diff --git a/aws/platform/main.tf b/aws/platform/main.tf
index ea4ccce0..74b8c619 100644
--- a/aws/platform/main.tf
+++ b/aws/platform/main.tf
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ module "aws_load_balancer_controller" {
   k8s_namespace     = var.k8s_namespace
   oidc_issuer       = data.aws_ssm_parameter.oidc_issuer.value
   vpc_cidr_block    = module.network.vpc.cidr_block
+  vpc_id            = module.network.vpc.id
 
   depends_on = [module.common_platform]
 }
diff --git a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/README.md b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/README.md
index 2c632620..da9fe3a4 100644
--- a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/README.md
+++ b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ target group bound to the Istio ingress gateway service.
 | [helm_release.ingress_config](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/helm/latest/docs/resources/release) | resource |
 | [helm_release.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/helm/latest/docs/resources/release) | resource |
 | [aws_lb_target_group.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/lb_target_group) | data source |
+| [aws_region.current](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/data-sources/region) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
 
@@ -53,4 +54,5 @@ target group bound to the Istio ingress gateway service.
 | <a name="input_oidc_issuer"></a> [oidc\_issuer](#input\_oidc\_issuer) | OIDC issuer of the Kubernetes cluster | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_target_group_name"></a> [target\_group\_name](#input\_target\_group\_name) | Override the name of the target group for this cluster | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_vpc_cidr_block"></a> [vpc\_cidr\_block](#input\_vpc\_cidr\_block) | CIDR block for the AWS VPC in which the load balancer runs | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_vpc_id"></a> [vpc\_id](#input\_vpc\_id) | The VPC ID for the Kubernetes cluster. | `string` | n/a | yes |
 <!-- END_TF_DOCS -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf
index 77b69937..a337b4d5 100644
--- a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf
+++ b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/main.tf
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "this" {
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.this.arn
 }
 
+data "aws_region" "current" {}
+
 locals {
   chart_defaults = jsondecode(file("${path.module}/chart.json"))
 
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ locals {
           "eks.amazonaws.com/role-arn" = module.service_account_role.arn
         }
       }
+      region = data.aws_region.current.name
+      vpcId  = var.vpc_id
     })
   ]
 }
diff --git a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf
index 2a6e9402..ecb824f2 100644
--- a/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf
+++ b/aws/platform/modules/load-balancer-controller/variables.tf
@@ -66,3 +66,8 @@ variable "vpc_cidr_block" {
   type        = string
   description = "CIDR block for the AWS VPC in which the load balancer runs"
 }
+
+variable "vpc_id" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The VPC ID for the Kubernetes cluster."
+}
diff --git a/charts.json b/charts.json
index 77fbb8d6..a5baca25 100644
--- a/charts.json
+++ b/charts.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "cert-manager": {
     "chart": "cert-manager",
     "repository": "https://charts.jetstack.io",
-    "version": "v1.10.1"
+    "version": "v1.12.13"
   },
   "cluster-autoscaler": {
     "chart": "cluster-autoscaler",
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@
   "istio-base": {
     "chart": "base",
     "repository": "https://istio-release.storage.googleapis.com/charts",
-    "version": "1.16.1"
+    "version": "1.23.0"
   },
   "istiod": {
     "chart": "istiod",
     "repository": "https://istio-release.storage.googleapis.com/charts",
-    "version": "1.16.1"
+    "version": "1.23.0"
   },
   "istio-ingress": {
     "chart": "gateway",
     "repository": "https://istio-release.storage.googleapis.com/charts",
-    "version": "1.16.1"
+    "version": "1.23.0"
   },
   "load-balancer-controller": {
     "chart": "aws-load-balancer-controller",
diff --git a/platform/modules/cert-manager/chart.json b/platform/modules/cert-manager/chart.json
index add823fe..cc0e1dd9 100644
--- a/platform/modules/cert-manager/chart.json
+++ b/platform/modules/cert-manager/chart.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "chart": "cert-manager",
   "repository": "https://charts.jetstack.io",
-  "version": "v1.10.1"
+  "version": "v1.12.13"
 }
diff --git a/platform/modules/istio-base/chart.json b/platform/modules/istio-base/chart.json
index 991d6904..76f20208 100644
--- a/platform/modules/istio-base/chart.json
+++ b/platform/modules/istio-base/chart.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "chart": "base",
   "repository": "https://istio-release.storage.googleapis.com/charts",
-  "version": "1.16.1"
+  "version": "1.23.0"
 }
diff --git a/platform/modules/istio-ingress/chart.json b/platform/modules/istio-ingress/chart.json
index 89e6b809..1aaa6856 100644
--- a/platform/modules/istio-ingress/chart.json
+++ b/platform/modules/istio-ingress/chart.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "chart": "gateway",
   "repository": "https://istio-release.storage.googleapis.com/charts",
-  "version": "1.16.1"
+  "version": "1.23.0"
 }
diff --git a/platform/modules/istiod/chart.json b/platform/modules/istiod/chart.json
index 863c150c..160ce918 100644
--- a/platform/modules/istiod/chart.json
+++ b/platform/modules/istiod/chart.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "chart": "istiod",
   "repository": "https://istio-release.storage.googleapis.com/charts",
-  "version": "1.16.1"
+  "version": "1.23.0"
 }