diff --git a/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl b/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl
index 41ab9a47d..172f3e58c 100644
--- a/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl
+++ b/autogen/main/versions.tf.tmpl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     google = {
       source  = "hashicorp/google"
-      version = ">= 5.21.0, < 6"
+      version = ">= 5.25.0, < 6"
     }
     kubernetes = {
       source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"
diff --git a/docs/upgrading_to_v31.0.md b/docs/upgrading_to_v31.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3f5adc17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/upgrading_to_v31.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Upgrading to v31.0
+The v31.0 release of *kubernetes-engine* is a backwards incompatible release.
+
+### Google Cloud Platform Provider upgrade
+The Terraform Kubernetes Engine Module now requires version 5.25 or higher of the Google Cloud Platform Providers.
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
index 0eba34949..2d797473e 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster-update-variant/versions.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     google = {
       source  = "hashicorp/google"
-      version = ">= 5.21.0, < 6"
+      version = ">= 5.25.0, < 6"
     }
     kubernetes = {
       source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf b/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf
index 473918056..3237af74a 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/versions.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     google = {
       source  = "hashicorp/google"
-      version = ">= 5.21.0, < 6"
+      version = ">= 5.25.0, < 6"
     }
     kubernetes = {
       source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index 2298d08be..833b85f2d 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     google = {
       source  = "hashicorp/google"
-      version = ">= 5.21.0, < 6"
+      version = ">= 5.25.0, < 6"
     }
     kubernetes = {
       source  = "hashicorp/kubernetes"