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer2 = local.cluster_master_auth_list_layer1[0]
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
index 89cd6ff0d..0c5d256a5 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 0.12"
+  required_version = "~> 0.12.6"
 
   required_providers {
     google-beta = ">= 2.18, <4.0.0"
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
index cbc920ceb..90fd8ad8b 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -236,33 +236,33 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
  *****************************************/
 resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   provider = google-beta
-  count    = length(var.node_pools)
-  name     = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]
+  for_each = local.node_pools
+  name     = each.key
   project  = var.project_id
   location = local.location
   // use node_locations if provided, defaults to cluster level node_locations if not specified
-  node_locations = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", var.node_pools[count.index]["node_locations"]) : null
+  node_locations = lookup(each.value, "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", each.value["node_locations"]) : null
 
   cluster = google_container_cluster.primary.name
 
-  version = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  version = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
+    each.value,
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
 
-  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  initial_node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
+    each.value,
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+    lookup(each.value, "min_count", 1)
   ) : null
 
-  max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
+  max_pods_per_node = lookup(each.value, "max_pods_per_node", null)
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(each.value, "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
-    for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
+    for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
       min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
       max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
@@ -270,24 +270,24 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   }
 
   management {
-    auto_repair  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_repair", true)
-    auto_upgrade = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
+    auto_repair  = lookup(each.value, "auto_repair", true)
+    auto_upgrade = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
   }
 
   node_config {
-    image_type   = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "image_type", "COS")
-    machine_type = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
+    image_type   = lookup(each.value, "image_type", "COS")
+    machine_type = lookup(each.value, "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
     labels = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_labels["all"],
-      local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]],
     )
     metadata = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_metadata["all"],
-      local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]],
       {
         "disable-legacy-endpoints" = var.disable_legacy_metadata_endpoints
       },
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     dynamic "taint" {
       for_each = concat(
         local.node_pools_taints["all"],
-        local.node_pools_taints[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+        local.node_pools_taints[each.value["name"]],
       )
       content {
         effect = taint.value.effect
@@ -305,31 +305,31 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     }
     tags = concat(
       lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[0] ? ["gke-${var.name}"] : [],
-      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]}"] : [],
+      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${each.value["name"]}"] : [],
       local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-      local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
-    local_ssd_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "local_ssd_count", 0)
-    disk_size_gb    = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)
-    disk_type       = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")
+    local_ssd_count = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_count", 0)
+    disk_size_gb    = lookup(each.value, "disk_size_gb", 100)
+    disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     service_account = lookup(
-      var.node_pools[count.index],
+      each.value,
       "service_account",
       local.service_account,
     )
-    preemptible = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)
+    preemptible = lookup(each.value, "preemptible", false)
 
     oauth_scopes = concat(
       local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
     guest_accelerator = [
-      for guest_accelerator in lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
-        type  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_type", "")
-        count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0)
+      for guest_accelerator in lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
+        type  = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_type", "")
+        count = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0)
         }] : [] : {
         type  = guest_accelerator["type"]
         count = guest_accelerator["count"]
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
       for_each = local.cluster_node_metadata_config
 
       content {
-        node_metadata = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
+        node_metadata = lookup(each.value, "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/main.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/main.tf
index 7dbdacd25..0097a20d4 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/main.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/main.tf
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ locals {
   node_version_zonal      = var.node_version != "" && ! var.regional ? var.node_version : local.master_version_zonal
   master_version          = var.regional ? local.master_version_regional : local.master_version_zonal
   node_version            = var.regional ? local.node_version_regional : local.node_version_zonal
-  release_channel         = var.release_channel != null ? [{ channel : var.release_channel }] : []
+
+  // Build a map of maps of node pools from a list of objects
+  node_pool_names = [for np in toset(var.node_pools) : np.name]
+  node_pools      = zipmap(local.node_pool_names, tolist(toset(var.node_pools)))
+
+  release_channel = var.release_channel != null ? [{ channel : var.release_channel }] : []
 
   autoscalling_resource_limits = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled ? [{
     resource_type = "cpu"
@@ -115,8 +120,8 @@ locals {
     cidr_blocks : var.master_authorized_networks
   }]
 
-  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.name, [""])
-  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.version, [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.name], [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.version], [""])
 
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer1 = local.cluster_output_master_auth
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer2 = local.cluster_master_auth_list_layer1[0]
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/versions.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/versions.tf
index 89cd6ff0d..0c5d256a5 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/versions.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 0.12"
+  required_version = "~> 0.12.6"
 
   required_providers {
     google-beta = ">= 2.18, <4.0.0"
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
index 7c554fbb7..708f9325d 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -223,33 +223,33 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
  *****************************************/
 resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   provider = google-beta
-  count    = length(var.node_pools)
-  name     = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]
+  for_each = local.node_pools
+  name     = each.key
   project  = var.project_id
   location = local.location
   // use node_locations if provided, defaults to cluster level node_locations if not specified
-  node_locations = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", var.node_pools[count.index]["node_locations"]) : null
+  node_locations = lookup(each.value, "node_locations", "") != "" ? split(",", each.value["node_locations"]) : null
 
   cluster = google_container_cluster.primary.name
 
-  version = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  version = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
+    each.value,
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
 
-  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  initial_node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
+    each.value,
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+    lookup(each.value, "min_count", 1)
   ) : null
 
-  max_pods_per_node = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "max_pods_per_node", null)
+  max_pods_per_node = lookup(each.value, "max_pods_per_node", null)
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(each.value, "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
-    for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
+    for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
       min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
       max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
@@ -257,24 +257,24 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   }
 
   management {
-    auto_repair  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_repair", true)
-    auto_upgrade = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
+    auto_repair  = lookup(each.value, "auto_repair", true)
+    auto_upgrade = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
   }
 
   node_config {
-    image_type   = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "image_type", "COS")
-    machine_type = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
+    image_type   = lookup(each.value, "image_type", "COS")
+    machine_type = lookup(each.value, "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
     labels = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_labels["all"],
-      local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]],
     )
     metadata = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_metadata["all"],
-      local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]],
       {
         "disable-legacy-endpoints" = var.disable_legacy_metadata_endpoints
       },
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     dynamic "taint" {
       for_each = concat(
         local.node_pools_taints["all"],
-        local.node_pools_taints[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+        local.node_pools_taints[each.value["name"]],
       )
       content {
         effect = taint.value.effect
@@ -292,31 +292,31 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
     }
     tags = concat(
       lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[0] ? ["gke-${var.name}"] : [],
-      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]}"] : [],
+      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${each.value["name"]}"] : [],
       local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-      local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
-    local_ssd_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "local_ssd_count", 0)
-    disk_size_gb    = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)
-    disk_type       = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")
+    local_ssd_count = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_count", 0)
+    disk_size_gb    = lookup(each.value, "disk_size_gb", 100)
+    disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     service_account = lookup(
-      var.node_pools[count.index],
+      each.value,
       "service_account",
       local.service_account,
     )
-    preemptible = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)
+    preemptible = lookup(each.value, "preemptible", false)
 
     oauth_scopes = concat(
       local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
     guest_accelerator = [
-      for guest_accelerator in lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
-        type  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_type", "")
-        count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0)
+      for guest_accelerator in lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
+        type  = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_type", "")
+        count = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0)
         }] : [] : {
         type  = guest_accelerator["type"]
         count = guest_accelerator["count"]
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
       for_each = local.cluster_node_metadata_config
 
       content {
-        node_metadata = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
+        node_metadata = lookup(each.value, "node_metadata", workload_metadata_config.value.node_metadata)
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/main.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/main.tf
index 963f256c9..4b03ff52d 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/main.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/main.tf
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ locals {
   node_version_zonal      = var.node_version != "" && ! var.regional ? var.node_version : local.master_version_zonal
   master_version          = var.regional ? local.master_version_regional : local.master_version_zonal
   node_version            = var.regional ? local.node_version_regional : local.node_version_zonal
-  release_channel         = var.release_channel != null ? [{ channel : var.release_channel }] : []
+
+  // Build a map of maps of node pools from a list of objects
+  node_pool_names = [for np in toset(var.node_pools) : np.name]
+  node_pools      = zipmap(local.node_pool_names, tolist(toset(var.node_pools)))
+
+  release_channel = var.release_channel != null ? [{ channel : var.release_channel }] : []
 
   autoscalling_resource_limits = var.cluster_autoscaling.enabled ? [{
     resource_type = "cpu"
@@ -115,8 +120,8 @@ locals {
     cidr_blocks : var.master_authorized_networks
   }]
 
-  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.name, [""])
-  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.version, [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.name], [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.version], [""])
 
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer1 = local.cluster_output_master_auth
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer2 = local.cluster_master_auth_list_layer1[0]
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/versions.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/versions.tf
index 89cd6ff0d..0c5d256a5 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/versions.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 0.12"
+  required_version = "~> 0.12.6"
 
   required_providers {
     google-beta = ">= 2.18, <4.0.0"
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
index f9fe81061..7bf369be8 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/cluster.tf
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ locals {
 # resources where "ForceNew" is "true". schemaNodeConfig can be found in node_config.go at
 # https://github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-google/blob/master/google/node_config.go#L22
 resource "random_id" "name" {
-  count       = length(var.node_pools)
+  for_each    = local.node_pools
   byte_length = 2
-  prefix      = format("%s-", lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "name"))
+  prefix      = format("%s-", lookup(each.value, "name"))
   keepers = merge(
     zipmap(
       local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources,
-      [for keeper in local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], keeper, "")]
+      [for keeper in local.force_node_pool_recreation_resources : lookup(each.value, keeper, "")]
     ),
     {
       labels = join(",",
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
           concat(
             keys(local.node_pools_labels["all"]),
             values(local.node_pools_labels["all"]),
-            keys(local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]),
-            values(local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]])
+            keys(local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]]),
+            values(local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]])
           )
         )
       )
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
           concat(
             keys(local.node_pools_metadata["all"]),
             values(local.node_pools_metadata["all"]),
-            keys(local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]),
-            values(local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]])
+            keys(local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]]),
+            values(local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]])
           )
         )
       )
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
         sort(
           concat(
             local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-            local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]
+            local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]]
           )
         )
       )
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
         sort(
           concat(
             local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-            local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]]
+            local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]]
           )
         )
       )
@@ -208,30 +208,30 @@ resource "random_id" "name" {
 
 resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   provider = google
-  count    = length(var.node_pools)
-  name     = random_id.name.*.hex[count.index]
+  for_each = local.node_pools
+  name     = random_id.name.*.hex[each.key]
   project  = var.project_id
   location = local.location
 
   cluster = google_container_cluster.primary.name
 
-  version = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  version = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
+    each.value,
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
 
-  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  initial_node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
+    each.value,
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+    lookup(each.value, "min_count", 1)
   ) : null
 
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(each.value, "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
-    for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
+    for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
       min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
       max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
@@ -239,55 +239,55 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   }
 
   management {
-    auto_repair  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_repair", true)
-    auto_upgrade = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
+    auto_repair  = lookup(each.value, "auto_repair", true)
+    auto_upgrade = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
   }
 
   node_config {
-    image_type   = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "image_type", "COS")
-    machine_type = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
+    image_type   = lookup(each.value, "image_type", "COS")
+    machine_type = lookup(each.value, "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
     labels = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_labels["all"],
-      local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]],
     )
     metadata = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_metadata["all"],
-      local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]],
       {
         "disable-legacy-endpoints" = var.disable_legacy_metadata_endpoints
       },
     )
     tags = concat(
       lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[0] ? ["gke-${var.name}"] : [],
-      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]}"] : [],
+      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${each.value["name"]}"] : [],
       local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-      local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
-    local_ssd_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "local_ssd_count", 0)
-    disk_size_gb    = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)
-    disk_type       = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")
+    local_ssd_count = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_count", 0)
+    disk_size_gb    = lookup(each.value, "disk_size_gb", 100)
+    disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     service_account = lookup(
-      var.node_pools[count.index],
+      each.value,
       "service_account",
       local.service_account,
     )
-    preemptible = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)
+    preemptible = lookup(each.value, "preemptible", false)
 
     oauth_scopes = concat(
       local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
     guest_accelerator = [
-      for guest_accelerator in lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
-        type  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_type", "")
-        count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0)
+      for guest_accelerator in lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
+        type  = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_type", "")
+        count = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0)
         }] : [] : {
         type  = guest_accelerator["type"]
         count = guest_accelerator["count"]
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf
index 3307ea82b..e40715599 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/main.tf
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ locals {
   master_version          = var.regional ? local.master_version_regional : local.master_version_zonal
   node_version            = var.regional ? local.node_version_regional : local.node_version_zonal
 
+  // Build a map of maps of node pools from a list of objects
+  node_pool_names = [for np in toset(var.node_pools) : np.name]
+  node_pools      = zipmap(local.node_pool_names, tolist(toset(var.node_pools)))
+
+
 
   custom_kube_dns_config      = length(keys(var.stub_domains)) > 0
   upstream_nameservers_config = length(var.upstream_nameservers) > 0
@@ -84,8 +89,8 @@ locals {
     cidr_blocks : var.master_authorized_networks
   }]
 
-  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.name, [""])
-  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.version, [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.name], [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.version], [""])
 
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer1 = local.cluster_output_master_auth
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer2 = local.cluster_master_auth_list_layer1[0]
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
index 9257d4240..1bdc2f911 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 0.12"
+  required_version = "~> 0.12.6"
 
   required_providers {
     google = ">= 2.18, <4.0.0"
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
index c1a4f3fd1..b1fb0d2ff 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/cluster.tf
@@ -136,30 +136,30 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
  *****************************************/
 resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   provider = google
-  count    = length(var.node_pools)
-  name     = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]
+  for_each = local.node_pools
+  name     = each.key
   project  = var.project_id
   location = local.location
 
   cluster = google_container_cluster.primary.name
 
-  version = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  version = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", false) ? "" : lookup(
+    each.value,
     "version",
     local.node_version,
   )
 
-  initial_node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
-    var.node_pools[count.index],
+  initial_node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? lookup(
+    each.value,
     "initial_node_count",
-    lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "min_count", 1)
+    lookup(each.value, "min_count", 1)
   ) : null
 
 
-  node_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "node_count", 1)
+  node_count = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? null : lookup(each.value, "node_count", 1)
 
   dynamic "autoscaling" {
-    for_each = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "autoscaling", true) ? [var.node_pools[count.index]] : []
+    for_each = lookup(each.value, "autoscaling", true) ? [each.value] : []
     content {
       min_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "min_count", 1)
       max_node_count = lookup(autoscaling.value, "max_count", 100)
@@ -167,55 +167,55 @@ resource "google_container_node_pool" "pools" {
   }
 
   management {
-    auto_repair  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_repair", true)
-    auto_upgrade = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
+    auto_repair  = lookup(each.value, "auto_repair", true)
+    auto_upgrade = lookup(each.value, "auto_upgrade", local.default_auto_upgrade)
   }
 
   node_config {
-    image_type   = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "image_type", "COS")
-    machine_type = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
+    image_type   = lookup(each.value, "image_type", "COS")
+    machine_type = lookup(each.value, "machine_type", "n1-standard-2")
     labels = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_labels, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_labels["all"],
-      local.node_pools_labels[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_labels[each.value["name"]],
     )
     metadata = merge(
       lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "cluster_name", true) ? { "cluster_name" = var.name } : {},
-      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = var.node_pools[count.index]["name"] } : {},
+      lookup(lookup(local.node_pools_metadata, "default_values", {}), "node_pool", true) ? { "node_pool" = each.value["name"] } : {},
       local.node_pools_metadata["all"],
-      local.node_pools_metadata[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_metadata[each.value["name"]],
       {
         "disable-legacy-endpoints" = var.disable_legacy_metadata_endpoints
       },
     )
     tags = concat(
       lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[0] ? ["gke-${var.name}"] : [],
-      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]}"] : [],
+      lookup(local.node_pools_tags, "default_values", [true, true])[1] ? ["gke-${var.name}-${each.value["name"]}"] : [],
       local.node_pools_tags["all"],
-      local.node_pools_tags[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_tags[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
-    local_ssd_count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "local_ssd_count", 0)
-    disk_size_gb    = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_size_gb", 100)
-    disk_type       = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "disk_type", "pd-standard")
+    local_ssd_count = lookup(each.value, "local_ssd_count", 0)
+    disk_size_gb    = lookup(each.value, "disk_size_gb", 100)
+    disk_type       = lookup(each.value, "disk_type", "pd-standard")
 
     service_account = lookup(
-      var.node_pools[count.index],
+      each.value,
       "service_account",
       local.service_account,
     )
-    preemptible = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "preemptible", false)
+    preemptible = lookup(each.value, "preemptible", false)
 
     oauth_scopes = concat(
       local.node_pools_oauth_scopes["all"],
-      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[var.node_pools[count.index]["name"]],
+      local.node_pools_oauth_scopes[each.value["name"]],
     )
 
     guest_accelerator = [
-      for guest_accelerator in lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
-        type  = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_type", "")
-        count = lookup(var.node_pools[count.index], "accelerator_count", 0)
+      for guest_accelerator in lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0) > 0 ? [{
+        type  = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_type", "")
+        count = lookup(each.value, "accelerator_count", 0)
         }] : [] : {
         type  = guest_accelerator["type"]
         count = guest_accelerator["count"]
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/main.tf b/modules/private-cluster/main.tf
index 3307ea82b..e40715599 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/main.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/main.tf
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ locals {
   master_version          = var.regional ? local.master_version_regional : local.master_version_zonal
   node_version            = var.regional ? local.node_version_regional : local.node_version_zonal
 
+  // Build a map of maps of node pools from a list of objects
+  node_pool_names = [for np in toset(var.node_pools) : np.name]
+  node_pools      = zipmap(local.node_pool_names, tolist(toset(var.node_pools)))
+
+
 
   custom_kube_dns_config      = length(keys(var.stub_domains)) > 0
   upstream_nameservers_config = length(var.upstream_nameservers) > 0
@@ -84,8 +89,8 @@ locals {
     cidr_blocks : var.master_authorized_networks
   }]
 
-  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.name, [""])
-  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat(google_container_node_pool.pools.*.version, [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_names    = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.name], [""])
+  cluster_output_node_pools_versions = concat([for np in google_container_node_pool.pools : np.version], [""])
 
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer1 = local.cluster_output_master_auth
   cluster_master_auth_list_layer2 = local.cluster_master_auth_list_layer1[0]
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf b/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf
index 9257d4240..1bdc2f911 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 0.12"
+  required_version = "~> 0.12.6"
 
   required_providers {
     google = ">= 2.18, <4.0.0"
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index 9257d4240..1bdc2f911 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 0.12"
+  required_version = "~> 0.12.6"
 
   required_providers {
     google = ">= 2.18, <4.0.0"