diff --git a/.terraform.lock.hcl b/.terraform.lock.hcl
index e853b98..02e65c7 100644
--- a/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ b/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 
 provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
   version     = "5.8.0"
-  constraints = ">= 2.23.0, >= 3.72.0, >= 4.36.0, >= 4.47.0, >= 4.57.0, >= 4.59.0, >= 5.0.0, ~> 5.1"
+  constraints = ">= 2.23.0, >= 4.33.0, >= 4.36.0, >= 4.47.0, >= 4.57.0, >= 4.59.0, >= 5.0.0, ~> 5.1"
   hashes = [
     "h1:CYWeH3ii7UQNc+rpNLixWilueA5sV9FF9kcBCz+D48U=",
+    "h1:vnjWfeuf4AflWsRq3ivVig8dR8PAg8BHTVyAtOzJ1yQ=",
     "zh:0974311d5e1becfdcbdae43d022d52689fdad32a4145659e56ac534bcb8cba02",
     "zh:100dc64a90fc0d36cf6e2882b4358fde17705edd8ab3c5f2c06d219c36b21565",
     "zh:467a86de8a7d77cde5c3386f9e82d7f1bf5972d1b3d177e797d1d9d2e87fd357",
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/cloudinit" {
   constraints = ">= 2.0.0"
   hashes = [
     "h1:Ar/DAbZQ9Nsj0BrqX6camrEE6U+Yq4E87DCNVqxqx8k=",
+    "h1:ocyv0lvfyvzW4krenxV5CL4Jq5DiA3EUfoy8DR6zFMw=",
     "zh:2487e498736ed90f53de8f66fe2b8c05665b9f8ff1506f751c5ee227c7f457d1",
     "zh:3d8627d142942336cf65eea6eb6403692f47e9072ff3fa11c3f774a3b93130b3",
     "zh:434b643054aeafb5df28d5529b72acc20c6f5ded24decad73b98657af2b53f4f",
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/helm" {
   constraints = ">= 2.9.0, ~> 2.10"
   hashes = [
     "h1:OFRsk+lMoRoNoJjJzRngH8hAq++Sb6LwrEKIjd7PeWA=",
+    "h1:rssAXPIBWhumMtToGhh63w1euKOgVOi7+9LK6qZtDUQ=",
     "zh:0717312baed39fb0a00576297241b69b419880cad8771bf72dec97ebdc96b200",
     "zh:0e0e287b4e8429a0700143c8159764502eba0b33b1d094bf0d4ef4d93c7802cb",
     "zh:4f74605377dab4065aaad35a2c5fa6186558c6e2e57b9058bdc8a62cf91857b9",
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/kubernetes" {
   version     = "2.22.0"
   constraints = ">= 2.10.0, >= 2.20.0, ~> 2.21"
   hashes = [
+    "h1:DJr88+52tPK4Ft9xltF6YL+sRz8HWLP2ZOfFiKSB5Dc=",
     "h1:N2Nta6li+07oT02gcgLzAU4goGIWNXY2zqKUV/9rLLE=",
     "zh:1eac662b1f238042b2068401e510f0624efaf51fd6a4dd9c49d710a49d383b61",
     "zh:4c35651603493437b0b13e070148a330c034ac62c8967c2de9da6620b26adca4",
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/time" {
   constraints = ">= 0.9.0"
   hashes = [
     "h1:UHcDnIYFZ00uoou0TwPGMwOrE8gTkoRephIvdwDAK70=",
+    "h1:VxyoYYOCaJGDmLz4TruZQTSfQhvwEcMxvcKclWdnpbs=",
     "zh:00a1476ecf18c735cc08e27bfa835c33f8ac8fa6fa746b01cd3bcbad8ca84f7f",
     "zh:3007f8fc4a4f8614c43e8ef1d4b0c773a5de1dcac50e701d8abc9fdc8fcb6bf5",
     "zh:5f79d0730fdec8cb148b277de3f00485eff3e9cf1ff47fb715b1c969e5bbd9d4",
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/tls" {
   version     = "4.0.4"
   constraints = ">= 3.0.0"
   hashes = [
+    "h1:GZcFizg5ZT2VrpwvxGBHQ/hO9r6g0vYdQqx3bFD3anY=",
     "h1:Wd3RqmQW60k2QWPN4sK5CtjGuO1d+CRNXgC+D4rKtXc=",
     "zh:23671ed83e1fcf79745534841e10291bbf34046b27d6e68a5d0aab77206f4a55",
     "zh:45292421211ffd9e8e3eb3655677700e3c5047f71d8f7650d2ce30242335f848",
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 0086351..60e990e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module "comet_vpc" {
   source      = "./modules/comet_vpc"
   count       = var.enable_vpc ? 1 : 0
   environment = var.environment
+  region      = var.region
 
   eks_enabled        = var.enable_eks
   single_nat_gateway = var.single_nat_gateway
diff --git a/modules/comet_vpc/main.tf b/modules/comet_vpc/main.tf
index 379b2a7..da8027f 100644
--- a/modules/comet_vpc/main.tf
+++ b/modules/comet_vpc/main.tf
@@ -39,4 +39,15 @@ module "vpc" {
   private_subnet_tags = var.eks_enabled ? { "kubernetes.io/role/internal-elb" = 1 } : null
 
   tags = local.tags
+}
+
+resource "aws_vpc_endpoint" "s3" {
+  vpc_id = module.vpc.vpc_id
+  service_name = "com.amazonaws.${var.region}.s3"
+  vpc_endpoint_type = "Gateway"
+  route_table_ids   = concat(module.vpc.private_route_table_ids, module.vpc.public_route_table_ids)
+  tags = merge(
+    local.tags,
+    { Name = "${local.resource_name}-s3-endpoint" }
+  )
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/comet_vpc/variables.tf b/modules/comet_vpc/variables.tf
index 427953f..a74c4aa 100644
--- a/modules/comet_vpc/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/comet_vpc/variables.tf
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ variable "eks_enabled" {
 variable "single_nat_gateway" {
   description = "Controls whether single NAT gateway used for all public subnets"
   type        = bool
+}
+
+variable "region" {
+  description = "AWS region to provision resources in"
+  type        = string
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index bf08efc..9f6cda4 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ variable "elasticache_engine" {
 variable "elasticache_engine_version" {
   description = "Version number for ElastiCache engine"
   type        = string
-  default     = "7.1.0"
+  default     = "7.1"
 }
 
 variable "elasticache_instance_type" {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ variable "elasticache_instance_type" {
 variable "elasticache_param_group_name" {
   description = "Name for the ElastiCache cluster parameter group"
   type        = string
-  default     = "default.redis5.0"
+  default     = "default.redis7"
 }
 
 variable "elasticache_num_cache_nodes" {