diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index b505323..d7bd4c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Terraform
       uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v1
       with:
-        terraform_version: 1.5.7
+        terraform_version: 1.9.8
 
     # Initialize a new or existing Terraform working directory by creating initial files, loading any remote state, downloading modules, etc.
     - name: Terraform Init
diff --git a/.github/workflows/destroy.yml b/.github/workflows/destroy.yml
index 99d2841..4cbac32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/destroy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/destroy.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Terraform
       uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v1
       with:
-        terraform_version: 1.5.7
+        terraform_version: 1.9.8
 
     # Initialize a new or existing Terraform working directory by creating initial files, loading any remote state, downloading modules, etc.
     - name: Terraform Init
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 2c99a35..89b8b45 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 terraform {
   backend "s3" {
-    bucket = "terraform"
-    key    = "terraform.tfstate"
-    region = "main"
+    bucket = "acend-s3-storage"
+    key    = "training-cluster/terraform.tfstate"
+    region = "nbg1"
 
+    skip_region_validation      = true
     skip_credentials_validation = true
     skip_metadata_api_check     = true
-    skip_region_validation      = true
-    force_path_style            = true
+    skip_requesting_account_id  = true
+    skip_s3_checksum            = true
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index 1c40221..d371a3b 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ terraform {
     }
   }
 
-  required_version = "1.5.7"
+  required_version = ">=1.9.0"
 }