diff --git a/infrastructure/init_terraform.py b/infrastructure/init_terraform.py
index 0e24e5a8..74535ad6 100644
--- a/infrastructure/init_terraform.py
+++ b/infrastructure/init_terraform.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def init_terraform(env, user):
         command = [
             "terraform",
             "init",
+            "-upgrade",
             init_bucket,
             init_key,
             "-backend-config=dynamodb_table=scpca-portal-terraform-lock",
diff --git a/infrastructure/provider.tf b/infrastructure/provider.tf
index 27c15246..f6f56402 100644
--- a/infrastructure/provider.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/provider.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     aws = {
       source = "-/aws"
-      version = ">= 3.37.0, < 4.0.0"
+      version = ">= 4.9.0, < 5.0.0"
     }
   }
   required_version = "0.13.0"