diff --git a/.terraform.lock.hcl b/.terraform.lock.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c835bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
+# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
+
+provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
+  version = "5.24.0"
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+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8733a4..2bb0dce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ This project creates and manages resources within an AWS account for infrastruct
 
 | Name | Version |
 |------|---------|
-| <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.6.2 |
+| <a name="requirement_terraform"></a> [terraform](#requirement\_terraform) | >= 1.6.3 |
+| <a name="requirement_aws"></a> [aws](#requirement\_aws) | >= 5.24.0 |
 
 ## Providers
 
@@ -22,7 +23,12 @@ No resources.
 
 ## Inputs
 
-No inputs.
+| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
+|------|-------------|------|---------|:--------:|
+| <a name="input_aws_region"></a> [aws\_region](#input\_aws\_region) | AWS region in which to launch resources | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_environment"></a> [environment](#input\_environment) | The environment name to be used as part of the resource prefix | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_infrastructure_name"></a> [infrastructure\_name](#input\_infrastructure\_name) | The infrastructure name to be used as part of the resource prefix | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_project_name"></a> [project\_name](#input\_project\_name) | Project name to be used as a prefix for all resources | `string` | n/a | yes |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index 54a975c..b8dc74b 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -1,2 +1,13 @@
 locals {
+  project_name        = var.project_name
+  infrastructure_name = var.infrastructure_name
+  environment         = var.environment
+  aws_region          = var.aws_region
+  resource_prefix     = "${var.project_name}-${var.infrastructure_name}-${var.environment}"
+
+  default_tags = {
+    Project        = local.project_name,
+    Infrastructure = local.infrastructure_name,
+    Environment    = local.environment,
+  }
 }
diff --git a/providers.tf b/providers.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..899804b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+provider "aws" {
+  region = local.aws_region
+
+  default_tags {
+    tags = local.default_tags
+  }
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index e69de29..8bd3bf6 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+variable "project_name" {
+  description = "Project name to be used as a prefix for all resources"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "infrastructure_name" {
+  description = "The infrastructure name to be used as part of the resource prefix"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "environment" {
+  description = "The environment name to be used as part of the resource prefix"
+  type        = string
+}
+
+variable "aws_region" {
+  description = "AWS region in which to launch resources"
+  type        = string
+}
diff --git a/versions.tf b/versions.tf
index a0fea40..4589b65 100644
--- a/versions.tf
+++ b/versions.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 terraform {
-  required_version = ">= 1.6.2"
+  required_version = ">= 1.6.3"
   required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = ">= 5.24.0"
+    }
   }
 }